BY: The Notebook The Rev. Phyllis Harris of Mount Pisgah A.M.E. Church in Philadelphia volunteers in a kindergarten class at Alain Locke Elementary School every…
POWER InterfaithJune 26, 2019
BY: Erin McCarthy David Lipscomb, who said he’d been handcuffed during a traffic stop in South Philadelphia, called for an end to stop-and-frisk. Teresa Herrera, who…
POWER InterfaithMay 15, 2019
BY: Michael D’Onofrio Gov. Tom Wolf took his campaign to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour to Northern Philadelphia on Friday. Fresh off…
POWER InterfaithFebruary 11, 2019
BY: Juliana Feliciano Reyes Terrence Wiggins is trying to support his family, but it’s been difficult. The 24-year-old graduate of Olney High School left his job…
POWER InterfaithJanuary 11, 2019
BY: Antoinette Lee PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The fight over Temple University's proposed plan to build a $130 million football stadium in North Philadelphia continues. Temple’s current…
POWER InterfaithOctober 30, 2018
BY: J.D. Prose A new statewide poll of urban and rural Pennsylvania voters released last week shows they share similar opinions on corporate influence, school…
POWER InterfaithOctober 30, 2018
BY: Juliana Feliciano Reyes Out of the roughly $30,000 that Amos Troyah made last year as a dishwasher at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, $2,000 went toward…
POWER InterfaithOctober 17, 2018
The Community Reinvestment Act has enabled capital to flow into minority communities throughout the country that previously were denied access to loans. Now the Trump…
POWER InterfaithOctober 11, 2018
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced legislation on Wednesday to incrementally raise the minimum wage for city employees and contract workers to $15 by July 1,…
POWER InterfaithSeptember 28, 2018
BY: Michael D'Onofrio Mayor Jim Kenney aims to raise the minimum wage in phases for some workers in the city to $15 an hour by 2022.…
POWER InterfaithSeptember 27, 2018
BY: Claire Sasko Mayor Jim Kenney is pushing to raise the minimum wage to $15 for city employees contractors. Kenney is scheduled to announce on Wednesday proposed…
POWER InterfaithSeptember 27, 2018
BY: Juliana Feliciano Reyes Last month, 2,000 workers and labor leaders sporting brightly colored shirts and waving "Libertad y justicia para todos" signs marched through Old City…
POWER InterfaithSeptember 11, 2018
WASHINGTON – Trupania Bonner is quick to warn groups registering minorities to vote to be alert for cybertricks. His training class for civic engagement groups now…
POWER InterfaithSeptember 4, 2018
Some local clergy leaders are critical of inner-city pastors who recently lauded President Donald Trump during a recent White House round table that focused on…
POWER InterfaithAugust 4, 2018
BY: JIM SAKSA This story originally appeared on PlanPhilly. — Why does the Philadelphia Parking Authority exist? This isn’t just the lament of drivers filled with…
POWER InterfaithJuly 24, 2018
BY SUE ANN RYBAK City officials, representatives, experts and residents weighed in on Gov. Tom Wolf’s recent announcement at a press conference held at Roosevelt…
POWER InterfaithJuly 16, 2018
BY: Avi Wolfman-Arent Governor Tom Wolf called for a major change to the way Pennsylvania funds schools Friday, advocating for the state to distribute its…
POWER InterfaithJuly 2, 2018
BY: Sam Newhouse Philadelphia leaders of faith gathered on Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding the travel ban on citizens of Muslim-majority countries to…
POWER InterfaithJune 27, 2018
BY: Evan Brandt One day before the Pennsylvania General Assembly adopted its $32.7 billion budget, and one day after local parents and school officials rallied…
POWER InterfaithJune 22, 2018