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I was a Philly judge in 2008. We need to act now to stop the next economic crisis
When the 2008 financial meltdown happened, we knew we had to move fast. Now, another economic disaster looms and Philly has a chance to lessen its impact.
5 years ago
8:46: A number becomes a potent symbol of police brutality
The time span is how long prosecutors say George Floyd was pinned to the ground under a white Minneapolis police officer's knee before he died.
5 years ago
Inquirer journalists of color refuse to work Thursday, demand newsroom changes
A headline suggested equivalence between property destruction and violence against Black Americans. But staffers’ protest is about more than the headline.
5 years ago
Black bear spotted roaming in Jersey Shore town
A black bear was spotted roaming in an Ocean County township Thursday morning, authorities say.
5 years ago
Philadelphia is yet again imposing a mandatory, citywide curfew — but it will start two hours later than usual, at 8 p.m.
5 years ago
Philly’s Black drag queens pay it forward with show supporting Black Lives Matter
Performers say it’s still important to celebrate Pride.
5 years ago
‘Change needs to happen’: Peaceful protests spread across smaller Pa. cities and towns
Between the state's two largest population centers, dozens of protests in smaller cities, boroughs and towns have also taken place, often outside the national spotlight.
5 years ago
Listen 4:27Focus on scalable growth, access to capital and pardon reform — and listen to Black Philadelphians
We need a vaccine for the racial pandemic.
5 years ago
Demonstrations over George Floyd’s death and police brutality carry on
Protesters filled the streets the same day it was announced that the charge against one Minneapolis officer was increased to second-degree murder in the death of George Floyd.
5 years ago
1.9 million seek jobless aid even as reopenings slow layoffs
The diminishing pace suggests the job market meltdown triggered by COVID-19 may have bottomed out as more companies call at least some of their former employees back to work.
5 years ago
Philly man charged with selling homemade dynamite on Instagram after string of ATM explosions
Prosecutors say 26-year-old Talib Crump admitted to stealing approximately $8,500 from an ATM — one of several that he said he blew up — on June 1.
5 years ago
Rare derecho kills 3 in Montco, tornado scare for Philly hours later; 300K still without power
There were widespread reports of damage after hurricane-force winds blew through neighborhoods in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
5 years ago
Wayne Craven, 89, ‘Dean of American Sculpture’ and ‘traditional gentleman’
U. of Delaware professor Wayne Craven left behind a long list of former students who are now experts on American art, and a mark on the study of art history.
5 years ago
Listen 2:58In the wake of the protests against police brutality and the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, publishing the usual version of ‘Things To Do’ didn’t feel right.
5 years ago
Listen 4:15Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises
President Obama held a virtual town hall event with young people to discuss policing and the civil unrest that has followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
5 years ago