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The protest followed demonstrations in which police used tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets against civilians. Organizers demanded Mayor Kenney resign in response and for the police to be defunded. [continue reading…]

“I’ve always been into dresses,” Atiya Lewis said, her voice filling the basement studio on North Moss Street in West Philadelphia. All around, curvy mannequins eavesdrop. They’re dressed in embellished evening gowns, as if awaiting [continue reading…]

Measures include a lengthy extension of the city’s eviction moratorium and the waiving of all late fees on rent. [continue reading…]

Community activists and others gathered at City Hall on June 10 for a demonstration demanding funding cuts to the Philadelphia Police Department, joining dozens of similar municipal calls-to-action since the nation erupted in protest two [continue reading…]

Homeless support services are working harder than ever to protect the high risk and vulnerable homeless community from contracting COVID-19. Homelessness is difficult under any circumstances, but researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, Boston University [continue reading…]

Many people feel it is their responsibility to help animals during times of crisis, especially when finding comfort through them. In this report you’ll hear from Natalie Digiacomo, director of community outreach at the Bucks [continue reading…]

Our special reporting on COVID-19 may focus on communities outside Philadelphia, as many of our student journalists are now located outside of the city. Instead, our reporters will cover how the coronavirus is impacting their [continue reading…]

As part of the stimulus of the New Deal, President Franklin Deleano Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) employed thousands of writers under the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP). One of the primary achievements of the FWP [continue reading…]