BY: Bill Rettew Jr As part of two different demonstrations, diverse groups of protesters met Monday outside U.S. Rep. Ryan Costello’s, R-6, office, at the Historic…
Philadelphia City Council members heard arguments from parents, activists, the Mayor’s Office, and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers on school-related issues this week as they considered a formal…
BY: Sue Ann Rybak Local politicians, educators, advocates, parents and other community members said they are both excited and concerned after the Philadelphia School Reform…
BY: Greg Windle The crowd spilled over the steps of District headquarters and out into the parking lots as Randi Weingarten, president of the American…
BY: HARRISON JACOBS By the time Larry Krasner entered the William Way LGBT Center in Philadelphia Tuesday night, his victory party had already become something…
BY: Samaria Bailey A group of civil rights and community organizations working together as The Philadelphia Coalition for a Just District Attorney has announced a set…
BY: Ryanne Persinger City Council was packed Thursday morning as Mayor Jim Kenney asked members of the School Reform Commission to vote to dissolve and return…
Over a year ago, we launched the Our City Our Schools campaign to end the 16-year-long failed experiment of the state-controlled School Reform Commission (SRC). The SRC…
BY: Mary Michael A few weeks ago I joined other members of POWER, a progressive nonpartisan inter-faith activist group comprised of concerned citizens from Philadelphia…
BY: DARRYL C MURPHY City Councilwoman-at-large Helen Gym and fellow education advocates held a rally Monday at City Hall to celebrate a milestone victory in…
BY: Susan L. Serbin SPRINGFIELD >> Sidewalk rallies on Sproul Road outside of U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan’s, R-7, office have become routine, and Monday was no…
BY: SAMAIRA BAILEY Janes Memorial United Methodist Church formally welcomed the Rev. Gregory Holston as its new pastor at a special service on Sept. 17.…
BY: JIM IRBY August 2016 was the hottest month ever — until it wasn’t. Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration suggest that 2016 and 2017 will be…
Two dozen protesters turned the tables on federal immigration authorities on Tuesday, demanding “ICE, show us your papers!” and filing a formal legal request for…
Philly is Charlottesville: Unmasking White Supremacy in Philadelphia POWER Rally, August 16, 2017 Rev. Linda Noonan, Senior Pastor at Chestnut Hill United Church, Philadelphia One…