Protests

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

While some businesses are rebounding, others still face challenges.

The timeline of eight days that will go down in Philly history.

An episode of Real Black History provides a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like for Black reporters covering issues that affect our own communities.

Jewish activists picketed a company owned by two Montgomery County financiers over their support for right-wing Israeli groups.