Enough with the #PhillyShrug: These Mummers Cannot be Reformed
Declaration Editorial Yesterday found Broad Street, from City Hall southward, swollen with brightly colored walking epithets who marched through the…
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Daily Dec Roundup – Jan. 2nd, 2015
Mantua: One year later, community wonders if promise will be kept Alyssa Cassium and Darian Muka, Philadelphia Neighborhoods – The…
A Landmark Year for The Declaration, and All Thanks to You
We’ve had one hell of a year, and we could not have done it without all of you. Below are…
With 1 in 20 Philly Homicides Committed by Police, City Still Has Very Weak Oversight
By Jack Grauer The number of deaths by Philadelphia police gunfire between 2011 and 2013 equates to over 5% of…
Mother of Slain Son Calls on Police Commissioner to Enforce Use-of-Force Policies
Editor’s Note: This article originally quoted from Police Directive 22, which governs use of less-lethal force. Lethal force is governed…
What Happened to Brandon Tate-Brown?
By Vincent Heck In the last 6 days, the case of 26 year old Brandon Tate-Brown, who was gunned…
Declaration Staff Writer Responds to Delaware County Lawsuit Over SWAT Vehicle Records
Declaration Editorial On December 2nd, we announced that Delaware County filed a lawsuit against one of our contributors, Austin Nolen,…
Q&A: Jessica Smith, Creator of “The Holiday Social” Clothing Drive for Philly’s Underprivileged Youth
By Joshua Albert On Wednesday, December 17th, “The Holiday Social” kicks off its first annual clothing drive and fashion show….
Penn Student Questioned at Her Dorm by Philly PD Homeland Security over #FergusonPHL Posts
By Kenneth Lipp and Dustin Slaughter Recent organizing and demonstrations around the issue of police accountability in Philly, set…
“We Will Fucking Kill You”: Online Ire from Some Eagles Fans Over Tonight’s Planned ‘Die-In’
By Dustin Slaughter and Kenneth Lipp As news of a planned, peaceful ‘die-in’ tonight at Lincoln Financial Field to protest…
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