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Social Justice

Police cars burn in front of City Hall
Community

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.

6 years ago

Temple students take a knee
Community

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.

6 years ago

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Community Conversations
Community

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?

6 years ago

2019 Juneteenth Parade
Community

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.

6 years ago

Aunt Jemima
Community

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.

6 years ago

Protesters watch smoke from police vehicles rise. (Phobymo)
Community

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.

6 years ago

Arts supporters pound their hearts along with performers at a rally to fund the arts in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

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.

6 years ago

Delbert Africa
Community

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.

6 years ago

PPD Capt. Louis Campione during the standoff at Marconi Plaza on Saturday (Twitter/@UR_Ninja)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

South Philly police captain removed after Columbus statue protests, amid larger PPD shakeup

Capt. Louis Campione has been on the force for 43 years.

6 years ago

This Nov. 23, 2019 photo shows Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter Alexis Johnson in Pittsburgh. (Shantale Davis/@ShanShoots2 via AP)
Community

Federal lawsuit alleges Pittsburgh Post-Gazette violated civil rights laws in treatment of Black reporter

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.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
NPR
Politics & Policy

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.

6 years ago

A walker passes by the names of George Floyd and Eric Garner spelled out in fabric at the art installation
NPR
Courts & Law

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.

6 years ago

Andre Lynch
Community
NBC10

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.

6 years ago

Marissa Pantoja, 23, made this protest sign as a tribute to Taylor.
Education

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.”

6 years ago

Capt. Michael O’Donnell steps between protesters as tensions rise near the statue of Christopher Columbus in Marconi Plaza. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

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.”

6 years ago

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