
Social Justice
With Roe dead, some fear rollback of LGBTQ and other rights
In a separate concurring opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas said the court should review other precedents, including its 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage.
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Biden administration moves to expand Title IX protections
The Biden administration proposed a dramatic overhaul of campus sexual assault rules on Thursday.
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Civil jury finds Bill Cosby sexually abused teenager in 1975
Jurors found that Cosby intentionally caused harmful sexual contact with Huth.
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The Atonement Agenda: Black America’s business
Addressing Black America’s business and considering how atonements could support and grow the rank of entrepreneurs and create pipelines to capital and resources.
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The Atonement Agenda: Home and school
A panel of experts explores how reparations can close the wealth and opportunity gap in homeownership rates and academic access and attainment.
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Black-led nonprofits, still facing barriers, issue challenge to regional funders: ‘Get to know us’
“Too often,” the study says, “sensitivity to the issues of Black folks has a shelf life.”
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The Atonement Agenda: Defining reparations
A panel of experts define and contextualize reparations and explore how it could close the racial wealth gap.
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A process that allows minors to get an abortion could disappear if Roe falls
In many states, minors must inform a parent of their pregnancy and get consent to terminate it. But there is one way around this — it's called "judicial bypass."
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Philly releases independent report on city’s mishandling of MOVE bombing victims’ remains
The report focused on the city’s possession of human remains from the 1985 MOVE bombing and the policies and procedures of the city’s Medical Examiner’s Office.
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Juneteenth flag raised at Philadelphia City Hall
The Juneteenth flag was designed by Ben Haith, of Boston, who was honored by the city of Philadelphia 25 years later.
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In a new U.S. poll, a majority identify as ‘pro-choice’ for the first time in decades
The percentage of Americans who consider themselves "pro-choice" has risen in the past year to 55%, its highest level in decades, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday.
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N.J. DEP spells out new permitting standards for ‘overburdened communities’
Two years after the governor signed it, specifics are coming into view on how environmental-justice law will be applied.
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Philly vigil held to commemorate 2 years since George Floyd’s murder
More than police accountability — Black workers demand economic and social justice.
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Black Lives Matter vigils return to the Unitarian Society of Germantown
The Unitarian Society of Germantown will be holding weekly vigils every Tuesday evening, all with the same message: Black Lives Matter.
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People’s Light Theater gets a crash course in West Chester’s Black history
The cast and crew at People’s Light Theater were given a crash course in West Chester’s Black history for their premiere of “Bayard Rustin Inside Ashland.”
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