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…
POWERJanuary 11, 2019
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…
POWEROctober 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…
POWEROctober 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…
POWEROctober 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,…
POWERSeptember 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.…
POWERSeptember 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…
POWERSeptember 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…
POWERSeptember 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…
POWERSeptember 4, 2018