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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Listen 1:39Some 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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