Social Justice
Pa. lawmakers urge approval of rape kit tracking system legislation
Pennsylvania lawmakers say the legislation would help reduce the state’s backlog of rape kits.
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Harvard pledges $100 million to atone for role in slavery
President Lawrence Bacow announced the funding as Harvard released a new report detailing many ways the college benefited from slavery and perpetuated racial inequality.
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Ex-Philly police officer charged in beating of mother during 2020 unrest
Kardos is accused of beating Rickia Young amid the unrest following the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. in West Philadelphia.
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Activists, Black-owned weed businesses say N.J. can do more to ensure social equity
Some business owners and advocates of color want the state to invest in educational programs for prospective business owners and grants for minority-led businesses.
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New York Public Library makes banned books available for free
The initiative is called Books for All and allows any reader aged 13 and older to access commonly banned books through the library's app until the end of May.
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Briarcliffe Fire Company moves to disband after racist remarks go public
The Darby Township Commissioners’ meeting was supposed to discuss the possible decertification of the Briarcliffe Fire Company — but the squad beat officials to the punch.
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Germantown Quakers plan to give $500,000 as reparations to Black neighbors over the next decade
Green Street Friends is starting with a series of legal clinics to help preserve the wealth of Black homeowners.
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There’s a campus rally in support of Mackenzie Fierceton set for Wednesday morning.
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Refugees of color wish they could get the Ukrainian treatment
Columnist Solomon Jones examines the differences in American policies for immigrants and refugees from Black and brown countries and Ukraine.
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Philly Bar Association will offer Philly area residents free legal advice
The Philadelphia Bar Association is offering free confidential legal advice to the public for its annual Law Week from Monday, April 25 to Friday, April 29.
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Efforts to ban books jumped an ‘unprecedented’ four-fold in 2021, ALA report says
Book banning is not new — in the U.S. alone the practice goes back to Puritan times.
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’Our children deserve better’: Supporters rally for desegregation of N.J. schools
A rally to support school desegregation in New Jersey is held as a judge is weighing whether the state is responsible for not doing enough to break up segregation.
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Parents of teen shot by Pennsylvania State Police sue troopers, local DA
The parents of a Chinese American teenager fatally shot by Pennsylvania State Police filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday against the troopers involved and the local DA.
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Hawley’s attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson fuel a surge in online conspiracy chatter
Hawley used much of his question time during Jackson's confirmation hearings this week to distort her sentencing record in cases related to child pornography.
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Delco Public Defender’s Office to join forces with national Partners for Justice
Come July, non-attorney advocates will work alongside the lawyers and social workers to increase access to poverty and mental health services.
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