Kendra Brooks: Undo structural racism by nixing Philly’s 10-year tax abatement

The hearing centered on a bill that would prevent the city from entering into a lease on a Fairmount building that residents don’t want being used as a treatment facility.

Philly Council returns with most members having served one term or less, a new leadership structure and many new ideas.

The task force will create a report for City Council on how reparations can ‘atone for the legacy of slavery.’ They hope to start their work in February.