
Social Justice
Bandcamp, much-loved indie music marketplace, launches a Juneteenth tradition
On this and every subsequent Juneteenth, the platform intends to direct its usual revenue share to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
5 years ago
N.J. coronavirus recovery: AG urges dropping charges against protesters; malls to reopen
The guidance said prosecutors can’t adopt a blanket policy of not charging people for refusing to comply with restrictions on the number of people who can gather in one place.
5 years ago
‘Dreamers,’ immigration advocates praise Supreme Court ruling keeping DACA in place
The high court ruled that the Trump administration acted in an “arbitrary and capricious” way when it moved to end DACA.
5 years ago
Prosecutor: Officer kicked Rayshard Brooks after shooting
As Rayshard Brooks lay dying, prosecutors say the Atlanta police officer who shot him in the back kicked him and didn’t give him medical attention for more than two minutes.
5 years ago
After weeks of protest, Philly Council passed a preliminary budget plan that responds to calls for reprioritization in spending.
5 years ago
Philly could be the first U.S. city to address systemic racism with Black stimulus
The package would include capital investments in poor neighborhoods, as well as millions more on job training, rent subsidies and basic income support.
5 years ago
5 years after Charleston church massacre, what have we learned?
The massacre shocked the nation and prompted a racial dialogue in the city. Those same issues resonate today amid the national outcry over recent incidents of police brutality
5 years ago
Officer who shot Rayshard Brooks charged with felony murder
Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard made the announcement about officer Garrett Rolfe during a news conference.
5 years ago
Feds use internet sleuthing to charge Philly woman with arson during protests
In the complaint, the Federal Bureau of Investigation lays out how it came to detain Blumenthal in granular detail using social media and internet sleuthing.
5 years ago
AP-NORC poll: Sweeping change in US views of police violence
About half of American adults now say police violence against the public is a “very” or “extremely” serious problem, up from about a third as recently as September last year.
5 years ago
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?
5 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.
5 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.
5 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.
5 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.
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