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Philadelphia Police Oversight in Limbo
One of the most important yet often neglected government agencies in Philadelphia is the Police Advisory Commission. The PAC was recently augmented via a merger months in the making and is awaiting the...
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Immigration a Personal Issue for Mayor of Irish Ancestry
The Mayor of Philadelphia believes in protesting, and on at least two occasions in my presence – once at a press conference unveiling a report on longstanding racism in the Gayborhood section of the...
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Cinco de Mayo Cancellation Sends Mixed Message about Philadelphia
There are two things political observers at this moment in America and beyond understand about Philadelphia: via an executive order it became a Fourth Amendment city where local law enforcement...
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Pay-to-Play Leads to Indictment of Philadelphia DA
Today Seth Williams stands indicted of several federal charges, Mr. William Fitzpatrick, the acting U.S. Attorney of New Jersey, declared Monday afternoon in a bland room to the assembled local news...
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Don’t Judge Indicted Philadelphia District Attorney, Says His Lawyer
Before being rushed away from the mob of news media in a swanky car, Mr. Michael Diamondstein, a criminal defense attorney hired by Philadelphia District Attorney Mr. Seth Williams to represent him at...
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Will Philadelphia DA’s Indictment Benefit Those Seeking His Job?
The Office of the Philadelphia District Attorney, the pay-to-play that’s believed to have went on inside there and why the once beloved man who was sworn to lead it is now said to have betrayed his...
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Missing in Philadelphia: Public Outrage Over Indicted DA
I don’t know what I expected from the public when the Philadelphia District Attorney last Tuesday was indicted on corruption charges, but I surely didn’t expect indifference, save for husky social...
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Is Reality Setting in for Indicted Philadelphia DA?
Tuesday afternoon outside the federal courthouse in Center City Philadelphia was the closest I stood to the District Attorney since earlier this month when we both were at City Hall for a public...
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Philadelphia NAACP Says Laundromat Robbery Highlights Flawed DA’s Office
Minister Rodney Muhammad, who’s the president of the Philadelphia chapter of the NAACP, on Thursday called for the District Attorney’s Office to press charges against a shopkeeper who, after being...
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Deciphering the Silence of Indicted Philadelphia DA
Mr. Seth Williams, the once-beloved Philadelphia District Attorney who this month was indicted by a federal grand jury on 23 counts of corruption, is unlike former U.S. Congressman Mr. Chaka Fattah,...
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Lawsuit to Remove Indicted Philadelphia DA Gets Mixed Reactions
In the City of Philadelphia now is an almost unanimous sentiment that Mr. Seth Williams, the embattled District Attorney who last month was indicted on 23 counts of corruption, resign from office. The...
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Should Sesame Street Introduce a Racist Muppet?
By the time a child is of ‘Sesame Street’ viewing age, which is three years-old, they’ve likely spent roughly two years of their life exhibiting some form of racial bias. This was found in a study...
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The Conversation Not Happening about David Dao and United Airlines
Embed from Getty Images Conversations were occurring after footage last week made the rounds of Dr. David Dao being dragged off a United Airlines plane for refusing to give up his seat and be...
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Unfair Treatment by Media Due to Race, Says Black DA Candidate
The only black candidate campaigning to become Philadelphia’s next District Attorney, Mr. Tariq El-Shabazz – who has an intense personality, is great debater and describes himself as a fighter – is...
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There’s Room for Bill O’Reilly in the Trump Administration
Embed from Getty Images The over-bearing, racial provocateur and successful broadcaster known as Mr. Bill O’Reilly – who as of this week no longer has his hit show on Fox News. This is due to a New...
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North Broad Investments, a Historic Preservation Taskforce and the Uptown...
There’s been an attempt, in one form or another, to revitalize the Uptown Theater in North Philadelphia since the late 1980s, yet to no real avail, despite it being spacious, well-constructed and rich...
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Can Marijuana Unify Americans?
Americans don’t agree on much; not race – and within that conversation are the issues of white supremacy and the impacts of slavery. Americans don’t agree on politics, sexuality nor religion, yet...
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How Trump’s First 100 Days Fueled the Resistance
Approaching the 100 day mark, U.S. President Mr. Donald J. Trump may not have much to be proud of, but the same can’t be said for the many Americans who make up the resistance to him. The resistance,...
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In Defense of the Adult Wrestling Fan
Embed from Getty Images When we think of marginalized groups, we don’t envision adult wrestling fans. But, we should. Not because they’re the most vulnerable of populations, but because they’re among...
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How Black Leaders Failed to Improve Pro-Wrestling
Embed from Getty Images There’s no shortage of think-pieces about racism, or racially insensitive gimmicks, in wrestling, but little ever seems to be done about it in terms of activism by...
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