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Arts & Entertainment

Delaware Art Museum revives ‘Black Survival Guide’ exhibit

Originally commissioned to mark the 50th anniversary of the National Guard occupation of Wilmington, the exhibit has new relevance in 2020.

6 years ago

Federal agents use crowd control munitions to disperse Black Lives Matter protesters near the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Monday, July 20, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Officers used teargas and projectiles to move the crowd after some protesters tore down a fence fronting the courthouse. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Philly rebuffs Trump threat to send in feds over protests

The president suggested he wanted to see what’s happening in Portland spread to other U.S. cities.

6 years ago

A ground mural depicting a portrait of Breonna Taylor is seen at Chambers Park, Monday, July 6, 2020, in Annapolis, Md. The mural honors Taylor, a 26-year old Black woman who was fatally shot by police in her Louisville, Kentucky, apartment. The artwork was a team effort by the Banneker-Douglass Museum, the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, and Future History Now, a youth organization that focuses on mural projects. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Breonna Taylor’s death reveals link between urban development and racist policing

Lawyers for Breonna Taylor’s family have tied her murder by police to a West Louisville revitalization plan. The allegations resonate in Philadelphia.

6 years ago

A police officer engages with a protester
Courts & Law

Police contracts can stand in the way of accountability

Experts say the collective bargaining agreements can stand in the way of accountability, even when the federal government is overseeing an agency through a consent decree.

6 years ago

Protestors attempt to barricade the entrance to the U.S. District Court building on July 17, 2020 in Portland, Oregon.
NPR
Community

Protests grow on 52nd night as Portland responds to federal officers

Federal officers have become an increased focus of protesters and Oregon lawmakers, as reports continue to surface of tactics they've used in attempts to quell protests.

6 years ago

A white van that says
Courts & Law
NBC10

Allentown officers seen on video in controversial detention won’t face charges

Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin said the restraint was "reasonable."

6 years ago

Police lead a protester away during a protest inside Philly's Municipal Services Building on June 23, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Philly police took photos of protesters’ tattoos, a surveillance tactic, before issuing simple tickets

A PPD spokesperson says the situation is under internal review — and the records will be destroyed.

6 years ago

Malaysia Hammond places flowers at a memorial mural for George Floyd in Minneapolis on Sunday. Police brutality has sparked days of civil unrest. But the sparks have landed in a tinderbox built over decades of economic inequality, now exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Courts & Law

Floyd family sues Minneapolis officers charged in his death

They say the officers violated Floyd's rights when they restrained him and that the city allowed a culture of excessive force, racism and impunity to flourish in its police.

6 years ago

George Floyd protest in Upper Darby
Community

Upper Darby announces policing reforms and policy review

The town, Delaware County’s largest and one of the most racially diverse, has signed on to an Obama Foundation initiative pushing reforms.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf says two bills into law, making changes to certain aspects of law enforcement, on July 14, 2020. (Ed Mahon / PA Post)
PA Post

New police reform law exempts officer disciplinary records database from public disclosure

Second measure signed by Gov. Wolf is aimed at ensuring mental health checks for officers

6 years ago

A close-up of a New Jersey State Police Officer's uniform
Courts & Law

Disciplined N.J. officers’ names won’t come out for now

Grewal had sought to require law enforcement agencies to publicly identify officers who were fired, demoted or suspended for more than five days due to disciplinary action.

6 years ago

320 Coalition
Community
Spotlight PA

In State College, a police shooting and calls for action, not more committee reports

The police killing of Osaze Osagie has sparked protests and the creation of The 3/20 Coalition, named for the date Osagie died.

6 years ago

Will Mega of the Human Rights Coalition 215 stood with other activists outside Philadelphia Police’s 26th district precinct to demand an end to stop-and-frisk policies in the city. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly civil rights groups demand that the mayor end stop-and-frisk

While Mayor Jim Kenney has said he supports ending unconstitutional stop-and-frisks, a new coalition in Philadelphia is urging him to end the policing tactic.

6 years ago

Police and protesters clash in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

SEPTA fires police sergeant for striking protesters with baton

SEPTA police sergeant Matthew Sinkiewicz struck protesters demonstrating against police violence, an internal investigation found.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf
Community

First George Floyd-inspired bills become law in Pennsylvania

Wolf, a Democrat, characterized the two bills he signed as small, but important steps “toward what we have to do to make our society fair."

6 years ago

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