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United States Military Academy graduating cadets during their graduation ceremony of the U.S. Military Academy class 2021 at Michie Stadium on Saturday, May 22, 2021, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
Courts & Law

‘We just feel it’: Racism plagues U.S. military academies

Beyond blanket anti-discrimination policies, these federally funded institutions volunteer little about how they screen for extremist or hateful behavior.

5 years ago

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2 – State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, D-Phila., and others held a news conference today, outside of the Leon Sullivan Trust Building on North Broad Street, calling for the declaration of a state of emergency on gun violence in Philadelphia. (Photo courtesy Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta)
The Philadelphia Tribune

Kenyatta calls for state of emergency on gun violence in Philadelphia

State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta on Thursday called on Gov. Tom Wolf and Mayor Jim Kenney to declare a state of emergency in Philadelphia.

5 years ago

Voffee Jabateh poses for a photo
Community

Liberians seeking green cards face time crunch. Advocates seek deadline extension

Local members of the Liberian community and immigration attorneys say thousands of people could miss out if the Dec. 20 deadline is not extended.

5 years ago

Tyree Wallace coordinated the donation to Stephen Girard Elementary School and is the founder of MANN UP, a peer support and empowerment group. (Tyree Wallace)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Incarcerated men pool their money to buy science lab kits for South Philly first graders

Eighteen men incarcerated at SCI Phoenix said they see their donation as a small way to help disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline, from the inside.

5 years ago

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MaST Charter School music teacher Kelly Knittle evaluates a French horn as she selects instruments for her students from a trove of donated instruments offered by Musicopia
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Musicopia opens its treasure trove of musical instruments to Philly teachers

The music education organization has given away thousands of instruments to schoolchildren out of its Center City storage unit.

5 years ago

Listen 1:26
Abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania could become destination for abortions if Roe is overturned

At least 23 states have laws on the books that would likely ban abortions if the Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade, including Ohio and West Virginia.

5 years ago

Attorney Sidney Powell, a member of President Donald Trump's legal team, speaks during a rally on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Alpharetta, Ga. Florida's Democratic agriculture commissioner, whose office polices charities, alleged Friday, June 18, 2021, that a group run by Powell, one of former President Donald Trump's most prominent election conspiracy adherents, is illegally seeking donations in the state. Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said her office has filed an administrative complaint against Powell's Defending the Republic group demanding that it obey state law or cease Florida operations
Courts & Law

Lawyers allied with Trump ordered to pay $175K in sanctions

Among the nine sanctioned lawyers were Sidney Powell and L. Lin Wood.

5 years ago

File photo: China's Peng Shuai serves to Japan's Nao Hibino during their first round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 21, 2020. The stand the women's professional tennis tour is taking in China over concern about Grand Slam doubles champion Peng Shuai's well-being could cost the WTA millions of dollars and end up being unique among sports bodies. The International Olympic Committee is preparing to host the Winter Games in Beijing in two months and has held calls with Peng to show she is doing well — but never raised the matter of the sexual assault allegations she made against a former Chinese government official
Politics & Policy

WTA’s China stance over Peng Shuai could be unique, cost millions

No other governing body seems too eager to follow suit with the sorts of actions that would come with a real financial hit.

5 years ago

Be. Do. Love call for stories. (Courtesty of Love Now Media)
Community

Be. Do. Love: A new initiative seeks career stories inspired by love

Be. Do. Love: Career Stories Inspired by Love is a new initiative that invites professionals to share what is at the heart of the work that they do.

5 years ago

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A mobile COVID-19 vaccination and booster shot site operates out of a bus on 59th Street south of Central Park as patients wait on the sidewalk, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in New York. Health officials say multiple cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in New York, including a man who attended an anime convention in Manhattan in late November and tested positive for the variant when he returned home to Minnesota. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Health

Multiple cases of omicron virus variant detected in New York City

The news came a day after the U.S. announced its first case of the variant had been detected in California.

5 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during his 2021 budget address
Politics & Policy

N.J. Gov. Murphy urges lawmakers to pass stricter gun control reform by Jan. 10

Though New Jersey has some of the strongest gun laws in the nation, Murphy said the state has more work to do in response to rising gun violence in cities.

5 years ago

Cooper University Hospital in Camden
Health

Increase in COVID hospitalizations has Camden County officials concerned

Camden County officials are working to stop the spread of both COVID and the flu.

5 years ago

A vial of the Phase 3 Novavax coronavirus vaccine is seen ready for use
Health

Questions surround omicron, but state public health agencies say they’re ready for it

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials members are preparing for the worst with the latest variant, while hoping for the best.

5 years ago

Superintendent William Hite greets students while wearing a face mask
Keystone Crossroads
Education

New report lays out what Philadelphians want in next school superintendent

The Philadelphia Board of Education sought public input on the district’s next leader. Nearly 6,000 people weighed in.

5 years ago

Outdoor dining at Booker’s Restaurant and Bar
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly Council passes bill to legalize ‘streeteries’ permanently in some areas

City Council approved a bill that makes streeteries permanently legal in certain areas, including Center City, University City, and East Passyunk.

5 years ago

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