In the weeks since former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin took George Floyd’s life on May 25, tens of thousands of Philadelphians have taken to public streets demanding an end to police brutality, some of them calling for defunding of even abolishing the police. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Right now, it is more important than ever for the city to commit to doing all that it can for communities, organizations, and individuals — especially those in neighborhoods where access to museums, galleries, and other cultural venues is limited. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)
YEAH’s goal is to provide a space for teens that feels like their own and, in the process, helps them feel included and supported within the larger community, something that, in the cofounders’ minds, isn’t well achieved through existing youth programs. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)
According to a crowdsourced database inspired by the protests against racism and police brutality, there are at least 150 Black-owned restaurants in Philadelphia spread across the city | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Mayor Jim Kenney is proposing to decimate the city’s main civilian police oversight board and a string of anti-violence programs while funneling nearly $23 million in new funds to law enforcement. Under the mayor’s revised municipal spending proposal, which must still be approved by City Council, the Philadelphia Police Department will be able to raise salaries and hire new staff. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Two Philly nonprofits that bail out people who can’t afford it have raised a collective $1.8 million since protests erupted across the city on Friday in the wake of George Floyd’s killing. The Philadelphia Community Bail Fund and the Philadelphia Bail Fund, two separate groups which work in conjunction, said the money is already helping release protesters and others who can not afford to pay the 10% needed for release. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
The revised plan introduced in early May hacks off a huge chunk of the proposed $5.2 billion budget Kenney’s administration put forth just two months earlier, slashing beloved programs, constricting departmental budgets and, most controversially, laying off a fleet of city workers. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Nearly a week of citywide curfews, closures, and general commotion have created new challenges for people experiencing homelessness and the outreach workers who serve them. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
After six days of protests over police brutality across the city, Mayor Jim Kenney is establishing a steering committee to review issues that disproportionately affect people of color and LGBTQ people in Philadelphia. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Areas of the city that usually have high turnout — Northwest Philly, Center City and the far Northeast — clocked the highest number of mail-in ballot applications. Meanwhile, historically voter-suppressed communities of color represented the smallest share. Community leaders say the novelty of mail-in voting is compounded by skepticism and distrust of government arms like the postal system, plus general disengagement and voter apathy. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
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