What if, we stopped trying to get guns off the streets and instead started licensing young men in Philly to legally pack heat?
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Philadelphia Offers a Full-Fledged Summer of African Art
People talk about Africa as if it were a unitary thing, one culture, one mind, which it’s not.
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Some Police Departments Now Give Awards to Officers for Showing Restraint, But Is That Enough to Stop the War Against Black People?
At a time when the fatal shooting of unarmed Black men has placed police patterns and practices under the microscope, a handful of police departments are employing a new tactic — awarding officers for showing restraint on the job.
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Philadelphia School District Recruiting Heavily for Minority Teachers
Philadelphia School Superintendent William Hite and city teachers union President Jerry Jordan announced a campaign Tuesday to recruit minority teachers, especially African-American men, to help fill up to 1,200 vacancies.
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Groups Gather to ‘Take Back the Night’
At least one in five women — and one in seven men — have been victims of sexual assault, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. In Philadelphia, 163 rapes were reported in 2013, up from the 149 in 2012.
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