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Philadelphia’s communities of color are disproportionately affected when mail ballots are rejected over small errors

In the city’s May primary, voters whose mail ballots were flagged for a missing or improper date mostly come from heavily nonwhite neighborhoods...
The Philadelphia Sunday Sun

Locally and statewide, a number of Philadelphia’s judicial candidates win decisively.

Every member of society is impacted by the judicial system at some point or another, either directly or indirectly. All levels of the judiciary must...
The Philadelphia Sunday Sun

Progress...of a sort

In addition to making history by putting a Black woman on the Democratic ticket for mayor, Tuesday’s Pennsylvania primary election showed that the...
The Philadelphia Sunday Sun

Locally and statewide, a number of Philadelphia’s judicial candidates win decisively

Every member of society is impacted by the judicial system at some point or another, either directly or indirectly. Read more.
Chesley Lightsey standing in front of a fence with a lot of political signage
Philadelphia Gay News

LGBTQ candidates fare well in municipal election, despite some losses

A roundup of how LGBTQ candidates fared in the 2023 primary election. Read more. Photo: Chesley Lightsey via Facebook