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Pa. prisons don’t always tell families when inmates are sick. Officials are defending that policy
The DOC says it can only release medical details to emergency contacts, but critics contend it’s not doing enough to notify inmates of the need to update those authorizations.
6 years ago
What people fighting for change today can learn from MLK’s use of media
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used the media to advance the civil rights movement. Black media leaders in Philadelphia and beyond have ideas on how to continue his tradition.
6 years ago
Biden picks Pa.’s Dr. Levine to be assistant health secretary
Levine would the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
6 years ago
As Biden moves to D.C., Wilmington relishes its time in the spotlight
The city has received more attention in the past two months than ever before, but now the ‘Biden focus’ shifts to Washington.
6 years ago
The Capitol riot could lead to further radicalization. Here’s how to pull people back from the brink
Here are what experts say about the rise in extremism, and what friends, family members, and bystanders can try to do about it.
6 years ago
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‘It changed me’: A year of protest and loss renews meaning of MLK Day
Through service, activism, and education, Philadelphians honored Dr. King while reconciling the traumatic events of the past 12 months.
6 years ago
One activist won’t eat until Mayor Kenney takes action on gun violence ‘emergency’
Jamal Johnson began his hunger strike on MLK Day in hopes of connecting the city’s homicide crisis to the historic struggles Black people have overcome.
6 years ago
‘Let’s fill this block with love’: Ya Fav Trashman Terrill Haigler leads MLK Day cleanup crew
Kevin Simpson, who lives on one of the blocks visited by the crew, found the effort heartening after years of picking up trash on his own.
6 years ago
Guns for groceries? Philly buyback offers $100 ShopRite gift card for firearms
Philly City Councilmember Curtis Jones said guns will be taken with no questions asked. The buyback will happen Saturday at two local churches.
6 years ago
King’s speech: Delaware students emulate MLK in spoken word contest
The fifth annual MLK Voice 4 Youth contest shifted to an online competition this year, but that didn’t stifle the passion contestants brought to their speeches.
6 years ago
Pa. lawmakers, workers link minimum wage fight to MLK’s push for equality
Interfaith leaders, workers, and elected officials spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day advocating for a living wage in Pennsylvania.
6 years ago
WESA
Welfare enrollment has fallen in Pa. during the pandemic. Why?
Why are fewer people getting welfare in this time of high unemployment, expanding enrollment in other safety net programs, and increasing hunger?
6 years ago
NBC10
Police arrest man at Bucks County campsite for making online threats against Biden, other Dems
A man who police say made threats against President-elect Joe Biden and other Democratic leaders allegedly had a handgun at his Bucks County camp site.
6 years ago
On MLK Day, Dr. Ala Stanford calls on Biden to send National Guard to support vaccination efforts
“Bring them here to help us,” said Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium founder Dr. Ala Stanford, speaking Monday at Girard College’s MLK Day of Service.
6 years ago
Police command structure crumbled fast during Capitol riot
Interviews with members of the U.S. Capitol Police who were overrun by pro-Trump rioters on Jan. 6 show just how quickly the command structure collapsed.
6 years ago