Philly pastors marching in Missouri hit with tear gas
By Valerie Russ (Philly Daily News) The Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler, pastor of Philadelphia’s historic Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal…
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Philadelphia Incident Decades Ago Echoes Unrest In Ferguson – CBS Philly
By Mark Abrams (CBS/KYW Newsradio) It’s a piece of the past that echoes today, given the current situation in Ferguson,…
Opinion: What I’m Observing as the Ghost of Civil Rights Past Haunts Ferguson
By Andrea Lawful-Trainer The news media, depending on who they are, continue to report the events in such a biased…
Temple U. academic adviser claims discrimination
By Valerie Russ (Daily News) An academic advisor at Temple University’s College of Science and Technology is using a former…
Did Philly’s Former Police Commissioner Develop Ferguson’s Crackdown Techniques?
By Joel Mathis (Philly Mag) One bit of irony regarding the massive police crackdown on protesters (and journalists) in Ferguson,…
What’s black and white about Ferguson
By Will Bunch (Daily News) It’s been more than a week now since an unarmed teenager named Michael Brown was…
Committee of Seventy calls for creating a permanent Police Advisory Commission
By Jim Saksa (City Paper) – Following the arrest of six Philadelphia police officers on corruption charges, the Committee of…
New Philly police contract gives Ramsey more powers
By Troy Graham (Inquirer) – A day after six Philadelphia police narcotics officers were charged in a sprawling federal corruption…
Opinion: It’s time to declare the Roundhouse a crime scene
By Helen Ubinas (Philly Daily News Columnist) – It’s time to cordon off the Philadelphia Police Department and declare it…
ACLU: Philly cops continue to arrest civilians for lawful photography
By Daniel Denvir (City Paper) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania today filed its latest lawsuit accusing Philadelphia…
The Philly Declaration 