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HomeAuthorsLilly Harris Werling

Articles by Lilly Harris Werling

Southwest Philadelphia

As Overbrook Elementary Faces Closure, Here’s Where Students May Go Next

March 11, 2026Lilly Harris Werling and Jada Rae Montgomery

Overbrook Elementary students are set to be transferred to four neighboring schools, a move that district representatives say will improve access to resources, but one that raises concerns about academic conditions and transportation safety.

Immigration

How Two Philadelphia Pastors Are Resisting Trump

November 10, 2025Lilly Harris Werling

On a warm October Sunday inside West Kensington Ministry, 20 people pull up chairs and gather in a circle around the Reverend.  It’s a small church on the corner of Norris Square Park in the heart of North Philadelphia.  The group of congregants is diverse: They are different

Center City

Facing Doxxing and Surveillance, Protesters are Adapting Safety Strategies in 2025 

October 22, 2025Lilly Harris Werling

By: Lilly Werling  On October 7, 2025 over 100 peaceful protesters took to the streets of downtown Philadelphia to protest Israel’s war on Palestine, which many international experts, including the United Nations have declared a

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