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Biden’s Supreme Court pledge highlights the stain of race and gender bias on America’s judiciary

Black women have a legacy of proficiency in the law. Claims that their paucity in the federal judiciary is due to incompetence are fraudulent, writes Linn Washington Jr.

1 year ago

A rezoning of Ridge Avenue in Roxborough would block traditional urban infill development like that seen in this photograph of another section of Ridge Avenue. (Brian Hickey/WHYY, file)
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An obscure zoning bill threatens to outlaw new housing in growing Roxborough

A bill that passed in Philly City Council last week dramatically shifts the future of Ridge Avenue and Roxborough.

1 year ago

The exterior of Henry C. Lea Elementary school
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Urban Planning

If Penn wants to invest in a public school, Philly should invest in public housing

I own a home in the Lea Elementary catchment. My family will benefit from Penn’s proposed $5 million investment in the school. I don’t think it’s fair.

1 year ago

A photo of Julian Bond and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. casting their ballots to fill Bond's vacant seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in Atlanta, Ga., on Feb. 23, 1966.  (AP Photo)
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Equal access and equal voices: The eternal relevance of MLK’s ‘Give Us the Ballot’ speech

Equal voices and equal access continue to be more of a war to be waged than rights to be mutually shared, writes Rev. David Brown.

1 year ago

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Reading Terminal Market offers a model for lifting entrepreneurs of color

Reading Terminal Market’s model for supporting entrepreneurs of color could ensure Black and brown entrepreneurs benefit from Biden’s infrastructure act.

1 year ago

People pray near the scene of a deadly rowhouse fire
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My building has 18 tenants and no fire extinguishers. Preventing tragedy requires more affordable housing

People too often have no choice but to live in overcrowded and unsafe households to avoid homelessness. I know because it happened to me.

1 year ago

Collard grows at the Life Do Grow urban farm in North Philadelphia. (Photo courtesy of Urban Creators)
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At Life Do Grow farm, North Philly residents plant the seeds of a sovereign future

The farmers at Life Do Grow, a green oasis run by Urban Creators, a nonprofit, provide food for hundreds of North Philly families. They need support.

1 year ago

Students wear face masks outside of their school in Philly
Community

Photos from 2021: Looking back on the year of the new normal

2021 saw a return to some things we love. The Philadelphia area also faced catastrophic flooding and tornadoes, and a rampant gun violence epidemic.

1 year ago

A Philadelphia Gas Works sign is pictured on South Broad Street. (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
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On climate change, Philly’s gas utility is working against the city that owns it

Philadelphia is actively working to cut emissions with a goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The city’s own gas utility is sabotaging its efforts.

1 year ago

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Community

Celebrating sober: How to support non-drinkers in a boozy holiday world

As we move toward a new year and the revelry that comes with it, there is a good chance we know someone who isn’t drinking or is thinking of giving it up.

1 year ago

Will Tung in front of a residential development at 5000 Warrington Ave
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Eyes on the Street

Why is West Philly trading 70 affordable homes for a parking lot?

Opinion writer Will Tung argues against the inclusion of a parking lot in a development proposed for his West Philadelphia neighborhood.

1 year ago

Over 300 votives bore the names of people who experienced homlessness, lost in 2021 at Homeless Memorial Day at Thomas Paine Plaza in Philadelphia on Dec. 21, 2021
Community

Photo essay: Over 400 remembered at Homeless Memorial Day in Philadelphia

“We have the resources to get rid of homelessness.” Advocates call for change in the wake of 400 lost.

1 year ago

An aerial view of a low-rise grocery store
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Urban Planning

I’m a longtime Mt. Airy resident. Why does it feel like new development isn’t for me?

To me, the development happening now feels like it wasn’t conceived with the full gamut of Mount Airy residents in mind.

1 year ago

Alice Paul
Courts & Law

Fifty years of equal rights for women in Pennsylvania: A case for the federal Equal Rights Amendment

The success of the Pa. Equal Rights Amendment proves there should be a federal Equal Rights Amendment, writes Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association Lauren P. McKenna.

1 year ago

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If you don’t trust the air you breathe, keep reading

A new city advisory group needs the input of people who know what it's like to smell a tire fire outside or breathe in highway fumes day in and day out.

1 year ago

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