Social Justice
Pentagon releases new policies enabling transgender people to serve in the military
The Pentagon announced new policies on Wednesday that undo the Trump-era rules that effectively banned transgender people from serving in the military.
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Left without a warehouse, Philly mutual aid group is pausing meal boxes for 350 families
Bunny Hop PHL was given advance notice of the pending change.
4 years ago
COVID-19 laid bare inequities in our city’s creative economy. Here’s how Philly can fix it
Michael Forman, co-founder of the Forman Arts Initiative, argues a new local infrastructure must be built to support and include neighborhood-based artists and orgs.
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Donations for Asian American groups surge after killings
About $25.8 million has been pledged for such groups or causes by nearly 30 philanthropic donors in the aftermath of the shooting.
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In push to end filibuster, Democrats point to its civil rights-era history
Organizers say abolishing the filibuster is a way to follow through on electoral promises. But Republicans insist the maneuver isn't racist — and note its past use by Dems.
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Witnesses: Onlooker anger increased as Floyd stopped moving
Donald Williams returned to the stand Tuesday, a day after he described seeing Floyd struggle for air and his eyes rolling back into his head as he slowly faded away.
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‘Fecal samples’ against gentrification? Research activism raises red flags in West Philly
Temple said it had not approved the research solicited by professor and activist Ang Sun.
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Eastern State Penitentiary is opening a ‘fair chance’ beer garden with Triple Bottom Brewing
The former prison is partnering with the social justice-focused brewery on a new amenity for its spring edition night tours.
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Derek Chauvin trial in George Floyd killing gets underway
The trial is expected to last about four weeks at the courthouse in downtown Minneapolis, which has been fortified with concrete barriers, fencing, and barbed and razor wire.
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Floyd spurred broad push for change globally, activists say
As Minneapolis braces for Monday’s opening statements in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-officer who is charged with murder in George Floyd’s death, so does the world.
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To stop Philly gun violence, officials should put their money where their mouth is, protesters say
“We are robbing our children of a childhood,” said an organizer of Friday’s rally at City Hall.
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‘I do not feel safe’: Over 300 rally in Chinatown against anti-Asian violence, harassment
The rally and march were held to honor the 8 victims of last week’s shooting in the Atlanta area and support the city’s own Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
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Booker aide tapped for cannabis panel after NAACP pressure
Charles Barker’s nomination came after the state NAACP pointed out that the five-member board did not include any Black men.
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The history of violence against Asians and Asian Americans
Last week's mass shooting at an Asian massage parlor was another example of the anti-Asian racism which has heightened with the pandemic. But this racism is far from new.
Air Date: March 24, 2021
Listen 49:46‘We shouldn’t have to get less’: Kensington residents protest Somerset Station closure
Residents gathered to protest the temporary closure of Somerset Station — a lifeline to jobs, appointments, and school for those who have continued to use it mid-pandemic.
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