philadelphia

Three young girls, Shern, Victoria, and Bliss, must somehow find a way to cope with the worst experience of their lives when their mother's nervous breakdown results in them being placed in a foster home run by Mae, a compulsive gambler, and her mean-spirited daughter, Ramona.

Journey Clayton struggles with life while her mother succumbs to whims of her cocaine addiction, but she stumbles onto hope after she befriends Khalid, the son of the neighborhood drug dealer.

Bennie Rosato is surprised by the physical resemblance between her and her new client, and when her client announces she is Bennie's identical twin, Bennie doesn't believe her, but she finds herself drawn to her and as she investigates her client's case, she uncovers secrets her family would kill to keep from her.

Noon and Herbie experience a change in their relationship when they find two young girls on their doorstep in 1950s Philadelphia. The girls grow to be loving sisters who fall for the same man, a developer who wants to run a road through their African-American neighborhood--a project whose opposition forces are led by Noon.

Examines the perspectives and strategies of teachers from two schools in Philadelphia, describes the ecology of city teachers, presents observations of teachers from the Taylor and Harrington Elementary schools in Philadelphia, looks at some of the difficulties that arise even in successful schools, and discusses efforts to prepare professionals to teach in urban settings.

Ofelia Santoro tries valiantly to save her fourteen-year-old son Gabriel who has run away and been swallowed up into the life of a drug dealer in the mean streets of the Philadelphia neighborhood known as the Badlands.