Raishad HardnettWhat I DoAs a videographer and video editor, I have a heart for filmmaking that explores community, legacy, and culture. A year of “A More Perfect Union,” as told by the journalists who reported it“A More Perfect Union” took an unflinching look at the systemic racism inherent in many of the institutions born in Philadelphia.Raishad Hardnett Feb. 21, 2023Link copied to clipboardAs polio reemerges in the U.S., survivors reflect on life with post polio syndromeSurvivors of polio in the Philadelphia area share their experiences of living with the debilitating effects of a virus that impacted a generation of Americans.Raishad Hardnett Oct. 14, 2022Link copied to clipboardHow Amanda Sobhy and women are breaking barriers and dominating in the sport of squashFifty years after the passing of Title IX, U.S. Squash Champion Amanda Sobhy reflects on how far squash has come in advancing opportunities for women in sports.Raishad Hardnett June 23, 2022Link copied to clipboardVideo: South Jersey students stage walkouts in support of Texas shooting victimsOn Thursday, hundreds of middle and high school students in South Jersey staged walkouts to demand gun control and support the Texas shooting victims.Raishad Hardnett May 26, 2022Link copied to clipboardPhiladelphia School District to start weapons scanning for middle schoolersIn the face of rising gun violence, the Philadelphia School District will start implementing mandatory weapons scanning for 6th through 8th graders on Monday.Raishad Hardnett May 13, 2022Link copied to clipboardVideo: Philadelphia Phillies opening day attracts enthusiastic baseball fansThe Philadelphia Phillies' first home game of the season brought baseball fans out to Citizens Bank Park on Friday, April 8, 2022.Raishad Hardnett, Jose F. Moreno, and Astrid Rodrigues April 8, 2022Link copied to clipboardWatch: Trans athlete weighs in on Lia Thomas media storm and trans visibility in sportsSchuyler Bailar, the first openly trans Division I swimmer - and a friend to Lia Thomas - weighs in on the debate around transgender athletes in sports.Raishad Hardnett March 13, 2022Link copied to clipboardAt a pioneering West Philly recovery home, a community faces challenges There is no other place like Morris Home. Can it live up to its promise?Cassie Owens, Lauren Schneiderman, and Raishad Hardnett Nov. 21, 2022Link copied to clipboardThe best photos and videos from Made In AmericaThe festival — in its 10th year — created a multicultural, inclusive weekend on Philly's Benjamin Franklin Parkway.Tyger Williams, Heather Khalifa, David Maialetti, Elizabeth Robertson, Lauren Schneiderman, Raishad Hardnett, and Rachel Molenda Sept. 5, 2022Link copied to clipboardYoung people from across Philadelphia meet with Sen. Bob Casey to push for stricter gun lawsOn Monday, a dozen 6th through 12th graders met with Sen. Bob Casey to discuss the city’s gun violence crisis and push for stricter gun laws.Raishad Hardnett June 7, 2022Link copied to clipboardVideo: Mood shifts at Kathy Barnette's election night watch partyAs results came in, showing Kathy Barnette trailing opponents, the mood shifted at her election night party for supporters in Lancaster County.Raishad Hardnett May 18, 2022Link copied to clipboardHundreds rally in Center City in support of Roe v. WadeHundreds of people rallied in Center City on Tuesday to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's push to overturn Roe v. Wade.Raishad Hardnett May 4, 2022Link copied to clipboardICONIC: Reimagining American symbols that started in Philly | A More Perfect UnionPaige Hughes stands in Philly's historic Elfreth’s Alley in a hand-crafted bomber jacket designed by Kimberly McGlonn as a reimagining of the Betsy Ross flag.Tyger Williams and Raishad Hardnett April 7, 2022Link copied to clipboardMeet the West Philly teacher who inspired Quinta Brunson's 'Abbott Elementary'Joyce Abbott, who taught Quinta Brunson and inspired the show 'Abbott Elementary,' reflects on her years teaching at Andrew Hamilton Elementary in West Philly.Raishad Hardnett Feb. 15, 2022Link copied to clipboardThe winding road of addiction recovery at the nation’s only residential rehab for transgender peopleResidents of Morris Home are healing at the country's only residential recovery home exclusively for transgender people, in spite of the barriers in their way.Lauren Schneiderman, Cassie Owens, and Raishad Hardnett Nov. 21, 2022Link copied to clipboardBad Bunny fans gather on Day 2 of Made in