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Protesters confront police during a march Tuesday, Oct. 27 in West Philadelphia.
Philadelphia
Policing
Social Justice

Philly issues citywide curfew; PPD to release 911 call, bodycam footage of Wallace killing

The curfew will go into effect Wednesday at 9 p.m. and will be in place through 6 a.m. Thursday.

5 years ago

At the Cra-West Apartments in Camden on Oct. 27, tenant Dehna Morris holds a toy that belongs to her 4-year-old son after a three-alarm fire at the complex forced them out.
Housing
New Jersey
Public Safety

For Camden tenants already living in scary conditions, fatal fire is final insult

The three-alarm fire claimed the lives of Roberto Romero and Luis Silva. For Cra-West residents, the fire also exposed living conditions that made them feel unsafe.

5 years ago

Illustration of mother holding father while two children vie for her attention
NPR
Gender
Income Inequality
National

Stuck-at-home moms: The pandemic’s devastating toll on women

Women have made great strides. But the uncomfortable truth is that in their homes, they're still fitting into stereotypical roles of doing the bulk of housework and parenting.

5 years ago

Family of the late Walter Wallace Jr. fill the front row of a community meeting inside a church, the day after he was shot to death by police. (Michaela Winberg/Billy Penn)
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Policing
Billy Penn

A parade of promises at West Philly community meeting, and Walter Wallace’s family walks out

“We are not at war,” said the police commissioner, a day after two officers shot and killed a Black man.

5 years ago

Two young Black men standing in front of a storefront.
PlanPhilly
Mental Health
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Policing

Grieving Walter Wallace Jr. and seeking justice, West Philly wonders what’s next

West Philadelphians described their own efforts to de-escalate conflicts and heal their community as they mourned the police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.

5 years ago

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A crowd gathers at Malcolm X Park to protest the police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.
Philadelphia
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Day-after protests of Wallace killing repeat calls for respect for Black lives

The shooting, captured on video, has prompted outrage and disbelief among neighbors and West Philadelphia residents.

5 years ago

Protesters and police gather after the killing of Walter Wallace. (Emma Lee / WHYY)
Mental Health
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Policing

Lawyer: Lack of Philly PD mental health training contributed to Wallace’s death

Instead of de-escalating a situation in which an ambulance was sought, officers who arrived escalated it, said the attorney representing Wallace’s family.

5 years ago

In this Oct. 29, 2018 file photo, a makeshift memorial stands outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the in Pittsburgh.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Books
Pennsylvania
Religion

Pittsburgh writers look back on Tree of Life shooting in new book

“Bound in the Bond of Life: Pittsburgh Writers Reflect on the Tree of Life Tragedy” (University of Pittsburgh Press) features essays by two dozen writers.

5 years ago

See-through barriers separate gamblers and a dealer at a card table at the Hard Rock casino
Business
Economy
New Jersey

Still hampered by coronavirus, US casinos want aid in recovering

While 90% of casinos have reopened, they are operating at restricted levels to try to slow the spread of the virus, and additional aid is needed for casinos and their workers.

5 years ago

Brothers and restaurateurs Benjamin and Robert Bynum in South Jazz
Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Warmdaddy’s will return, bringing its soul food and live music to North Broad

The Bynum brothers restaurant will get a makeover as it slides into the former Green Soul.

5 years ago

Locust and South 61st streets, where police shot and killed a man on Monday
Philadelphia
Policing
Billy Penn

Everything we know about the police killing of West Philly’s Walter Wallace Jr.

The 27-year-old was shot dead in front of his mother and neighbors.

5 years ago

Walter Wallace Jr.
Philadelphia
Policing

Disbelief and unanswered questions after fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace

Philadelphians are looking for answers on why police officers were not able to de-escalate the situation when called to the scene of a man wielding a knife.

5 years ago

Locust and South 61st streets, where police shot and killed a man on Monday
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
Social Justice
NBC10

Violence tears through West Philly after deadly police shooting; 30 officers injured

The violence happened after police shot and killed Walter Wallace, who was reportedly armed with a knife.

5 years ago

Workers put up fences around the Von Colln Field as the homeless encampment there is disassembled. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Homelessness
Housing
Philadelphia

‘I was by myself’: Parkway encampment down to last few residents

People leaving the protest encampment on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway are moving to new homes, some of them squats elsewhere in the city.

5 years ago

Locust and South 61st streets, where police shot and killed a man on Monday
Philadelphia
Policing
NBC10

Police shoot and kill man armed with knife in West Philly, officials say

The unidentified man was shot by police on Locust and South 61st streets shortly before 5 p.m. He later died at the hospital.

5 years ago

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