Activists commemorate the one year anniversary of the unjust police killing of Mr. Brandon Tate-Brown with disruptive, yet peaceful protest through Center City Philadelphia.
What Laquan McDonald’s Family Wants From the Federal Government
The great uncle of a black teen shot sixteen times by white Chicago cop calls for the Federal Government’s involvement in a national summit on urban violence, poverty and police brutality.
Donald Trump, White Supremacy and the Black Vote
Mr. Donald Trump, while being credited by white supremacists for an increase in traffic to their websites, is confident he’ll get the black vote, despite never articulating policies that would benefit African-Americans.
Veterans Seeking Redress Include Incoming Mayor as Target
Weary from dealings with City Council President, veterans seek an executive order from Mr. Jim Kenney, Philadelphia’s Mayor-Elect. — Black Lives Matter activists weren’t the only ones in Philadelphia last Friday hoping to get face-time with Mr. Jim Kenney, the Mayor-Elect, during or after a town meeting at Strawberry Mansion High School. Mr. Ari Merretazon,…
Chicago Mayor’s Apology Falls on Deaf Ears
The sincerity of an apology from Mr. Rahm Emanuel to the Chicago City Council is questioned by critics.
Philadelphia’s Mayor-Elect Opposed to Police Anti-Transparency Bill
Mr. Jim Kenney, when pressed by Black Lives Matter activists at a town hall, said he wouldn’t support a state law that shields the names of cops involved in shootings. All hands on deck is the message from the head of the Philadelphia Police Advisory Commission to the citizens of the city referring to…
Harsh Critiques of Donald Trump and His Hate Speech
According to a Philadelphia clergyman, Mr. Donald Trump’s language is responsible for the desecration of a North Philadelphia mosque.
Cop Suing Employer Gains Support from Anti-Police Violence Activists
Two prominent activists stand with the only black officer of a New Jersey police department in lawsuit claiming racial discrimination.
Former Mayoral Candidate Seeks Money From Donald Trump
A snack food company is among the many things Mr. Milton Street, who in 2015 ran for Mayor of Philadelphia, would create if Mr. Donald Trump, a bombastic billionaire, offered financial support.
Media’s First Look at Where Democrats Will Nominate a Presidential Candidate
Philadelphia hasn’t hosted a Democratic National Convention since 1948, though it did welcome the Republican National Convention in 2000.
Ferguson, Chicago, and Why There’s No Incentive to Stay Calm
Two consecutive years with the same brutal narrative, compounded with America’s widely acknowledged history of brutality against black bodies, is not a track record deserving the benefit of the doubt, let alone calmness and diplomacy.
Does God Favor Donald Trump for President?
God can’t vote, but those who claim to hear him can. Is he saying: Trump for President?
How One of the World’s Most Recorded Musicians Prepared an Ambitious Work
Mr. Christian McBride, creator of ‘The Movement Revisited,’ an elaborate composition pairing jazz music to words of iconic black activists, details how he prepared the production. — A passage in an early 20th Century philosophy book, ‘The Revolt of the Masses,’ reads: “For there is no doubt that the most radical division that it is…
Outside Swanky City Park, Tamir Rice Remembered
Philadelphia activists selected Rittenhouse Square Park, a location in a predominantly white and affluent area, to honor the life of Mr. Tamir Rice, a poor black kid murdered by a Cleveland cop.
Porn Over Protest: Indecencies, Not Injustices, Enrages a City Council
To say that Philadelphia City Council is a disappointment on the issues of racial injustice and police and prosecutorial misconduct would be an understatement.
On Campuses and in Cities, a New Civil Rights Movement Emerges
Though its imagery resembles the past, today’s civil rights movement has its own identity, goal, and voice.