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Philadelphia police officers at the municipal services building
Community

How Kenney was able to remove the Rizzo statue without additional approval

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney used a legal loophole in the statue’s maintenance agreement.

6 years ago

White Fragility author Robin DiAngelo says the question white people should be asking themselves is not: Have I been shaped by race, but how have I been shaped by race? Above, protesters at a
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Community

‘There is no neutral’: ‘Nice white people’ can still be complicit in a racist society

White Fragility author Robin DiAngelo says that the status quo in the U.S. is racism, and for white people, that's comfortable. "We've got to start making it uncomfortable."

6 years ago

Corrections officer mocks death of George Floyd
Community
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N.J. corrections officer mocks George Floyd’s death as protesters pass

A white man seen mocking George Floyd's death as Black Lives Matter protesters passed by is a corrections officer in South Jersey, officials confirmed to NBC10.

6 years ago

Protesters block the passage of a prisoner transport bus in Philadelphia on May 30, 2020 PROVIDED BY AUTHOR
Community
Billy Penn

I’m a doctor who treated protesters tear-gassed and shot by rubber bullets

An account from the midst of Philly’s upheaval.

6 years ago

Silent prayer at LOVE Park
Community

Who has power and what’s their purpose?: Reflections on a silent prayer

Rev. David W. Brown reflects on power, privilege and community.

6 years ago

Protesters kneel for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in remembrance of George Floyd during a Black Lives Matter rally at Linconia Park in Bensalem, Pa. Floyd was killed in Minneapolis police custody by an officer who kneeled on his neck, sparking protests in cities and towns across the country. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Philly sanitation workers demand PPE and hazard pay; vigil for justice held in Trevose

Over 100 Streets Dept. workers sanitation rallied near City Hall Tuesday morning to protest their treatment during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

Protesters take over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Community

Photo essay: Protests continue in Philadelphia while suburbs join the call for police reform

Weeks of protest in Philadelphia followed the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

6 years ago

Two members of clergy who are not with POWER say a prayer in Fishtown. (Katie Meyer/WHYY)
Community

With lessons from Palestine and Ferguson, Philly clergy act as buffers between protesters, police

In addition to helping deescalate tensions between police and protesters, members of the Philly clergy group say they are there to bear witness.

6 years ago

The Frank Rizzo sign will be removed from the Police Athletic League building. (Google Maps)
Community

Rizzo name removed from Police Athletic League Center In Port Richmond

Police Athletic League board removes Rizzo's name from the youth center, shortly after the statue of the former mayor was taken down from near City Hall.

6 years ago

George Floyd mural in LA
Courts & Law

Bond raised to $1M for officer charged in George Floyd’s death

Derek Chauvin, 44, said almost nothing during an 11-minute hearing in which he appeared before a judge on closed-circuit television from the state's maximum-security prison.

6 years ago

Former Philadelphia Police Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna (center) is seen striking a protester with a baton during a protest.
Courts & Law

Police officer surrenders to face charges in protest arrest

Joseph Bologna surrendered Monday to face aggravated assault and other charges stemming from video that shows him striking a student protester in the head with a metal baton.

6 years ago

Gov. Phil Murphy at BLM protest
Politics & Policy

Murphy attends rally, vigil for first time over the weekend

The rallies in Hillside and Westfield come as the state is still emerging from Murphy’s March stay-home order stemming from the coronavirus outbreak.

6 years ago

Saleemah McNeil
Health

Black Philly therapists are raising $15K to provide free mental health resources to people of color

“It’s just super important to band together...and make sure that you understand the importance of healing within the devastation that we have all faced throughout this time.”

6 years ago

Philly sex workers march in 2012
Community
Billy Penn

It’s really hard to be a sex worker during a pandemic, so Philly relief fund tries to help

Two nonprofits have raised more than $50,000 in donations.

6 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court could agree to hear qualified immunity cases amid nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd.
NPR
Courts & Law

Supreme Court weighs qualified immunity for police accused of misconduct

Critics of the qualified immunity doctrine have called it a "Catch-22" that says to victims, in effect, "Heads the police win. Tails you lose."

6 years ago

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