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FILE - This is an April 18, 1948, portrait of Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player Jackie Robinson. The first statue in Dodger Stadium history belongs to Jackie Robinson. The team will unveil his likeness during Jackie Robinson Day festivities on Saturday, April 15, 2017, with his wife and extended family in attendance on the 70th anniversary of him breaking baseball's color barrier (AP Photo/File)
Race & Ethnicity
Sports

MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson Day, calls for justice continue

Major League Baseball observed a Jackie Robinson Day like no other Friday, with teams celebrating a man who broke the sport's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.

5 years ago

Kyle Rittenhouse, left, with backwards cap, walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wis., Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, with another armed civilian. Prosecutors on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020 charged Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old from Illinois in the fatal shooting of two protesters and the wounding of a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake. (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP)
NPR
Policing
Public Safety

Vigilante? Militia? Confusion and politics shape how shooting suspect is labeled

Extremism researchers say they've watched with alarm as misinformation, sloppy labeling and political divisions shape the public narrative about Rittenhouse.

5 years ago

Shane Braswell, who has participated in Black Lives Matter protests this summer, plays guitar in front of a mural covering the entrance to an Apple store, Aug. 27, 2020 in Portland, Ore. Braswell said President Donald Trump's portrayal of Portland as a violent city overcome by mobs of protesters is inaccurate and grossly exaggerated.
Changing Communities
Elections
Policing

GOP portrayal of urban mayhem doesn’t always match reality

The picture of American cities overwhelmed by violence has become a central theme of the 2020 presidential race.

5 years ago

Penn's Landing at Chestnut Street
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Sports

Sixers’ $4B arena bid vows 35k jobs; Black and brown inclusion — goals similar projects failed to meet

A bid to relocate the 76ers to Penn’s Landing has divided Philly, with advocates seeing growth opportunities and critics wary of lost tax revenue.

5 years ago

A general view outside of The Field House before Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kim Klement/Pool Photo via AP)
Social Justice
Sports

NBA playoffs resume Saturday as sides detail new commitments

Team owners who also control their arena property will work with officials to turn the building into a voting location for the 2020 general election.

5 years ago

Nya McGlone is the executive director of No More Secrets Mind Body Spirit, Inc., an organization that seeks to address period poverty by providing women in need with free feminine hygiene products. (Abdul R. Sulayman / The Philadelphia Tribune)
Gender
Income Inequality
Social Justice
The Philadelphia Tribune

Local nonprofit works to end period poverty

When Lynette Medley encountered women who were using newspapers and socks because they couldn’t afford menstrual supplies, she took action.

5 years ago

The Lincoln Memorial is reflected in the water as people gather to attend the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s
National
Social Justice

Thousands gather at March on Washington commemorations

They are gathering on the heels of yet another shooting by a white police officer of a Black man — this time, 29-year-old Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last Sunday.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies’ Andrew McCutchen, left, Rhys Hoskins (17), Roman Quinn, third from left, and Didi Gregorius, right, celebrate after a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in Washington. The Phillies won 3-2. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Phillies, Flyers join historic sports strikes calling attention to racial injustice

In a historic moment of solidarity across professional sports, a slate of games will not be played Thursday in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

5 years ago

(AP file photo)
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Black National Convention puts spotlight on police brutality

The gathering follows Democratic and Republican party conventions that laid out starkly different visions for America.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia
Social Justice
Sports
NBC10

Phillies game postponed due to players’ protest of Jacob Blake’s shooting

The Phillies were scheduled to play the defending World Series champions, the Washington Nationals in the nation's capital.

5 years ago

Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: No Eagles fans at the Linc ‘until further notice’

In a statement to season ticket holders, an Eagles spokesperson said while the organization is “disappointed” in the outcome, it respects the state and city’s verdict.

5 years ago

Jabre Dutton washes the windows of a client's car
Kids
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

11-year-old’s car cleaning service is a hit in Germantown: ‘I love things to be perfect’

Jabre Dutton says interacting with customers helps make up for not being able to see his friends at school.

5 years ago

Fire set to Chabad Center at the University of Delaware
Delaware
Public Safety
Religion

Jewish center intentionally set on fire at University of Delaware, investigator says

The Chabad Center at the University of Delaware campus in Newark was intentionally set on fire late Tuesday night, according to the state fire marshal’s office.

5 years ago

In this April 30 ,2020 file photo, a barber shop shows closed and hiring sign during the COVID-19 in Chicago.  On Thursday, Aug. 27, just over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the coronavirus outbreak continues to threaten jobs even as the housing market, auto sales and other segments of the economy rebound from a springtime collapse. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Economy
Income Inequality
Public Health

More than one million Americans file for unemployment, again

The number of initial claims has exceeded 1 million every week but one since late March, an unprecedented streak.

5 years ago

Cheyenne Snow
Homelessness
Housing
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

A vital rental assistance program is riddled with problems as Pa. prepares to resume evictions

A Spotlight PA review found many landlords have refused to participate, and lawmakers have failed to take action despite warnings the program is failing.

5 years ago

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