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Movita Johnson-Harrell sitting in a chair in a white room with decorative flags above her
The Trace

The Intergenerational Fallout of Gun Violence

In Philadelphia, gunfire has taken grandfathers, brothers, cousins, and children. The losses reflect the institutional racism at the root of America’s...
Graves at Philadelphia's Mount Peace Cemetery
The Trace

Defined and Diminished by Gun Violence

Centuries of inequitable social policy have kept Black Philadelphians dying at disproportionately high rates. Read more. Photo by Caroline Gutman for...
Officer Pat Heron in the driver's seat of his patrol car
Kensington Voice

Philly police, former Kensington cop sued over sex abuse, imprisonment of girls ages 9 and 11

Two women who were sexually abused as children by former Philadelphia police officer Patrick Heron are suing the Philadelphia Police Department...
Women dressed in dark blue scrubs celebrating their graduation
The Philadelphia Citizen

Hopeworks and other local programs are creating a “a pathway into wealth”

Hopeworks and other local programs are training Philadelphians for jobs in the growing healthcare industry while creating financial stability — and...
“The purpose of the meeting is to not only focus on the challenges but what can we do and what are the resources we need,” Mariangeli Alicea Saez, co-owner of Cantina La Martina. “This is the opportunity to talk and continue building the fabric of Kensington and our businesses”
Inti Media

Business owners, local politicians, and concerned neighbors meet to discuss the future of Kensington

On Friday, November 15, Mariangeli Alicea Saez and her husband, Chef Dionicio, the owners of Cantina La Marina, invited fellow community members in...