America music festivalThousands of music fans gathered at the Ben Franklin Parkway for day two of Made in America. Many said they came specifically for headliner Bad Bunny.Raishad Hardnett Sept. 5, 2022Link copied to clipboardVeterans, families gather at Vietnam Veterans Memorial to commemorate fallen service membersOn Memorial Day, May 30, 2022, dozens gathered at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Penn's Landing to honor the lives of those who died in the line of the duty.Raishad Hardnett May 30, 2022Link copied to clipboardVideo: Kathy Barnette urges supporters to 'fight for our country' at election night watch partySurrounded by family and campaign staff in Lancaster County, Kathy Barnette delivered a speech she insisted wasn't a concession speech on Tuesday night.Raishad Hardnett May 18, 2022Link copied to clipboardVideo: Meet the Archbishop Wood track runner breaking records and making historyGary Martin, senior at Archbishop Wood High in Warminster, Penn., is looking to run a sub four-minute mile at the Penn Relays.Raishad Hardnett April 27, 2022Link copied to clipboardHe ran a Christian barbershop in the heart of North Philly for 20 years. Now he's retiring.For two decades, Doug Walker has styled cuts, mentored youth and belted gospel tunes at his barbershop in North Philly. Now he's saying goodbye.Raishad Hardnett March 30, 2022Link copied to clipboardSee more stories
A year of “A More Perfect Union,” as told by the journalists who reported it“A More Perfect Union” took an unflinching look at the systemic racism inherent in many of the institutions born in Philadelphia.Raishad Hardnett Feb. 21, 2023Link copied to clipboard
A year of “A More Perfect Union,” as told by the journalists who reported it“A More Perfect Union” took an unflinching look at the systemic racism inherent in many of the institutions born in Philadelphia.Raishad Hardnett Feb. 21, 2023Link copied to clipboard
As polio reemerges in the U.S., survivors reflect on life with post polio syndromeSurvivors of polio in the Philadelphia area share their experiences of living with the debilitating effects of a virus that impacted a generation of Americans.Raishad Hardnett Oct. 14, 2022Link copied to clipboard
As polio reemerges in the U.S., survivors reflect on life with post polio syndromeSurvivors of polio in the Philadelphia area share their experiences of living with the debilitating effects of a virus that impacted a generation of Americans.Raishad Hardnett Oct. 14, 2022Link copied to clipboard
How Amanda Sobhy and women are breaking barriers and dominating in the sport of squashFifty years after the passing of Title IX, U.S. Squash Champion Amanda Sobhy reflects on how far squash has come in advancing opportunities for women in sports.Raishad Hardnett June 23, 2022Link copied to clipboard
How Amanda Sobhy and women are breaking barriers and dominating in the sport of squashFifty years after the passing of Title IX, U.S. Squash Champion Amanda Sobhy reflects on how far squash has come in advancing opportunities for women in sports.Raishad Hardnett June 23, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Video: South Jersey students stage walkouts in support of Texas shooting victimsOn Thursday, hundreds of middle and high school students in South Jersey staged walkouts to demand gun control and support the Texas shooting victims.Raishad Hardnett May 26, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Video: South Jersey students stage walkouts in support of Texas shooting victimsOn Thursday, hundreds of middle and high school students in South Jersey staged walkouts to demand gun control and support the Texas shooting victims.Raishad Hardnett May 26, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia School District to start weapons scanning for middle schoolersIn the face of rising gun violence, the Philadelphia School District will start implementing mandatory weapons scanning for 6th through 8th graders on Monday.Raishad Hardnett May 13, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia School District to start weapons scanning for middle schoolersIn the face of rising gun violence, the Philadelphia School District will start implementing mandatory weapons scanning for 6th through 8th graders on Monday.Raishad Hardnett May 13, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Video: Philadelphia Phillies opening day attracts enthusiastic baseball fansThe Philadelphia Phillies' first home game of the season brought