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…
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…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 18, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT: Beulah Osueke, (215) 696-0700 bosueke@powerinterfaith.org Interfaith Group Urges Senator Wagner to Commit to Pennsylvania’s Children PHILADELPHIA,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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.…
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…
Whether we have children in the public schools or not, every Philadelphian should be concerned about the state of our education system. The quality of…
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…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyowlrDK0qM On February 21, 2018 at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, District Attorney Larry Krasner announced an end to cash bail in Philadelphia for low-level…