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The Rev. Ralph Abernathy, right, and Bishop Julian Smith, left, flank Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during a civil rights march
Education

N.J. law strengthening Amistad Commission aims to help students learn ‘our real history’

Changes aim to strengthen the panel by giving it more independence and ensuring that the curriculum it helps develop is used more widely in New Jersey schools.

7 days ago

Jamal Johnson uses a megaphone at 3rd and Race streets outside the home of Mayor Jim Kenney
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Politics & Policy

Philly activist to start hunger strike on MLK Day in protest of gun violence inaction

Former U.S. Marine Jamal Johnson plans to consume only liquids until Mayor Jim Kenney does more to address the city’s surging gun violence crisis.

7 days ago

President-elect Joe Biden speaks from a podium
Politics & Policy

Biden outlines ‘Day One’ agenda of executive actions

The opening salvo would herald a 10-day blitz of executive actions as Biden seeks to act swiftly to redirect the country without waiting for Congress.

1 week ago

Matthew George bundled up outside in Germantown, next to a bright orange trash can
Community

With pandemic and national unrest, MLK Day of Service takes on new meaning

For some volunteers, Sunday’s acts of service felt different — carried more weight, even — within the context of the past year.

1 week ago

Police and barricades are seen at the Pennsylvania Capitol
Community
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Amid heavy police and military presence, few protesters show up in Harrisburg

The Pennsylvania State Capitol was on high alert after a report indicated armed groups were planning to gather at capitals across the U.S.

1 week ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists storm the U.S. Capitol
Politics & Policy

Records: Trump allies behind rally that ignited Capitol riot

An AP review of records finds that veterans of President Donald Trump’s failed campaign were key players in the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assault on the Capitol.

1 week ago

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.

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 week ago

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