Emily Scott
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In fourth week of protests, calls for better conditions for strip club workers
STILETTOS, a group demanding better health and safety inside Philly’s strip clubs, is coordinating aid for sex workers.
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Philly nonprofit pivots to promoting at-home HIV testing during pandemic
“Life As We Know It” focuses on empowering Black and Latino men in Philly ages 18 through 45 to get tested for HIV through an at-home kit.
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Gov. Carney delays Delaware’s next phase of reopening the state
Delaware will not move into phase three just yet — which would allow bars to reopen and visits to senior living facilities and hospitals.
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Massachusetts man charged for racist, threatening emails sent to Philly Police Commissioner Outlaw
Amid days of protests against police violence, Philly Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw received at least two emails containing racist, threatening language.
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The Independence Day concert will go on, but without a live audience and indoors at The Met Philadelphia.
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Police brutality, funding protests fan across region for 3rd consecutive Saturday
The MOVE organization, Black Lives Matter, and Philadelphia Socialist Alternative are sponsoring major events in the city.
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Tent encampment on the Parkway for affordable housing; City help for looted businesses
Roughly 30 tents have been set up on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway beneath a large sign reading, “HOUSING NOW!”
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On 12th day of police protests in Philly region, suburbs take center stage
Gatherings were planned Wednesday in Upper Darby, Lansdowne and Pennsauken as Philadelphia’s streets were relatively quiet.
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Black Philly therapists are raising $15K to provide free mental health resources to people of color
“It’s just super important to band together...and make sure that you understand the importance of healing within the devastation that we have all faced throughout this time.”
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Day 8 of Philly George Floyd protests: Massive demonstration at Art Museum, among others citywide
Many of the protests are calling for specific changes in Philadelphia, including the defunding of the police department.
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‘You betrayed the trust’: Vince Fumo attacks Mayor Jim Kenney for Rizzo removal
“Jimmy I thought that I had raised you politically better than to be a liar and a thief in the night,” wrote the former state senator.
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The nonprofit’s announcement came on the heels of the removal of another controversial Rizzo landmark: the 10-foot-tall bronze statue outside the Municipal Services Building.
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