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Social Justice

Jamie Gauthier posing with other members of the task force
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

New Philadelphia task force studies reparations for Black residents

Recommendations could include payments, social services, and political reforms.

1 year ago

Asantewaa Nkrumah-Ture points to a padlock she installed on her bedroom
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Philadelphia man gets prison time for role in illegal eviction attempt

Kareem M. Terry was tried and sentenced more than two years after a series of events that saw police respond twice.

1 year ago

Toxic dirt pile in Camden
Community

‘A chance to tell their own stories’: New documentary tackles environmental racism in Camden

In a documentary premiering Monday, Rutgers-Camden students spotlight the environmental issues faced by residents of the city.

1 year ago

Police tape and the flashing lights of a police vehicle behind
Courts & Law

Ex-Philadelphia police officer Edsaul Mendoza pleads guilty in shooting death of 12-year-old Thomas ‘T.J.’ Siderio

Prosecutors have said that Sidiero was on the ground and unarmed when Mendoza fired the fatal shot.

1 year ago

Collingswood High School
Education

Collingswood students’ unofficial club under investigation for alleged racism, harassment

School district officials notified parents about a “non-sanctioned group of students who engaged in unacceptable actions.”

1 year ago

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a cover of a 1964 Cheltenham Township Adult School catalog
Community

60 years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a speech at Cheltenham High School

King visited as part of the Cheltenham Township Adult School’s 5-Star Forum series on April 15, 1964. Other speakers included Art Buchwald, Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis.

1 year ago

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Supreme Court
Courts & Law

A Supreme Court case could have major implications for homelessness in Philly region

Some legal scholars believe the Supreme Court’s decision could have far-reaching consequences beyond the issue of homelessness.

1 year ago

Timere Jones, right, carries a life-sized picture of his brother, Jameek Lowery
Courts & Law

A New Jersey man didn’t trust police but sought their help anyway. Two days later, he was dead

Paterson police repeatedly punched Jameek Lowery before putting him into an ambulance. He arrived unconscious at the hospital handcuffed to a gurney and died two days later.

1 year ago

A person walks by a sign reading Drexel University.
Education

Drexel launches new health policy research center focused on climate change

The center will concentrate on equity and providing cities with evidence-based policies to protect their residents.

1 year ago

Matt Platkin speaking at a podium.
Courts & Law

New Jersey sees spike in incidents of bias in 2023

The number of incidents recorded is the highest the state has seen since record keeping began about 30 years ago.

1 year ago

A scale is seen as a symbol of law and justice
Courts & Law

Philly man freed after nearly 40 years in prison after murder conviction in 1984 fire is reversed

Harold Staten, 71, was convicted in 1986 of setting an early morning fire that killed a man in a north Philadelphia row house in October 1984.

1 year ago

Protest in the Capitol building
Community

Pennsylvania Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with arrests

The event was organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, the Philly Palestine Coalition and the Pennsylvania Council on American-Islamic Relations.

1 year ago

Philadelphia Flyers' goaltender Carter Hart in action during an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, in Philadelphia.
Courts & Law

Police confirm sexual assault charges against 5 members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team

The investigation, reopened in 2022, found reasonable and probable grounds to bring the charges, which could bring jail time if there are convictions.

1 year ago

Anita Santos-Singh
Community

‘A tireless advocate’: Legal community remembers attorney Anita Santos-Singh

Over her three decades of legal advocacy, Anita Santos-Singh became known as a fierce supporter of housing rights, migrant farm workers and low-income families.

1 year ago

Temple University campus at North Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue
Education

Temple University joins list of colleges under investigation for alleged discrimination

The U.S. Department of Education opened its probe into several schools and universities in November.

1 year ago

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