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Internships are no longer about free labor. Here’s how getting paid helped four Philly interns start career building.

“There have been instances where unpaid internship opportunities have actually been a luxury that some students can ill afford,” said Patricia Wilson Aden of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

Aeniah Godwin (center) and Saoni Lorenzo (right) participate in a sewing workshop at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia, where they were interns for the summer through the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance's Bloomberg Arts Internship.
Aeniah Godwin (center) and Saoni Lorenzo (right) participate in a sewing workshop at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia, where they were interns for the summer through the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance's Bloomberg Arts Internship.Read moreCarlos Avendaño, courtesy of The Fabric Workshop and Museum / Carlos Avendaño, courtesy of