CIVICS 101

Thursday, March 14, 2024, eyes across the City of Philadelphia were locked in on Philadelphia City Hall and the first budget address made by Mayor Cherelle L. Parker.

Shapiro Administration announces expansion of access to doulas through change in medicaid, highlights budget investments to improve maternal health

LANCASTER, PA, March 26, 2024 - Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh and Department of Health (DOH) Acting Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen today visited Patients R Waiting to discuss the Shapiro Administration’s recent work to address maternal health disparities through expanded Medicaid access to doulas.

Racist anti-immigrant hysteria is aimed at blinding voters to reality

“The bomb outrage in New York emphasizes the extent to which the alien scum from the cesspools of the Old World has polluted the clear spring of American democracy.

CLEAR Commission Holds First Meeting, Establishes Review Committees

The Pennsylvania Citizen Law Enforcement Advisory and Review (CLEAR) Commission announced its first meeting was held yesterday to assist law enforcement agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction with improving their policing practices. The meeting was an organizational meeting, with the Commission establishing bylaws and creating committees to review internal investigations.

Queen Mother Moore

\"No one has done more to integrate claims for reparations for African Americans into Black activism than \"Queen Mother\" Audley Moore.

The Proof and Power of The Resurrection

The Resurrection must be Preached, if we are to hear the gospel of Christ.

Immigration is on Americans' minds. And politicians are seizing the opportunity

When I saw Donald Trump take an interest in the horrible killing of a Georgia nursing student, I was swept by a profound sense of having been here before.

Schools are a measure of the health of our democracy

Educating our children is our essential duty – for their futures, their families, their communities, and our country. For all the furious debate about schools, what’s clear is that we have to do better.

King brings Shirley's story to forefront

Have you seen “Shirley” the Netflix film that focuses on the historic presidential run of Shirley Chisholm? Oscar-winner Regina King stars as Chisholm and also serves as producer alongside her sister Reina (who also appears in the film as Chisholm’s sister Murial).

More Black women say abortion is their top issue in the 2024 election, a survey finds

More than a quarter of female Black voters describe abortion as their top issue in this year's presidential election, a poll out Thursday from health policy research firm KFF reveals.

Calie House Reparations Pioneer

Reparations or compensation for the ills and devastation of enslavement, apartheid, and racial and pigmentation oppression is a controversial and contentious topic.

Schools are a measure of the health of our Democracy

Educating our children is our essential duty - for their futures, their families, their communities, and our country.

Exploring Black Strategic Mothering: Insights from Dr. Riché J. Daniel Barnes

On Monday, March 18, 2024, Rutgers University Camden hosted a discussion on Black Strategic Mothering and the School “Choice” Market, organized by The Blackademics Faculty Group and Gender Studies.

Philadelphia's New Mayor proposes innovative bold budget to move the city forward

Mayor Cherelle Parker entered Council Chambers on Thursday, March 13, 2024, to deliver her iconic Budget Address, in which she proposes $6.3 billion dollars in spending to achieve her “One Philadelphia” initiative.

Gaza is the scene of an indefensible humanitarian catastrophe

Politics no longer stops at the water’s edge – nor should it. The presidential race already features deep divides over U.S. foreign policy – on NATO (Biden embracing; Trump scorning), on Putin (Biden negative; Trump favorable), on climate change (Biden addressing the threat; Trump dismissing it); on democracy (Biden championing; Trump undermining).

The IRS has 940,000 unclaimed tax refunds from 2020 that are about to expire. Is one of them yours?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is warning taxpayers that they may be leaving more than $1 billion on the table.

Plan for your future during Financial Literacy Month

We celebrate Financial Literacy Month (FLM) every April to promote financial education and well-being in the United States.

Sculpture park aims to look honestly at slavery, honoring those who endured it

Visitors to the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park wind a serpentine path past art pieces depicting the lives of enslaved people in America and historic exhibits, including two cabins where the enslaved lived, before arriving at a towering monument.

Ella Baker

As Women’s History Month continues, I wanted to highlight, again another transforming woman whose name I hope young people will learn: Ella Josephine Baker.

Shapiro Administration celebrates Earn-As-You-Learn success stories at First Awards Ceremony for Registered Apprenticeships

PITTSBURGH, PA – Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Nancy A. Walker joined Pittsburgh labor and workforce development leaders to recognize four outstanding organizations and individuals who have embraced the earn-as-you-learn model of registered apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship to create economic opportunity for Pennsylvania communities and families.

With police departments facing a hiring crisis, some policies are being loosened to find more cadets

Faced with gaping vacancies in its police force and concerns about public safety, the Philadelphia Police Department had to think creatively about how to get more candidates in the door. The answer? Fewer pushups.

Honoring a Legacy: Unveiling Marian B.Tasco's Mural at Finley Recreation Center

On Saturday, March 23, 2024, the Finley Recreation Center in Mt. Airy held a special Women's History Month program organized by its Advisory Council to celebrate and honor exceptional women making a difference in the community.

How to deal with the Trump threat

The 2024 general election is now underway.

Haiti's tragic history just keeps repeating itself

In Haiti, history repeats itself repeatedly.

Saluting Mable E. Welborn, who Stands Strong for The Leon H. Sullivan Charitable Trust

Mable E. Welborn, if you don’t know the name, you should.

The Founder of Imhotep Charter School reflects on the history of the school and the healing that students are going through now

Imhotep Charter High School has been mentioned so many times over the last three weeks that even when I'm sleeping, I'm thinking about the school, the students, the teachers, the counselors, and all other staff members.

For one night, Biden was the media master while Trump was fumbling

Ah, such embarrassment.

Supreme Court Abortion Case Is "The remnants of the lost cause still blowing in the political winds"

“This is less about policy and more about pure and simple voting harvesting.

2nd Annual Women's Health Conference

Women started filing into the venue at Saint Luke Community Christian Church in the driving rainstorm on Saturday, March 23, 2024, as early as 8:15 for an event that started at 9 am.

EPA Regional Administrator kicks off 2024 Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference in State College, PA

PHILADELPHIA, March 26, 2024 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined the Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP), state and local partners, grantees, consultants, and industry leaders to help kick off the 2024 Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference in State College, Pennsylvania.