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Felicia Harris-Williams has blended her passion for tea, holistic healing and wellness into the perfect brew. The mother of three, and volunteer for the Philadelphia Commission for Women, started Gynger Tea House in 2015 after a major health scare that required open heart surgery. She uses her brand to fight racial inequities in health care by educating and empowering other Black women and advocating for their wellness. “I'm privileged to be able to have a platform to advocate for women, to raise these concerns, to share resources about things that can save our lives,” she says.

Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow is a teacher-turned-best-selling author. KYW Newsradio's Antionette Lee talked with Thompkins-Bigelow about her journey. 

Dr. Guthrie P. Ramsey goes by many titles. He’s an author, musician, composer, and a retired professor of musicology. KYW Newsradio's Antionette Lee talked with Ramsey about how he is fostering the arts in Germantown.

Hakeem Devore is your everyday guy. He’s the father of a 6-year-old, a business owner, South Philly-born-and-raised, and a concerned community member who saw a need.

It’s been a big year for community activist Ryan Harris. The founder of the nonprofit As I Plant This Seed has helped put Philly’s needs on the map through his gun violence prevention efforts. KYW Newsradio's Antionette Lee has more on Philly Rising.

Nikki Bagby, founder of the Philadelphia nonprofits A Humbled Heart and The International People’s Storehouse, is setting an intention to make sure certain groups of people are not forgotten this season.

Caring for each other is the ethic that runs through the group Philly Moms Helping Moms, which Sharita Jones founded in 2015. Sharita Jones understands the importance of sisterhood. At a young age, she experienced a tragedy.

A question about road safety in his own neighborhood led this Philadelphia father, realtor and youth basketball coach on a quest to decode the "confusing and overwhelming" inner workings of the city. The result is the public resource Instagram "Local Politics First," which lends some transparency to Philadelphia politics and helps citizens understand its complexities.

 Eight-year-old Gideon Ansah, who goes by the stage name “Star Jr.,” braved the cold for several hours, bringing beats to the ballot box at a West Philly polling location.   KYW Newsradio's Antionette Lee shares his story on Philly Rising

Addie Auth and her mom Bernadette know a thing or two about overcoming the odds. At age 4, Addie was diagnosed with T cell lymphoblastic leukemia.

During the pandemic, Maureen Carreno of Delaware County became known as "Souper Mummum," sharing her soup recipes on Facebook and doing weekly soup drive-bys. The deliveries have ended, but the giving hasn’t. Carreno has been using her passion and talent for cooking to help families fleeing abuse at the Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County. KYW Newsradio's Antionette Lee shares more on Philly Rising.

At a gift shop called Something Different by Eric, the goal isn’t making a profit; it’s creating a community.

YEAH Philly (Youth Empowerment Advancement Hangout) is one organization out in front of the fight against gun violence in Philadelphia. Executive Director Kendra Van De Water says YEAH Philly takes aim at the root causes of the issue from several directions at once, including food giveaways, employment assistance, conflict resolution programs and more.

Crystal Jackson is the founder of the Perfectly Flawless Foundation, a Philadelphia nonprofit that clothes people in transition. Jackson began her journey in community service by opening up her own clothing boutique in Germantown. But she says she always knew she wanted to parlay her business into a way to lift up her community.

Abdellah Abdul Qawi is tackling food insecurity in Philadelphia and Camden as director of Muslims Serve, an organization that prepares and serves free meals to those in need. KYW Newsradio's Sabrina Boyd-Surka reports.

For decades, nonprofit Esperanza has been dedicated to uplifting Philadelphia’s diverse Latinx communities. And now is a time when that kind of lifting up is needed, with Hispanic Heritage Month running through Oct. 15, and Puerto Rico, once again, rebuilding after a devastating hurricane.

When Antionette Campbell started her career in forensic science — and even earlier, while studying chemistry at Temple — she didn’t find many people like her in the field. So she did something about it. KYW Newsradio's Sabrina Boyd-Surka reports.

September is National Recovery Month. Darnell Hinton is on a mission all year long to help people in every stage of recovery from addiction. He runs a nonprofit called Teach One Feed One.

Philadelphia Family Pride focuses on building a community for LGBTQ+ parents and kids of all ages. It also offers support in challenging times, particularly during the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade. The nonprofit has received calls every day since the ruling. KYW Newsradio's Antionette Lee shares more on Philly Rising.

The Father’s Day Rally Committee has prioritized supporting and celebrating Black fatherhood in Philadelphia for decades. KYW Newsradio's Antionette Lee describes the organization's mission and actions, and what they're doing for Father's Day.