Live Blog: DOJ and Police Advisory Commission Forum on Philly Police-Involved Shootings
7:49 – Albert David Pernell says his son was fatally shot in 2011. “Never hear black cops killing white kids, or…
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DOJ, Police Advisory Commission to Hold Forum Thursday Night for Public Questions About Philly Police-Involved Shootings
The USDOJ Community-Oriented Police Services (COPS) office and the Police Advisory Commission (PAC) are inviting Philadelphians to a public forum…
City Officials Mislead Gesner Street Fire Victims and Press to Defuse Third Tense Day of Protest
For a third day this week supporters and family of victims of a fire that killed 4 and displaced 42…
Outraged Community Continues to Rally Over Fire Deaths, Fire Department Response Time
By Joshua Albert and Kenneth Lipp Monday night hundreds of community members gathered outside the southwest Philadelphia Fire Station which…
Military and Intelligence Interests Grow at Drexel University
By Sarah McLaughlin Drexel University appears to be expanding into more areas than just West Philadelphia. In fact, the school…
Photo Essay: Funeral for a Mantua Home
By Joshua Albert On Saturday, members of the Mantua community in Philadelphia gathered to pay respects for a row home…
The Murky Legality of Philadelphia Police Department’s License Plate Reader Program
By Dustin Slaughter The Philadelphia Police Department is using Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR), which enable patrol car mounted and…
Philadelphians March Through Center City to Protest Monsanto, GMOs
By Joshua Albert On Saturday, around 1000 people peacefully marched circuitously through Center City, starting at 3 pm in Rittenhouse…
Mourning Student’s Death, Students, Parents, and Supporters March for School Funding
The Declaration is excited to welcome contributor and photographer Joshua Scott Albert to our regular staff with this, his first…
May 1st Coalition Announces Route for Thursday March in Center City
A coalition of activist organizations and political parties has announced its planned route for a protest march through Center City tomorrow….
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