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Juneteenth did not mean freedom for Delaware slaves
Juneteenth celebrations mark word of the end of slavery arriving in Texas on June 19, 1865, but people enslaved in Delaware were still not freed until months later.
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What Supreme Court? Trump’s HHS pushes LGBT health rollback
The Trump administration rule would overturn Obama-era sex discrimination protections for transgender people in health care.
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AMC Theaters reverses course on masks after backlash
The chain changed its position on mask-wearing less than a day after the company became a target on social media for saying it would defer to local governments on the issue.
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PAFA tells faculty not to affiliate the school with Black Lives Matter movement
The administration says the message is not a damper on personal expression. Staff members say the policy is unevenly applied.
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The Philly artist decorating dozens of boarded-up storefronts is creating a lasting nonprofit
Walls for Justice founder Samuel Rodriguez feels like his whole life was leading up to this moment.
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Observing Juneteenth: A march to the Art Museum, a fashion show, ‘Jawnteenth’
Pa., N.J., Del. and 44 other states officially mark June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Texas first got news of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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University City has 5 overlapping police patrols, so Black students and neighbors walk cautiously
The area between Mantua and Kingsessing is inundated with local law enforcement.
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Black Futures Campaign is crowdfunding $100,000 to buy Dox Thrash house
The group behind the campaign wants to buy the Black artist’s house and transform it into a creative hub for North Philadelphia.
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Two West Philly teens drowned in the Schuylkill. No signs told them why they shouldn’t swim there.
Philadelphia officials promise to install more fences and signs after demands from community leaders.
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‘Safety, positivity and love’: Philly couple’s maternity photos go viral with message of hope
The portraits were taken in Fairmount Park just before protests flooded the city.
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Pa. coronavirus recovery: Philly preparing to move into ‘green’ phase of reopening
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said Thursday the city could move into the “green” phase of the state’s reopening plan as early as July 3.
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N.J. coronavirus recovery: AG urges dropping charges against protesters; malls to reopen
The guidance said prosecutors can’t adopt a blanket policy of not charging people for refusing to comply with restrictions on the number of people who can gather in one place.
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City Council approves package of bills to aid renters strained by pandemic
The packages create an eviction diversion program, extend an eviction moratorium through August, and address late fees and related issues.
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Del. coronavirus recovery: University raises $1 million emergency fund
The emergency fund designed to help Delaware State University students hit hard by the coronavirus shutdown has reached its $1 million goal.
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Eastern State Penitentiary lays off staff, suspends ‘Terror Behind the Walls’ due to COVID-19
Eastern State Penitentiary has laid off staff, implemented salary reductions and made deep cuts to its operating budget due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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