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The Philadelphia Labor for Black Lives Coalition held a vigil for George Floyd on the one-year anniversary of his death at City Hall on May 25, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Organized labor pushes for racial justice on anniversary of George Floyd’s murder

The hourlong vigil in front of City Hall focused on solutions to systemic racism.

5 years ago

In this Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 file photo, Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, attends a hearing of the Pennsylvania State Senate Majority Policy Committee in Gettysburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

New video appears to show State Sen. Mastriano closer to Capitol riot than he said

Internet sleuths have unearthed video from the Jan. 6 riot that appears at odds with Mastriano’s statements about his whereabouts in Washington that day.

5 years ago

Investigators work the scene of a mass shooting at a Fairfield Township home

Courts & Law

Third victim dies, second suspect arrested in South Jersey mass shooting

A 19-year-old woman died from injuries sustained from Saturday’s mass shooting in Fairfield Township. A second suspect has been arrested.

5 years ago

ChristianaCare's Dr. Marshala Lee gets her COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020. (Div. of Public Health screenshot)

Money

Cash and low-digit license plates among Delaware vaccine incentives

Gift cards, a full-ride college scholarship and even low digit license plate tags are among items being offered as prizes to encourage more Delawareans to get vaccinated.

5 years ago

DJ Diamond Kuts will be featured in a virtual battle of the DJs presented by the Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. (The Philadelphia Tribune)

Community

The Philadelphia Tribune

Philly Kappas and Deltas are having a battle of the DJs for a good cause

Two of the largest sororities and fraternities are collaborating to uplift spirits and raise awareness for Sickle Cell Anemia.

5 years ago

Health

Pa. coronavirus update: In final COVID briefing, Philly officials track progress, urge vigilance

Today, after more than a year of often grim weekly briefings, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health quietly held its final virtual COVID-19 update.

5 years ago

Police officers patrol Market Street in Wilmington

Politics & Policy

Changes to Delaware’s ‘use-of-force’ law part of criminal justice reform push

A trio of bills introduced on the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder are designed to make it easier to hold Delaware police accountable.

5 years ago

Police Reimagined: The Future of Public Safety

Community Conversations

Community

Police Reimagined: One Year Later

One year after George Floyd’s murder and the ensuing uprisings, we revisit the conversation around reforming and defunding the police. ...

5 years ago

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 4, 2012 file photo, Dave Bailey, right, gulps water from a bottle while hanging inside of a tent on the sidewalk with his sons Daquan Bailey, 14, left, and Davandre Bailey, 17, while beating the heat on Fourth of July in Paterson, N.J. According to a study published Tuesday, May 25, 2021 in Nature Communications, during the summer of 2017 in nearly all large urban areas, people of color are exposed to more extreme urban heat than white people. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Weather

People of color more exposed to heat islands, study finds

In nearly every major city in the U.S., people of color are exposed to more extreme urban heat than white people, a new study found.

5 years ago

A customer walks out of a U.S. Post Office branch and under a banner advertising a job opening

Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania to resume work-search rule for jobless benefits

The requirements had been waived by Wolf under his emergency disaster authority invoked during the COVID-19 pandemic.

5 years ago

A crowd gathers next to the spot where George Floyd was murdered

Community

Philadelphia marks 1 year since George Floyd’s murder

Officials are hosting a series of memorial events, including a vigil and community healing circles, that aim to pay tribute to Floyd and other victims of police violence.

5 years ago

A health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine

Politics & Policy

Spotlight PA

After citing privacy law, Pa. backtracks and discloses wasted vaccine details

Just 0.18% of more than 10 million doses given to hospitals, pharmacies, and other providers through May 21 were discarded.

5 years ago

Health

Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine works in kids as young as 12

The company studied more than 3,700 12- to 17-year-olds. Preliminary findings showed the vaccine triggered the same signs of immune protection in kids as it does in adults.

5 years ago