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…
POWERMay 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…
POWERMay 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…
POWERApril 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…
POWERApril 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.…
POWERApril 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…
POWERMarch 28, 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…
POWERMarch 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…
POWERMarch 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…
POWERMarch 1, 2018