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Dominique Wallace (center) leaves the funeral of her late husband, Walter Wallace Jr.
Philadelphia
Policing
Social Justice

‘He fought hard’: Walter Wallace Jr. eulogized at emotional funeral service

Friends and family described a version of Wallace that went beyond his mental illness. And politicians vowed reform.

5 years ago

Dr. Peter Puthenveetil celebrates Biden's win in Philadelphia
Elections
Music
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

These Philly music playlists celebrate the Biden-Harris win

Featuring Meek Mill, Taylor Swift, Boyz II Men and so many others.

5 years ago

The Día de los Muertos procession in 2019. (Photo by Justin Mayer/Fleisher Art Memorial)
PlanPhilly
Community Events
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Wind down Philly’s epic election week with a bittersweet Día de los Muertos livestream

Fleisher Art Memorial’s Día de los Muertos celebration goes virtual, but “still carries the spirit.”

5 years ago

Shaka Johnson, attorney for the Wallace family, (left) and Gwen Carr (right), mother of Eric Garner, spoke in support of the Wallace family and Wallace’s mother who is bedridden with grief. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Behavioral Health
Mental Health
Pennsylvania
Politics

Eric Garner’s mother joins Wallace family to call for more police training and new crisis hotline

“We have to stop the police from being the first responders,” said Gwen Carr, Garner’s mother. “They shoot first and ask questions later.”

5 years ago

Marchers protesting the police killing of Walter Wallace Jr. were met with more police PROVIDED BY AMISTAD LAW PROJECT
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice
Billy Penn

Opinion: Funding police is not the answer to the crisis that killed Walter Wallace Jr.

More Tasers will not help solve ongoing divestment in Black Philadelphia, the cofounder of the Amistad Law Project argues.

5 years ago

Lifelong West Philadelphia resident Sybil Jordan said racism in policing the community has been around for a long time. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Neighborhoods
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Walter Wallace Jr.’s neighbors say bodycam footage reveals systemic problems — and they have solutions

After Philadelphia Police released bodycam footage of Walter Wallace Jr.’s shooting death, West Philadelphia residents have ideas for reform.

5 years ago

Members of a mariachi band look on as Joe Biden discusses the disproportionate ways coronavirus has impacted Latinos in Nevada during a campaign stop at the East Las Vegas Community Center in Las Vegas on Oct. 9.
NPR
Elections
Race & Ethnicity

Why Joe Biden saw mixed success with Latinos

Joe Biden's presidential campaign saw mixed success among different blocs of Latino voters across the key states of Florida, Texas and Arizona.

5 years ago

(Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

13 pics from outside Philly’s vote counting operation, aka the center of the known universe

Elmo drum line, CNN broadcasts, dance parties and dueling rallies.

5 years ago

Apples at a farmers market
Things To Do
Community Events
November 5 - 11, 2020

Crafts, antiques and films go virtual, plus apples reign at Peddler’s Village in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

This week, several familiar annual arts and cultural events move online as the coronavirus continues to limit large in-person gatherings.

5 years ago

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Yhané Ndgo leads protesters in chanting Walter Wallace’s name at City Hall after the city of Philadelphia released body cam footage of the shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Policing
Social Justice

‘Shoot him’: Body camera footage shows officers who shot and killed Walter Wallace Jr.

Neither officer has more than three years experience on the PPD. At request of the Wallace family, the video was lightly redacted, but it is still extremely disturbing.

5 years ago

YahNé Ndgo leads protesters in chanting Walter Wallace’s name at City Hall after the city of Philadelphia released body cam footage of the shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Policing
Social Justice

‘It is a travesty’: Protesters gather at City Hall as Walter Wallace Jr. bodycam video released

Philadelphians are gathering in Center City following the release of 911 audio and police bodycam footage from the officers who fatally shot Walter Wallace Jr.

5 years ago

Protesters raise signs at the Count Every Vote rally on Independence Mall. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Elections
Philadelphia
Policing

‘Count every vote’: Protesters in Philly demand protection of election integrity

“Not counting every vote threatens to tear this nation apart,” one organizer said.

5 years ago

Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The 7 most Philly things that happened in Philadelphia on Election Day 2020

Goats, dancing, horns, love and cowboys — of multiple kinds.

5 years ago

The Resistance Revival Chorus performs in front of City Hall, onboard a flatbed truck, as part of a voter motivational effort called
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Politics
Eyes on the Street

Truck dancing, hula-hooping and helping: How Philly made Election Day

In a year defined by pandemic, movements against racial injustice and the general defiance of norms, Philadelphia showed out on Election Day.

5 years ago

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

Philly police plan to release Walter Wallace Jr. shooting body cam footage, 911 calls

The Wallace family has viewed the video already, and said, via an attorney, that they did not wish to see the two officers face murder charges.

5 years ago

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