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By Brian Saunders PHILADELPHIA — A woman who was seven months pregnant and her unborn baby were killed Saturday in a shooting at 8:30 p.m. in the
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By Stephen Williams PHILADELPHIA — Whether it is expanding child care, making sure that children have access to clean water or investing in
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By Brian Saunders PHILADELPHIA — The Black Clergy of Philadelphia held a news conference Tuesday afternoon in front of Cecil B. Moore Recreation
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By Michael D’Onofrio PHILADELPHIA — The city’s top legislator says he expects Mayor Jim Kenney’s upcoming proposed budget will include new
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By Michael D’Onofrio PHILADELPHIA — District Attorney Larry Krasner has continued to blame the coronavirus pandemic for the ongoing spike in gun
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By Ayana Jones PHILADELPHIA — The next phase of the city’s COVID-19 Emergency Rental and Utility Assistance Program is now open to landlords and
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By Michael Coard Black folks have prayed, marched, sat-in, and petitioned in the attempt to stop white cops from rampantly murdering innocent and
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By Michael D’Onofrio PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia’s Democratic City Committee has snubbed District Attorney Larry Krasner by not endorsing the
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By Ayana Jones PHILADELPHIA — The city’s first Black-owned brewery has brought two new beers to the marketplace. Two Locals Brewing Company,
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By Michael D’Onofrio PHILADEPHIA — City legislators aim to explore the use and effects of an estimated $2.7 billion in federal coronavirus
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By Michael D’Onofrio PHILADELPHIA — Around the end of 2020, City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas received an unexpected bill due to the city:
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By Ayana Jones PHILADELPHIA — The Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity has laid out a multifaceted plan to combat the gun violence plaguing
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By Michael D’Onofrio PHILADELPHIA — The Kenney administration has offered no “major” policy changes to reduce violence in Philadelphia as
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By Michael D’Onofrio PHILADELPHIA — Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration is expecting $1.4 billion in federal funding from the new coronavirus
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By Michael D’Onofrio PHILADELPHIA — How will Philadelphia respond when the eventual verdict is read in the trial for the Minneapolis police