A coalition of activists, state lawmakers, and Philadelphia City Councilmembers are putting Mayor Jim Kenney on notice: They say he has until July 30 to address eight action items they’ve proposed to deal with the city’s historic surge in gun violence. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
As Philadelphia City Council considers barring officers from stopping drivers for minor traffic violations, a community organization is trying to help Black Philadelphians avoid getting stopped at all or having a potentially violent interaction with police if they are. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
After several years of seeing Philadelphia fail to meaningfully diversify the city’s booming construction and building trades, Black workers want change. More than 50 construction labor unions call the greater Philadelphia region home but only one, the Laborers District Council Local 332, has a predominantly Black membership. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
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ESOPs, or employee stock ownership plans, are like 401k plans for employees — but with more benefits. They’re also touted as a way to boost workers’ wealth. | From: Technical.ly (Read more.)
The former First Lady has been in collaboration with the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) as part of a campaign to hand out meals in various U.S. cities. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Community leaders gathered on a muggy Wednesday morning at Harrowgate Park to celebrate what city officials called a first-of-its-kind grant program meant to strengthen Kensington.
A panel composed entirely of residents chose 20 groups serving people in Kensington, Harrowgate and Fairhill to receive a total of $200,0000. The participatory process took nearly two years.
The neighborhoods have been ravaged by an epidemic of homelessness, crime and litter, all results of the opioid crisis, and long-term residents have for years urged the city to devote additional resources. | From Metro Philly (Read more.)
Chelsea Lowe is one of two people running the Well City Challenge, a citywide quest to develop new ventures that boost the health of millennial Philadelphians, which studies show is generally worse than generations before them. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Philadelphia will be one of 15 cities joining in an effort to expand and enhance community-based violence interruption programs, federal officials said Wednesday, part of President Joe Biden’s larger plan to address rising gun crimes across the country. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Housing activists from the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign are suing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Philadelphia Housing Authority for trying to remove families from abandoned Philadelphia properties. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
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