Newsworks: Filming Philadelphia’s Muslim past and present
By Waleed Shahid (Newsworks) – For many Muslims born to immigrant parents in this country, our first encounters with an…
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Drexel researchers say bias in LGBT custody cases doesn’t reflect science
By Emma Jacobs (Newsworks) – In a well-known case from 1999, a Mississippi judge ordered that a boy stay with…
As Philly’s violent crime drops, mapping the neighborhoods where it doesn’t
From Newsworks: For a long time, the Philadelphia Police Department rarely had good news to share. That’s changed. From…
Weather or not, big crowd anticipated for Philly hearing on Corbett Medicaid plan
By Elana Gordon (Newsworks) – Pennsylvania’s third hearing about Gov. Tom Corbett’s Medicaid proposal is on for Friday despite inclement weather…
Study on homelessness proposed in Pa.
From Newsworks‘ Mary Wilson – Two state lawmakers are hoping to take a closer look at homelessness in Pennsylvania. The proposal calls for…
Those who died homeless on Philly’s streets memorialized with calls for action
By Newsworks’ Holly Otterbein – More than 100 advocates for the homeless gathered in Philadelphia Thursday evening to memorialize people who died…
The Philly Declaration 