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A memorial to Zamar Jones on Simpson Street
Community

A ‘hug’ on MLK Day for mothers who have lost children to gun violence

The Monday afternoon event will take place on North Simpson Street in West Philadelphia, where 7-year-old Zamar Jones was killed last August.

6 years ago

Grayce Hoffman, Sara Vanasse, and Taiwo Sokan perform in the Paper Doll Ensemble's production of “Marry, Marry, Quite Contrary.
Arts & Entertainment

Local theater company got caught in Facebook’s sweep of QAnon

The tiny Paper Doll Ensemble used Facebook to promote an anti-Trump discussion event, triggering an automated ban from the platform.

6 years ago

With the U.S. Capitol in the background, a lock on anti-scaling security fencing is seen
Politics & Policy

Statehouses, US capital brace for potentially violent week

Some capitals are closed, fences are up and extra police are in place at statehouses across the U.S. as authorities brace for potentially violent demonstrations.

6 years ago

A preliminary rendering of the community center
Community

Upper Darby receives $1 million grant for phase one of new community center

The township was awarded funds from the state’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program to pay for the feasibility phase of the project.

6 years ago

Shaykh Anwar Muhammad wears a face mask, with a stack of books in front of him
Community

How a ‘love affair with Black literature’ kept Lansdale’s Black Reserve Bookstore alive

A rise in pandemic reading and demand for works written from the Black perspective or about social justice made a unique moment in time, the owner says.

6 years ago

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People listen as President Donald Trump speaks during a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Politics & Policy

Some in the GOP parrot far-right talk of a coming civil war

There are parallels between now and the run-up to the Civil War, including a national election that ended with Lincoln in 1860 and Biden in 2020, who many rejected as winners.

6 years ago

With the U.S. Capitol in the background, members of the National Guard change shifts as they exit through anti-scaling security fencing
Politics & Policy

Guard troops pour into Washington as states answer the call

In dribs and drabs, governors responded, some agreeing to send an extra dozen, 100 or even 1,000, while others said no.

6 years ago

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Courts & Law
NJ Spotlight

NJ sues federal government, saying ‘forever chemicals’ at military bases polluted drinking water

Two of the so-called “forever chemicals” have entered groundwater on and surrounding the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and at two other bases at Trenton and Earle.

6 years ago

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks to a mass rally in Memphis on April 3, 1968, one day before his assassination. (Courtesy of Special Collections Department, University Libraries, University of Memphis Libraries)
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Despite challenges, Martin Luther King’s legacy lives on at namesake school in Philadelphia

Five decades later after Martin Luther King’s assassination, the neighborhood school is fighting to provide a high-quality education.

6 years ago

After leading the second impeachment of President Donald Trump this week, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Pelosi and House Democrats, joined by a few Republicans, delivered the historic rebuke of Trump for his incitement of the mob that attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

Trump trial pending, McConnell calls it ‘vote of conscience’

The uncertainty of the scheduling reflects the fact that Democrats do not want the Senate trial to dominate the opening days of the Biden administration.

6 years ago

Jonathan McCullough
Arts & Entertainment

Opera Philadelphia uses ‘Soldier Songs’ to explore post-traumatic stress

The opera-turned-film is based on interviews with combatants in five different American wars.

6 years ago

A sign on a bus advises that passengers are required to wear masks. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
Courts & Law

Philly police: Face masks are the ‘number one obstacle’ for homicide investigators

The department’s homicide clearance rate dropped significantly last year. Police say shooters wearing face masks is a big reason why.

6 years ago

Spaceboy Clothing offers and assortment of eclectic Biden-based shirts including a yellow shirt highlighting his
Politics & Policy

Biden candles, beer, and ‘hardcore’ T-shirts are part of inaugural spirit in Delaware

There’s also an Amtrak-themed Biden beer. Wilmington shoppers have lots to choose from to get their presidential fix.

6 years ago

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Pro-Trump insurrectionists gesture to U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber at the Capitol
Community

The Capitol insurrection was never about the election. It was about white supremacy.

What else explains how people can think it’s perfectly within their rights to try to overthrow the government because their guy didn’t win?

6 years ago

The exterior of a red-brick building is visible.
Community

Administrative law judges recommend PUC toss out DELCORA deal

The state Public Utility Commission must sign off on the long-contested $276.5M sale of Delaware County’s wastewater system to Aqua Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

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