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Social Justice

Police deploy tear gas to disperse a crowd during a protest Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Philadelphia over the death of George Floyd. Floyd died May 25 after he was pinned at the neck by a Minneapolis police officer. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Protesters win $9 million settlement and police demilitarization pledge for 2020 tear-gassing in West Philadelphia

The city's agreement with the group of 20 activists and residents also includes a half-million award to the Bread & Roses Community Fund.

3 years ago

Rabbi Arthur Waskow wrote the original Freedom Seder in 1969, long before he became a rabbi
Arts & Entertainment

Weitzman museum to host 10th annual Freedom Seder

The Freedom Seder, conceived 54 years ago, ties Jewish religious teaching with social activism.

3 years ago

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Protesters rally outside the Paterson Police Department on March 10 over the killing of Najee Seabrooks.
Courts & Law

Bodycam footage shows Najee Seabrooks’ deadly encounter with Paterson Police, questions remain

With guns drawn, police are seen negotiating with Seabrooks. At times the 31-year-old Black man can be heard both complying and threatening to harm himself and officers.

3 years ago

A police car on 56th Street in West Philadelphia.
Courts & Law

As Philly mayoral candidates debate public safety strategies, activists are raising the alarm on stop and frisk

The ACLU of Pennsylvania has a new policy paper about the history of the practice.

3 years ago

A land acknowledgment is a statement before an event recognizing the indigenous communities that originally inhabited the event space. Above is a detail of a Tribal Nations Map by Aaron Carapella. Read more about Carapella's mapping project. (Aaron Carapella/Tribal Nations Map)
NPR
Community

So you began your event with an indigenous land acknowledgement. Now what?

Indigenous leaders and activists have mixed feelings about land acknowledgments.

3 years ago

Abortion-rights activists setup an abortion pills educational booth as they protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, July 4, 2022. The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years, a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court's landmark abortion cases. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Courts & Law

Abortion pill access case: Judge wants ‘less advertisement’

Because the case has prompted death threats and protests, Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk said “less advertisement of this hearing is better.”

3 years ago

Full length young woman and man climbing red bar graph together against white background
NPR
Money

It’s Equal Pay Day. The gender pay gap has hardly budged in 20 years. What gives?

Tuesday is Equal Pay Day: March 14th represents how far into the year women have had to work to catch up to what their male colleagues earned the previous year.

3 years ago

BLM Paterson Leader Zellie Thomas speaks to the crowd on Fri, March 10, 2023. (Tennyson Donyéa/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Najee Seabrooks’ family demands police release bodycam footage of shooting that killed man in mental distress

Community members in Paterson have called for police to suspend the involved officers without pay, effective immediately.

3 years ago

Sybrina Fulton, Loretta Prater, and a moderator sit onstage.
Community

Trayvon Martin’s mother speaks at Univ. of Delaware’s ‘Black Mothers and Police Violence’ forum

The mothers of Trayvon Martin and Leslie Prater spoke about grief, police brutality, and how to make change during a forum at the University of Delaware.

3 years ago

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Protesters march, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. Authorities pleaded for calm while activists vowed to fight on Thursday in Kentucky’s largest city, where a gunman wounded two police officers during anguished protests following the decision not to charge officers for killing Breonna Taylor. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Courts & Law

DOJ says Louisville police had pattern of violating rights

The report said Louisville Police “discriminate against Black people in its enforcement activities,” uses excessive force and conducts searches based on invalid warrants.

3 years ago

Texas abortion rights supporters march near the Austin Convention Center in May of 2022. A new lawsuit filed in state court asks a judge to clarify medical exemptions in the state's abortion bans. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Texas women sue their state, saying abortion bans put them in danger

Five women who were denied abortions under Texas law while facing medical crises are suing the state, asking a judge to clarify exceptions to the laws.

3 years ago

A Wilmington police car
Courts & Law

Ex-Wilmington cop shot two suspects in a four-year period. Now he’s a convicted felon for lying to police

MacColl’s conviction stems from statements to supervisors after shooting a teen suspect in an armed carjacking. He faces up to three years behind bars.

3 years ago

People walk by signs emblazoned with Temple's logo.
Education

Temple faculty still deciding on ‘no confidence’ vote

The Temple Association of University Professionals’ executive committee plans on meeting Monday “to discuss a path forward, which may include a vote of no confidence.”

3 years ago

An aerial view of the Pa. House of Representatives chambers
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

New Pa. House rules expand who can file a sexual harassment complaint against lawmakers

Previous chamber rules had allowed only state House members and employees to file harassment complaints with the chamber’s ethics committee.

3 years ago

A scale is seen as a symbol of law and justice
Courts & Law

Delaware bar exam changes designed to increase racial diversity and ‘rip some barbed wire from the welcome mat’

The exam, considered one of the nation’s toughest, will now be given twice a year. The passing score was lowered slightly and fewer essays will be required.

3 years ago

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