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Amid the national debate over NFL players taking a knee or raising a fist to protest racial injustice, Peter wanted to show it's not just a pro-football phenomenon.
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Hurricane Maria started out as a Category 2 storm as it barrelled across the Caribbean. But by the time Temple University theater profess ...
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Students at Cabrini University are reeling after two more bias incidents were reported on campus this week, days after an African-America ...
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Philly couple who exposed Vietnam-era FBI secrets say democracy needs whistleblowers
It was Bonnie Raines’ job to case the joint. Her target: the FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania. If all went according to pla ...
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Philly activists who burglarized Hoover’s FBI call for more whistleblowers
If all went according to plan, Raines and fellow anti-war activists would pull off a burglary that would go down in history as exposing J ...
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Mexican Consulate ready to assist in earthquake’s aftermath
At the Mexican Consulate of Philadelphia Thursday, officials asked for a moment of silence for the nearly 100 people who were killed when ...
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New initiative coordinates services for homeless in Camden County
At a resource fair for homeless citizens in Camden Wednesday, fair-goers were treated to a hot breakfast, a hot shower if they needed it ...
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New report recommends ways to prevent and respond to childhood lead exposure
The water and lead crisis in Flint Michigan and parts of Pennsylvania has shone a national spotlight on he problem of childhood lead expo ...
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Women talk justice, wellness, and products at Kinks, Locks & Twists Conference
For black women, hair — and everything it connotes — can be a political act. How hair intersects with social justice and other issue ...
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In Philadelphia’s rapidly changing Brewerytown, a neighborhood’s gain is one resident’s loss
Brewerytown has changed. Its close proximity to the park, public transportation, and Center City has made it one of Philadelphia’s ...
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DuVernay talks filmmaking at BlackStar Film Festival [photos]
The line of fans snaked from the Lightbox theater throughout International House in Philadelphia Saturday. Visionary directory Ava ...
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ListenBlack Star Film Festival will honor Ava Duvernay
For the organizers of the BlackStar Film Festival, honoring director ...
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