BY: Juliana Feliciano Reyes In 2012, Onetha McKnight and her coworkers would vent about what seemed unfair about their jobs. Their biggest worry, said McKnight, who had…
POWERJune 12, 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…
POWERMay 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…
POWERMay 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,…
POWERMay 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…
POWERMay 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…
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