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Social Justice

TikTok announced an update to its community guidelines to ban deadnaming, misgendering and misogyny. (Anjum Naveed/AP)
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Community

TikTok bans misgendering, deadnaming from its content

TikTok is updating its community guidelines to ban deadnaming, misgendering, and misogyny.

4 years ago

A protester kicks a tear gas canister fired by police as protests continue 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

Philly is getting a new police oversight board with more power. Meet the activists, leaders, lawyers, and judges nominated to serve on it

At a virtual town hall, the commission was hailed as the new watchdog the city needs.

4 years ago

The interior of the N.J. Statehouse
Politics & Policy

N.J. lawmakers (again) push bills to study reparations, school desegregation

While the Legislature has recently moved on some measures, like efforts to integrate public schools, others have stalled for years.

4 years ago

A detailed view of a Washington Commanders logo during the announcement of the Washington Football Team's name change — an announcement welcomed by Native American activists who felt the team's former
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Community

For many Native Americans, the Washington Commanders’ new name offers some closure

When the Washington Commanders announced their official name change this past week, it brought a sense of closure to a dark chapter for many Native Americans.

4 years ago

The motto
Courts & Law

Biden’s Supreme Court pledge highlights the stain of race and gender bias on America’s judiciary

Black women have a legacy of proficiency in the law. Claims that their paucity in the federal judiciary is due to incompetence are fraudulent, writes Linn Washington Jr.

4 years ago

The entrance to Essex Place condominium complex
Courts & Law

White Mount Laurel , N.J. man who went viral for racist rant indicted on multiple charges

Edward Cagney Mathews was indicted on charges stemming from a racist rant against Black neighbors last summer and previous incidents that have since been investigated.

4 years ago

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., discusses his planned poor people's demonstration from the pulpit of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., March 31, 1968.  (AP Photo)
Community Conversations
Community

2022 Conversations of King: Give us the ballot

Local voting rights advocates Abu Edwards, Saj “Purple” Blackwell, Brittany Smalls, and Rev. Gregory Holston join Christopher Norris for a Community Conversation about voting

4 years ago

Women from the Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. pose for a photo
Community

Philly alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta celebrates 95 years of service

Delta Sigma Theta is marking its 95 years of service by partnering with Life Turning Point of Philadelphia, which supports women and children experiencing homelessness.

4 years ago

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This June 17, 2019, file photo shows 5-mg pills of Oxycodone. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Health

Native American tribes reach $590M settlement over opioids

A federal court filing made Tuesday in Cleveland lays out the details of the settlements with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and distribution companies.

4 years ago

FILE - Travis McMichael is shown during the sentencing of he and his father Greg McMichael and neighbor, William
Courts & Law

Judge rejects plea deal for man who killed Ahmaud Arbery

Arbery’s parents had denounced the proposed deal for Travis McMichael, and the judge proceeded with plans to summon potential jurors next week.

4 years ago

A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language” and an illustration of a nude woman. (wikimedia commons)
Education

Book about Holocaust banned in Tennessee school district

A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language" and an illustration of a nude woman.

4 years ago

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the fall over the constitutionality of Harvard University's affirmative action program. (Charles Krupa/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

The Supreme Court adds affirmative action to its potential hit list

The Court will revisit the question of affirmative action in higher education, deciding to hear cases challenging the use of race as one factor in admissions at Harvard.

4 years ago

Mexican abortion activists
Community

Mexican abortion advocates look to help women in U.S.

Decades ago, Mexican activists drove women into the United States to terminate their pregnancies at clinics.

4 years ago

Community members walk towards the Symbol of Solidarity mural alongside elected officials. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
Community

Pa. First Lady Frances Wolf visits Jenkintown to mark National Day of Racial Healing

The event in the Montgomery County community included speakers and praise for a local mural and documentary, both called ‘Symbol of Solidarity.’

4 years ago

A person holds a sign that reads Justice for Fanta in front of a sign that reads Sharon Hill Police Department.
Courts & Law

Three Sharon Hill police officers charged in the death of 8-year-old Fanta Bility

Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced the charges in connection with the August incident after an Academy Park football game.

4 years ago

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