baseball fans out to Citizens Bank Park on Friday, April 8, 2022.Raishad Hardnett, Jose F. Moreno, and Astrid Rodrigues April 8, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Video: Philadelphia Phillies opening day attracts enthusiastic baseball fansThe Philadelphia Phillies' first home game of the season brought baseball fans out to Citizens Bank Park on Friday, April 8, 2022.Raishad Hardnett, Jose F. Moreno, and Astrid Rodrigues April 8, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Watch: Trans athlete weighs in on Lia Thomas media storm and trans visibility in sportsSchuyler Bailar, the first openly trans Division I swimmer - and a friend to Lia Thomas - weighs in on the debate around transgender athletes in sports.Raishad Hardnett March 13, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Watch: Trans athlete weighs in on Lia Thomas media storm and trans visibility in sportsSchuyler Bailar, the first openly trans Division I swimmer - and a friend to Lia Thomas - weighs in on the debate around transgender athletes in sports.Raishad Hardnett March 13, 2022Link copied to clipboard
At a pioneering West Philly recovery home, a community faces challenges There is no other place like Morris Home. Can it live up to its promise?Cassie Owens, Lauren Schneiderman, and Raishad Hardnett Nov. 21, 2022Link copied to clipboard
At a pioneering West Philly recovery home, a community faces challenges There is no other place like Morris Home. Can it live up to its promise?Cassie Owens, Lauren Schneiderman, and Raishad Hardnett Nov. 21, 2022Link copied to clipboard
The best photos and videos from Made In AmericaThe festival — in its 10th year — created a multicultural, inclusive weekend on Philly's Benjamin Franklin Parkway.Tyger Williams, Heather Khalifa, David Maialetti, Elizabeth Robertson, Lauren Schneiderman, Raishad Hardnett, and Rachel Molenda Sept. 5, 2022Link copied to clipboard
The best photos and videos from Made In AmericaThe festival — in its 10th year — created a multicultural, inclusive weekend on Philly's Benjamin Franklin Parkway.Tyger Williams, Heather Khalifa, David Maialetti, Elizabeth Robertson, Lauren Schneiderman, Raishad Hardnett, and Rachel Molenda Sept. 5, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Young people from across Philadelphia meet with Sen. Bob Casey to push for stricter gun lawsOn Monday, a dozen 6th through 12th graders met with Sen. Bob Casey to discuss the city’s gun violence crisis and push for stricter gun laws.Raishad Hardnett June 7, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Young people from across Philadelphia meet with Sen. Bob Casey to push for stricter gun lawsOn Monday, a dozen 6th through 12th graders met with Sen. Bob Casey to discuss the city’s gun violence crisis and push for stricter gun laws.Raishad Hardnett June 7, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Video: Mood shifts at Kathy Barnette's election night watch partyAs results came in, showing Kathy Barnette trailing opponents, the mood shifted at her election night party for supporters in Lancaster County.Raishad Hardnett May 18, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Video: Mood shifts at Kathy Barnette's election night watch partyAs results came in, showing Kathy Barnette trailing opponents, the mood shifted at her election night party for supporters in Lancaster County.Raishad Hardnett May 18, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Hundreds rally in Center City in support of Roe v. WadeHundreds of people rallied in Center City on Tuesday to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's push to overturn Roe v. Wade.Raishad Hardnett May 4, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Hundreds rally in Center City in support of Roe v. WadeHundreds of people rallied in Center City on Tuesday to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's push to overturn Roe v. Wade.Raishad Hardnett May 4, 2022Link copied to clipboard
ICONIC: Reimagining American symbols that started in Philly | A More Perfect UnionPaige Hughes stands in Philly's historic Elfreth’s Alley in a hand-crafted bomber jacket designed by Kimberly McGlonn as a reimagining of the Betsy Ross flag.Tyger Williams and Raishad Hardnett April 7, 2022Link copied to clipboard
