With Philadelphia public school students slated to start the school year online, advocates renewed their calls for expanded internet access with a rally outside Comcast’s corporate headquarters Monday. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
In July, Gov. Tom Wolf announced that he’d launch a $50 million hazard pay program, backed by federal coronavirus stimulus money, for workers making under $20 an hour in healthcare, food service and other industries. But some Pennsylvania employers turned down the opportunity to vie for the funds, enraging their workers and showing the difficulties of administering such a program. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
In Kensington and surrounding areas, Hispanic and Latinx people are among those who need relief and support, most. According to the Census Bureau’s 2018 American Community Survey data, approximately 60% of the population in Kensington, Fairhill, and Harrowgate is Hispanic. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
The everyday conditions amplify the reality that black and people of color are most affected by the impacts of climate change, amongst other issues. But just like redlining, environmental injustices and Pollution segregation continue to plague our city, more specifically the low income, predominately black neighborhoods in Philly. | From: Green Philly (Read more.)
If your home or business was damaged during the vandalism or arson that followed many of the early days of protests in Philadelphia or the surrounding counties, there’s a new opportunity to access money to fix things up. The federal Small Business Administration approved Governor Tom Wolf’s request for a special disaster declaration for the events between May 30 and June 8. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
https://www.funtimesmagazine.com/2020/05/03/322491/he-saved-my-life-but-i-couldn-t-save-him-from-the-coronavirus-the-untold-story-of-the-bereaved
https://www.funtimesmagazine.com/2020/06/03/322476/remembering-mr-clifton-lowery-covid-19-an-honorable-legacy-a-preventable-death-and-precautions
https://www.funtimesmagazine.com/2020/08/08/324061/the-real-deal-entrepreneur-extraordinare-alleta-paris-olday-on-surviving-covid-19
Alleta Paris-Olday is the real deal. She operates in almost any sector of entrepreneurship one may think of. She is the CEO of ‘Footprints to Financial Success,’ founder of ‘The Pennsylvania Women’s Empowerment Initiative,’ CEO of ‘A Blissful Beginning’ travel agency, a certified wedding consultant, partner at Agyei Business Services, Co-founder of AMPlifiers, an asset building and wealth management company, and more. In addition to these roles, this strong, multifaceted, resilient woman is a COVID-19 survivor. | From: Fun Times (Read more.)
In the first six months of 2020, Philadelphia workers have filed roughly the same number of complaints with the city’s labor enforcement office as they did in all of 2019, according to a newly released city report. These complaints are allegations that employers have broken one of the city’s six labor laws. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
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