Through its 15 years together, Black Violin has been challenging the stereotypes of what black men can do.

The annual Philadelphia Film Festival, gets underway Oct. 18.

Hakim Laws strolled up onto the F1 Lot at the Wells Fargo Center with the swagger of a celebrity.In more ways than are readily apparent, in the city of Philadelphia, he had become one. Two weeks earlier, he became a…

Wow. What a week. 

I spend a lot of time in coffee shops doing this job.Whether it’s conducting interviews, a vibrant place to chat with members of our marketing team or just to get out of the office, coffee houses seem to be my…