ICONIC: Reimagining American symbols that started in Philly | A More Perfect UnionPaige Hughes stands in Philly's historic Elfreth’s Alley in a hand-crafted bomber jacket designed by Kimberly McGlonn as a reimagining of the Betsy Ross flag.Tyger Williams and Raishad Hardnett April 7, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Meet the West Philly teacher who inspired Quinta Brunson's 'Abbott Elementary'Joyce Abbott, who taught Quinta Brunson and inspired the show 'Abbott Elementary,' reflects on her years teaching at Andrew Hamilton Elementary in West Philly.Raishad Hardnett Feb. 15, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Meet the West Philly teacher who inspired Quinta Brunson's 'Abbott Elementary'Joyce Abbott, who taught Quinta Brunson and inspired the show 'Abbott Elementary,' reflects on her years teaching at Andrew Hamilton Elementary in West Philly.Raishad Hardnett Feb. 15, 2022Link copied to clipboard
The winding road of addiction recovery at the nation’s only residential rehab for transgender peopleResidents of Morris Home are healing at the country's only residential recovery home exclusively for transgender people, in spite of the barriers in their way.Lauren Schneiderman, Cassie Owens, and Raishad Hardnett Nov. 21, 2022Link copied to clipboard
The winding road of addiction recovery at the nation’s only residential rehab for transgender peopleResidents of Morris Home are healing at the country's only residential recovery home exclusively for transgender people, in spite of the barriers in their way.Lauren Schneiderman, Cassie Owens, and Raishad Hardnett Nov. 21, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Bad Bunny fans gather on Day 2 of Made in America music festivalThousands of music fans gathered at the Ben Franklin Parkway for day two of Made in America. Many said they came specifically for headliner Bad Bunny.Raishad Hardnett Sept. 5, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Bad Bunny fans gather on Day 2 of Made in America music festivalThousands of music fans gathered at the Ben Franklin Parkway for day two of Made in America. Many said they came specifically for headliner Bad Bunny.Raishad Hardnett Sept. 5, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Veterans, families gather at Vietnam Veterans Memorial to commemorate fallen service membersOn Memorial Day, May 30, 2022, dozens gathered at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Penn's Landing to honor the lives of those who died in the line of the duty.Raishad Hardnett May 30, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Veterans, families gather at Vietnam Veterans Memorial to commemorate fallen service membersOn Memorial Day, May 30, 2022, dozens gathered at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Penn's Landing to honor the lives of those who died in the line of the duty.Raishad Hardnett May 30, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Video: Kathy Barnette urges supporters to 'fight for our country' at election night watch partySurrounded by family and campaign staff in Lancaster County, Kathy Barnette delivered a speech she insisted wasn't a concession speech on Tuesday night.Raishad Hardnett May 18, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Video: Kathy Barnette urges supporters to 'fight for our country' at election night watch partySurrounded by family and campaign staff in Lancaster County, Kathy Barnette delivered a speech she insisted wasn't a concession speech on Tuesday night.Raishad Hardnett May 18, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Video: Meet the Archbishop Wood track runner breaking records and making historyGary Martin, senior at Archbishop Wood High in Warminster, Penn., is looking to run a sub four-minute mile at the Penn Relays.Raishad Hardnett April 27, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Video: Meet the Archbishop Wood track runner breaking records and making historyGary Martin, senior at Archbishop Wood High in Warminster, Penn., is looking to run a sub four-minute mile at the Penn Relays.Raishad Hardnett April 27, 2022Link copied to clipboard
He ran a Christian barbershop in the heart of North Philly for 20 years. Now he's retiring.For two decades, Doug Walker has styled cuts, mentored youth and belted gospel tunes at his barbershop in North Philly. Now he's saying goodbye.Raishad Hardnett March 30, 2022Link copied to clipboard
He ran a Christian barbershop in the heart of North Philly for 20 years. Now he's retiring.For two decades, Doug Walker has styled cuts, mentored youth and belted gospel tunes at his barbershop in North Philly. Now he's saying goodbye.Raishad Hardnett March 30, 2022Link copied to clipboard