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Philadelphia Councilmember Helen Gym speaks to the Vera Institute of Justice's Kica Matos about the importance of supporting immigrants amid COVID-19 on Sept. 24, 2020. (Screenshot: Nigel Thompson/AL DÍA News.)
Community
Broke in Philly

Pennsylvania Immigrant Family Unity Project gets boost from new Vera Institute of Justice program

Vera’s SAFE Initiative launched a Community Grant Program on Sept. 24 that awarded money to 13 organizations nationwide fighting for immigrant representation.

6 years ago

Empty church pews
Community

Report finds flaws in Catholic Church abuse-prevention plans

CHILD USA says prevention will remain flawed as long as individual bishops remain in charge of implementation without more forceful independent oversight.

6 years ago

An investigation by The Appeal and Spotlight PA found that troopers in three counties have taken drivers’ money with little evidence, sometimes the result of illegal searches.
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

How Pa. state troopers seize big money from drivers, many of whom are never charged

An investigation by The Appeal and Spotlight PA found that troopers in three counties have taken drivers’ money with little evidence, sometimes the result of illegal searches.

6 years ago

In this April 14, 2020 photo, mail-in ballots are ready to be mailed. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Politics & Policy

9 discarded ballots weren’t fraud, Pa. election chief says

“The investigation is still going on, but from the initial reports we’ve been given, this was a bad error,” said Boockvar. “This was not intentional fraud."

6 years ago

President Trump participates in the first presidential debate
Politics & Policy

Trump Proud Boys remark echoes Charlottesville

The moment was far from the first time that President Trump has failed to denounce white supremacists or has promoted racist ideas.

6 years ago

James “Yaya” Hough, first-ever artist-in-residence at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, cuts a ribbon with DA Larry Krasner (left), Mural Arts' Jane Golden, (third from left), Michael “Smokey” Wilson, (third from right) and boxing champion Bernard Hopkins (right). (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philly DA’s resident artist hopes new exhibition pushes social justice forward

After being sentenced to a life term as a teen, James Hough practiced painting while incarcerated and contributed to over 50 murals in Philadelphia.

6 years ago

Sussex County criminal defense attorney Julianne Murray (Murray for Delaware) and Delaware Gov. John Carney (Office of Gov. John Carney)
Politics & Policy

Governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House seats are up for grabs in Delaware

Joe Biden’s campaign for the White House has received most of the attention in the state, but there are several other big races worth watching.

6 years ago

Jenna Robb distributes postcards in Grays Ferry. (Courtesy of Jenna Robb)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

An organization that builds parks is making public art about heat

The Trust for Public Land is working with Philadelphia artists and community leaders in three of the city’s hottest neighborhoods.

6 years ago

André Robert Lee, director and producer of
Arts & Entertainment

How my time at an elite Philly private school inspired my film about isolation

Filmmaker André Robert Lee, the brainchild behind “The Prep School Negro,” writes about isolation, racism and identity.

6 years ago

(Shutterstock)
Things To Do
Community
October 1-7, 2020

Dining virtually and in-person, spooky movies and pumpkins usher in October in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

This is an unusual time without the usual variety of Oktoberfests and other major fall festivals on the seasonal events calendar.

6 years ago

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Activist Lauri Dawn Kindness, right, speaks at the Crow Indian Reservation, in Lodge Grass, Mont. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, as Lodge Grass Mayor Quincy Dabney records her for a social media campaign to increase Native American participation in the U.S. census. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
Community

Census takers: We’re being told to finish early, cut corners

The census is used to determine how many congressional seats each state gets and the distribution of $1.5 trillion in federal funds annually.

6 years ago

(Margo Reed/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Education
Spotlight PA

Hershey School proposes $350 million network of six early childhood centers in Pa.

The Hershey School, the nation's richest private school, agrees under pressure from state Attorney General Josh Shapiro to expand across Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

A poster for a youth march is pasted to the side of a King County ballot drop box, closed until ballots are mailed about three weeks before the election, on a Seattle street Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Politics & Policy

Murphy and Carney among 11 Democratic govs vowing that all votes will be counted

Without mentioning Trump by name, the governors noted his refusal last week to commit to a peaceful transition of power.

6 years ago

Joe Biden after his train rolled into Pittsburgh on Sept. 30, 2020. (Lucy Perkins / WESA)
Politics & Policy

‘He forgot the forgotten man’: Biden blasts Trump at post-debate stop in Pittsburgh

Joe Biden visited Pittsburgh by train Wednesday afternoon, lashing President Donald Trump with a populist critique.

6 years ago

Community Conversations
Community

Neighbors in the crossfire: Code of the streets

The conversation about the gun violence crisis in Philly continues with a look at the codes of the streets, and how that culture can obstruct peaceful conflict resolution.

6 years ago

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