Social Justice
‘This is the reality of Black girls’: Inauguration poet says she was tailed by guard
Gorman, who lives in Los Angeles, wrote on Twitter that as she approached her building, the guard demanded to know if she lived there.
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Asylum-seekers are entering the U.S. again — but many more migrants are left behind
U.S. immigration agents have begun admitting some asylum-seekers after the Biden administration reversed policies put in place by the Trump administration.
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Recreational marijuana is legal in N.J. What happens now?
Many aspects, from the legal market to the implications for policing to the expungement of past convictions, remain hazy. Here’s what we know.
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Listen 4:15This special workforce is alleviating COVID vaccine fears in the most vulnerable communities
Community health workers get to know clients personally by asking them what they need to improve their health, and they raise vaccine trust in hardest-hit groups.
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Listen 6:11COVID-19 continues to spread inside Pennsylvania prisons, prompting renewed calls to release all older and medically vulnerable prisoners.
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The PPD said it’s a recurring problem at the popular tourist destination. Others wondered why the issue deserved scarce law enforcement resources.
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The Urban Affairs Coalition in Philadelphia has unveiled a survey to understand Philadelphians’ perception of racism in the city in order to better combat it.
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Listen 6:20Biden reopens gateway for green cards, work visas reversing Trump COVID-19 freeze
Biden said the earlier policy has prevented qualified and eligible non-U.S. residents from entering the country.
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City probe faults overall police treatment of Elijah McClain
The report of the investigation conducted for the city of Aurora released Monday faults officers for their quick, aggressive treatment of 23-year-old Elijah McClain.
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Low-level marijuana arrests to stop in N.J. as Murphy signs legal weed bills
Recreational marijuana will finally become legal in N.J. under three bills signed by the governor. Here’s what Monday’s actions mean.
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Delaware’s Twin Poets mix art and activism at DSU seminar
The twin-brother team that makes up Delaware’s poets laureate help students discover “the heart that art brings into our lives.”
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Coming home to West Philadelphia without survivor’s guilt
Writer Kyle V. Hiller left West Philadelphia, where he was raised, to attend college. His 2020 return was a homecoming he never could have anticipated.
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Black Quantum Futurism receives the Knight Foundation’s new art and technology fellowship
The Knight Foundation has launched a $50,000 art and technology fellowship. Its first class includes a Philly duo making science fiction a reality.
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After state blunder, Pa. abuse victims ask: ‘Who the hell are we supposed to trust?’
For some survivors, the news plunged them into old feelings and fears. For others, it could cost a shot at having their day in court altogether.
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Listen 5:07A crisis of racist anti-Asian speech surfaces at Lower Moreland High School
Last month, hate speech in a student group chat caused public outcry in this Montgomery County school district. Now, the district is working to manage the damage.
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