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(Left to right) Julia R. Masterman School rising seniors Aden Gonzales, Nia Weeks, Tatiana Bennett, and Taryn Flaherty en route to turn in their historical marker application. December 2019. (Photo courtesy of Aden Gonzales)
Education

Philly students secure historical marker commemorating 1967 school walkout notorious for Rizzo brutality

Hearing about the protests from elders who participated in them helped the students realize the extent of the violence students faced that day.

6 years ago

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In this June 9, 2020, file photo, Kevin Peterson, center, founder and executive director of the New Democracy Coalition, displays a placard showing Breonna Taylor as he addresses a rally in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Courts & Law

Police officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting fired

The no-knock search warrant that allows police to enter without first announcing their presence was recently banned by Louisville’s Metro Council.

6 years ago

Police load arrested protesters into a Sheriff’s Office bus after closing Route 676 in both directions.
Courts & Law

‘They’re peaceful’: Pa. State Police release dashcam video from I-676 protest tear-gassing

The footage contradicts officials’ claim that troopers were in danger, and includes audio of police saying the demonstrators were “peaceful.”

6 years ago

Protesters at the Philadelphia Municipal Services Building demand the resignation of city Managing Director Brian Abernathy. (Emma lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Activists stage sit-in at Municipal Services Building with ‘defund the police’ demands

City Council is scheduled to vote on Philly’s budget Thursday.

6 years ago

Police in schools
NPR
Education

Why there’s a push to get police out of schools

Federal data analyzed shows millions of students, especially students of color, attend schools that have police officers, but no nurse or school psychologist.

6 years ago

Laurie Robinson and Charles Ramsey listen while President Obama discusses law enforcement recommendations
NPR
Politics & Policy

How recommendations of an Obama task force have, and haven’t, changed U.S. policing

The group's report, published in 2015, made 59 recommendations, ranging from the immediately implementable to bigger-picture cultural changes.

6 years ago

NYPD police officers watch demonstrators in Times Square on June 1, 2020, during a
NPR
Courts & Law

Police researcher: Officers have similar biases regardless of race

Rashawn Ray says diversity helps, but that "officers, regardless of their race or gender, have similar implicit biases, particularly about Black people."

6 years ago

Michelle Kenney
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Mother of Antwon Rose II applauds confidential police hiring database, but does it go far enough?

Under the proposal, police departments would be required to document why officers leave an agency and maintain disciplinary records showing complaints and criminal charges.

6 years ago

Teachers and students rallied outside of the School District of Philadelphia Headquarters calling to eliminate asbestos in school buildings. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Education

Philly school board hearing report: speakers seek fewer police, more support services

Students and community members are calling for counselors, programs, and classroom staff — not more security.

6 years ago

Surveillance footage from May 23, 2020. (N.J. Attorney General's Office)
Courts & Law

N.J. releases video in Paterson police shooting of Christopher Clark

There are still a lot of questions about the killing of Clark by sheriff’s deputies.

6 years ago

The University City area is one of the most heavily patrolled in Philadelphia. (Billy Penn/Google Maps)
Community
Billy Penn

University City has 5 overlapping police patrols, so Black students and neighbors walk cautiously

The area between Mantua and Kingsessing is inundated with local law enforcement.

6 years ago

Protesters marched by Philadelphia’s City Hall Thursday in ongoing efforts to get officials to address police brutality against Black people. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Philly tests law enforcement without guns

Calls to defund the police are growing across the nation as Philadelphia moves forward with a plan to create a new class of law enforcement.

6 years ago

A member of the Philadelphia bomb squad surveys the scene after an ATM machine was blown-up at 2207 N. 2nd Street in Philadelphia, Tuesday,  June 2, 2020.  (David Maialetti/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Courts & Law

Feds charge Philly man in ATM explosion; students rally to for police-free schools

The 24-year-old Philadelphia man is also charged with the illegal possession of a weapon because he was already convicted for a felony.

6 years ago

Tomika Miller, center, widow of Rayshard Brooks cries as she leaves a news conference, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in Atlanta. Fulton County District Attorney Paul L. Howard Jr. announced former Atlanta Police Officer Garrett Rolfe faces charges including felony murder in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks on June 12. (AP Photo/Byrnn Anderson)
Courts & Law

Prosecutor: Officer kicked Rayshard Brooks after shooting

As Rayshard Brooks lay dying, prosecutors say the Atlanta police officer who shot him in the back kicked him and didn’t give him medical attention for more than two minutes.

6 years ago

Protesters at the Pennsylvania Convention Center urge police to ‘take a knee in solidarity.’ (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

New Philly budget restores some funds for affordable housing and arts, cancels $19 million police increase

After weeks of protest, Philly Council passed a preliminary budget plan that responds to calls for reprioritization in spending.

6 years ago

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