Philadelphia's mayor has proposed increasing the minimum wage for city workers and employees of city contractors to $15 an hour by July 2022. City workers…
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
For Immediate Release August 27, 2018 POWER CHARGES ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM IN NICETOWN Community group uses Civil Rights law to call for EPA investigation Philadelphia,…
POWERSeptember 17, 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
BY: Rev. Gregory Holston With children separated from their parents at the border, routine police shootings of unarmed black men, and the other cares of…
POWERAugust 20, 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…
POWERAugust 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…
POWERJuly 24, 2018
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,…
POWERJuly 20, 2018