District Attorney Reviewing Charged Officers’ Past Arrests
By Kenneth Lipp A spokesperson for Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams tells the Declaration that the DA’s office is reviewing…
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Daily Dec Roundup – Feb. 4th, 2015
PA open records dustup goes to court Mary Wilson, Newsworks – The dispute over whether Gov. Tom…
Daily Dec Roundup – Jan. 30th, 2015
Pennsylvania lawmakers hope to restrict corporate incentives from the state Marielle Segarra, WHYY/Newsworks – A group of lawmakers is hoping…
Mourners at Philly Vigil for Victims of the Peshawar Massacre Warn Against Reactionary Violence
By Joanne Stocker, Special to The Declaration, with reporting by Kenneth Lipp Last Wednesday night members of Philadelphia’s Pakistani community gathered…
A History of Gentrification in Philadelphia
The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia has a recent entry about the history of a phenomenon often in social justice and…
Changes in Store for Philadelphia NAACP
The Daily News reports that Philadelphia’s Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will hold a…
Protests through Center City Now in Wake of Eric Garner Grand Jury Verdict
Yet another night of demonstrations in Center City Philadelphia, as protesters at a “Die-in” at 30th Street Station are now…
Commissioner Ramsey Declines Comment on Unreported DC Police Killings
By Kenneth Lipp The Wall Street Journal published a report yesterday on a wide discrepancy between FBI data on police-involved…
NJ Police Build Up Arsenals with Surplus Combat Weapons and Military Gear
As President Obama announces a national task force on police militarization, NJTV Christie Duffy reports on the details of military…
Race-based assumptions collide but do not combust on a Philadelphia porch
Newsworks brings you the story from Anndee Hochman, of a front-door encounter with…black man. It’s incredibly powerful, we must share…
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