“I think we’ve got to understand that a riot is the language of the unheard.” -Dr. Martin L. King It’s been three days since Donald…
POWER InterfaithJune 8, 2018
BY: Samaria Bailey Philadelphians Organized to Witness Empower and Rebuild (POWER) staged sit-ins at two separate Starbucks in Center City Monday evening, protesting what they called…
POWER InterfaithMay 3, 2018
BY: FOX 9 PHILADELPHIA - The Center City Starbucks manager who called police, leading to the controversial arrest of two black men, is no longer an…
POWER InterfaithMay 3, 2018
BY: Samaria Bailey As they work to close the gap where public programs have not been able to support the city’s underserved communities, Philadelphia churches know,…
POWER InterfaithMay 3, 2018
BY: Vince Lattanzio, Alicia Victoria Lozano, Lauren Mayk and Steven Fisher Starbucks’ leadership team embarked on an apology tour through Philadelphia Monday as they attempted to…
POWER InterfaithMay 3, 2018
BY: Eliott C. McLaughlin Anger over two black men being perp-walked out of a Philadelphia Starbucks continued to simmer Monday, with protests that briefly shut…
POWER InterfaithMay 3, 2018
BY: Alexandra Olson and Joseph Pisani Starbucks, moving swiftly to confront a racially charged uproar over the arrest of two black men at one of its…
POWER InterfaithMay 3, 2018
BY: Ayana Jones Local hospitality workers, clergy and allies recognized the 50th anniversary of civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. by participating in…
POWER InterfaithApril 5, 2018
BY: ANDREA SEARS PHILADELPHIA, – Interfaith protests and arrests marked the week before Easter as clergy and congregants demanded investment in a clean-energy grid for…
POWER InterfaithApril 2, 2018
BY: Michael D’Onofrio As Temple University presses forward with a proposed $130 million stadium, community leaders and groups continue to dig in for a long battle.…
POWER InterfaithApril 2, 2018
BY: Michael D’Onofrio When resident Gail Loney looks around her North Philadelphia neighborhood, she sees a building bonanza of luxury apartments and new developments. But that…
POWER InterfaithMarch 28, 2018
Whether we have children in the public schools or not, every Philadelphian should be concerned about the state of our education system. The quality of…
POWER InterfaithMarch 27, 2018
BY SAMARIA BAILEY Nearly 400 people packed in the Carver Engineering and Sciences High School on Thursday evening, declaring “We will not move,” in opposition…
POWER InterfaithMarch 5, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 1, 2018 Our City Our Schools Responds to Mayor’s Budget Address On School Funding PHILADELPHIA -- Today, Thursday, March 1, Mayor…
POWER InterfaithMarch 1, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 27, 2018 Contact: Rhonda Smith, PICO National Network, 202-308-0514, rsmith@piconetwork.org WASHINGTON – Clergy leaders with PICO National Network, the largest coalition of faith-based groups…
POWER InterfaithMarch 1, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyowlrDK0qM On February 21, 2018 at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, District Attorney Larry Krasner announced an end to cash bail in Philadelphia for low-level…
POWER InterfaithFebruary 23, 2018
When the football hit the ground and the clock showed zero, joy erupted across the city. We did it. Neighbors and strangers flooded the streets…
POWER InterfaithFebruary 12, 2018
BY REVEREND GREG HOLSTON It’s written in the Book of Ecclesiastes that “what has been, will be again. What has been done, will be done…
POWER InterfaithFebruary 9, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VrOKGAfSws Thanks again to everyone who helped us raise over $15,000 during our "Together We Give" campaign. Your contributions will be put directly to use in…
POWER InterfaithFebruary 9, 2018