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Fifty years ago, Bonnie Raines and Keith Forsyth were among a group of activists who broke into an FBI office in Media, Pa. and made off with classified documents exposing illegal FBI investigations. They are standing at the site where a historical marker will commemorate the break-in. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

How to break into the FBI: 50 years later, Media burglars get local honors

The confidential files they stole in 1971 revealed widespread surveillance of the American public and the FBI’s infamous COINTELPRO operation.

4 years ago

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Members of immigrant advocate organizations rallied outside the ICE detention center in Philadelphia, demanding the release of detainees on August 12, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

York County Prison has no more ICE detainees. Advocates call it a ‘partial victory’

A central Pennsylvania prison ended its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday, terminating a decadeslong practice.

4 years ago

Jamal Johnson, Larry Krasner, Jamie Gauthier, and others march in a protest against gun violence
Community

Philly activist marches to Washington hoping Congress can help fight gun violence at home

Philly activist Jamal Johnson wants Mayor Jim Kenney to do more to fight gun violence. He’s hoping he can get Congress to help him put some pressure on the mayor.

4 years ago

File photo: A group of kids from the Southwest Philadelphia Healthnastics program, ages 3-18, held signs at a protest demanding the Kenney administration do more to address gun violence in the city on Aug. 4, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

‘We’re going to be processed to death’: Activists push Kenney to do more on gun violence

Even activists and city leaders paying close attention to Philadelphia’s gun violence prevention efforts say they don’t know specifics about how funds are being spent.

4 years ago

ACT UP protest outside of Mayor Kenney's condo. (Juno Rosenhaus / ACT UP)
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Community

Five hospitalized after activists clash with police outside Mayor Kenney’s Old City home, two arrested

ACT UP, which organizes weekly housing protests near Mayor Kenney’s Old City apartment, said this was the first to be dispersed by law enforcement.

4 years ago

Protesters hold signs in front of bags of trash on the steps of the MSB
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Ya Fav Trashman and partners dump litter at Mayor Kenney’s feet to highlight city trash failures

The former sanitation worker is calling for the Streets Commissioner to resign, and also launching a cleanup app called Glitter.

4 years ago

A person flies a Cuban flag outside the White House
Community

‘People are really, really suffering’: Philly area Cubans help amplify protesters’ cries for freedom

As unrest continues in that country, many Cuban Americans and immigrants living in the Philadelphia region are showing their solidarity.

4 years ago

Tammy Murphy shares her experience with Independence Blue Cross. (Kenny Cooper / WHYY)
Community

Decrying pandemic ‘profiteering,’ protesters call for a Pa. public health care advocate

Health care should be considered a human right, says Put People First! PA, which organized a Center City march.

4 years ago

Protesters with the Philly Water Protectors gathered at 15th and JFK Boulevard outside TD Bank to rally against the Line 3 tar sands pipeline in Minnesota, which is being financed by TD, on July 16, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philly environmental groups picket TD Bank over investment in tar sands pipeline

Environmental groups in Philadelphia picketed outside a TD Bank branch to call on the finance giant to end investments in the controversial Line 3 tar sands pipeline project.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember-at-large Helen Gym. (Courtesy of Philadelphia City Council)
Politics & Policy

Councilmember Helen Gym amongst those arrested as state budget deal inches closer to finish line

A group including Philadelphia at-large Councilwoman Helen Gym demonstrated outside the Senate to demand that extra funds be spent on underfunded and underperforming schools.

4 years ago

Tents set up by people experiencing homelessness along Kensington Avenue
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Urban Planning

Kensington encampments persist after a lawsuit, a canceled sweep, and protest

Protestors, police, and encampment residents mingled on Kensington Ave., one day after a Villanova prof sued the city over its treatment of homeless people.

4 years ago

Daniel Trubman holds up a sign that says,
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Urban Planning

Philly parking tax vote delayed again as protesters target Parkway Corp.

The parking tax reduction was pitched by Councilmember Cherelle Parker last month as a way to drive trickle-down benefits to parking lot attendants.

4 years ago

Sam Rise holds a sign that says,
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Protesters stage mayor’s office sit-in to oppose Philly business tax cuts

The progressive activists staged a sit-in within Mayor Jim Kenney’s office. They oppose proposed cuts to the city’s business and parking taxes.

4 years ago

A police officer moves through tear gas deployed to disperse a crowd as Justice for George Floyd Philadelphia protests continue in Philly
Courts & Law

Victims mark first anniversary of Philadelphia tear gas incidents on 52nd Street, I-676

Attorneys released new video footage of the I-676 incident showing protesters cornered by police at a fenced embankment.

4 years ago

Ife Abubakr is the owner of the Learning Garden Academy in West Philadelphia. Her child care center was vandalized by looters last year. (Abdul R. Sulayman / The Philadelphia Tribune)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Local businesses are still rebounding from civil unrest and pandemic

While some businesses are rebounding, others still face challenges.

4 years ago

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