Social Justice
Police reimagined: The future of public safety
How do you reduce funding for police, and change their role in communities, while ensuring public safety for all?
4 years ago
How Philadelphia is celebrating Juneteenth this year
Friday’s celebrations will take place amid more than three weeks of civil unrest following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
4 years ago
After 130 years, Aunt Jemima will vanish from packaging
A spokeswoman said the company recognized Aunt Jemima’s origins are based on a racial stereotype and that the 131-year-old name and image would be replaced.
4 years ago
Homebound: How a new circumstance is helping me rethink an old place
We are a multiracial city made of monoracial blocks. A city where men delicately penned declarations of independence, a city that hosted slave auctions.
4 years ago
Protesters call to divert police dollars; counter-protesters support South Philly police captain
Two separate protests Tuesday criticized Mayor Jim Kenney’s budget priorities and suggest the police budget could be used to fix them.
4 years ago
Delbert Africa, longtime MOVE member recently released from prison, has died
Delbert Africa was one of nine MOVE members convicted of third-degree murder following a 1978 standoff with police that left an officer dead and many others injured.
4 years ago
South Philly police captain removed after Columbus statue protests, amid larger PPD shakeup
Capt. Louis Campione has been on the force for 43 years.
4 years ago
Johnson's attorney said the newspaper’s actions violated the Civil Rights Act of 1866 for retaliating against someone who opposes or protests race discrimination.
4 years ago
Trump signs executive order barring most police use of chokeholds
The order comes as the president faces tremendous pressure to take action following the killing of George Floyd at the hands of police last month.
4 years ago
How decades of bans on police chokeholds have fallen short
An NPR review of chokehold policies across several large U.S. police departments found them difficult to enforce.
4 years ago
Worker quits after N.J. Wawa bars him from wearing BLM mask
Andre Lynch said his manager gave him the option to wear a different mask or leave. That’s when Lynch decided to quit.
4 years ago
Two midstate school superintendents condemn racist videos filmed by students
In the video, one student is held underwater as another says “stop resisting.” When he comes up for air he says, “I can’t breathe.”
4 years ago
Kenney initiates process to consider removal of Columbus statue as clash gets violent
The mayor urged a group of people who say they’re “protecting” the Columbus statue in S. Philly to “stand down.”
4 years ago
Philly courts fire supervisor caught on video tearing down Black Lives Matter signs
The First Judicial District called his behavior “egregious and totally unacceptable.”
4 years ago
Addressing the Philly uprising requires political courage. The mayor doesn’t have it.
Mayor Jim Kenney is pushing for incremental and inadequate police reforms, rather than a radically new vision for public safety and racial justice, writes Kris Henderson.
4 years ago