Social Justice
Immigration activist arrested in Philadelphia after protesting ICE director
The arrest is said to stem from a Sept. 8 demonstration outside the Virgina home of Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Tony Pham.
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51 arrested in Minneapolis protests following Derek Chauvin’s release
Protesters gathered outside of the Minneapolis 5th Police Precinct in Minneapolis on Wednesday following the release of former police officer Derek Chauvin.
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Ex-cop charged in Floyd’s death freed on $1 million bond
According to court documents, Derek Chauvin posted $1 million bond.
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13 people sue Devereux over alleged child sexual abuse
Thirteen people allege Devereux allowed them to be sexually abused as children while in the organization’s care and failed to stop that abuse.
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‘Lend power to the community’: A 28-foot Afro pick takes over a 52nd St. lot
A touring exhibit is bringing the Afro pick to cities across the U.S. ahead of the November election, to continue conversations about racial injustice.
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Demonstration at Art Museum honors Breonna Taylor
The gathering is among several to take place in the Philadelphia region since a grand jury failed to indict any of the Louisville police officers involved with Taylor’s death.
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Twitter announces changes to image cropping amid bias concern
Twitter is making changes to how preview photos are cropped after users raised concerns that the site's algorithm was showing preferences for white faces over Black ones.
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Stand back, Proud Boys. Philadelphia is stronger than you.
Philadelphia sent its own powerful message of joyful unity and powerful protest to the far-right fascist group last month.
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Activists urge action on police accountability at Philly vigil for Breonna Taylor
On Thursday night, roughly 150 people gathered at Malcolm X Park for a candlelight vigil to remember Breonna Taylor and demand accountability for police.
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Pennsylvania Immigrant Family Unity Project gets boost from new Vera Institute of Justice program
Vera’s SAFE Initiative launched a Community Grant Program on Sept. 24 that awarded money to 13 organizations nationwide fighting for immigrant representation.
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Texas sheriff charged with destroying evidence in officer-related death
A grand jury indicted Robert Chody on charges of destroying or concealing video in an investigation into the death of Javier Ambler, a Black man who died in police custody.
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At UN, nations urge overdue reckoning with colonial crimes
The message was: 'For those who think the word “colonialism” evokes a long-ago, no-longer-relevant era, think again.'
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University groups protest in W. Philly seeking justice for Breonna Taylor
Drexel Community for Justice and Penn Community for Justice called Friday’s march after Kentucky’s attorney general decided not to charge anyone for Taylor’s killing.
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Civil dialogue: How do we talk to each other?
How do you navigate discussing fraught topics with people you disagree with when the personal becomes political?
Air Date: September 25, 2020
Listen 49:44In despair, protesters take to streets for Breonna Taylor
The big question for a town torn apart by Breonna Taylor’s death and the larger issue of racism in America was how to move forward.
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