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The case of Jamal Simmons marks the fourth time in six months that a prosecution connected to Philip Nordo, an ex-Philadelphia homicide detective fired in 2017, has either deteriorated or dissolved. No one will say how many other cases that Nordo helped build may be at risk of collapse — or whether a long-running probe […]
A group of high school students wearing “Make America Great Again” caps went from vilified to vindicated in the course of a weekend after a video of them apparently facing off with Native American activists in the nation’s capital went viral. When video first emerged on Friday showing the confrontation between the Covington students — […]
Solomon Jones and Jay McCalla present the hottest political news every Thursday on Praise 107.9’s “Your Voice.” You can listen to them live at https://praisephilly.com/listen-live. If you miss it, we’ve got the answer. You can catch up on our latest fiery broadcast here! This week Solomon and Jay discuss the government shutdown, the beef between […]
The Preacher’s wife, Melanie Bryant Hearst, joins Solomon Jones each Wednesday on Praise 107.9 HD2 to answer those church questions you just can’t ask the pastor. This week, at First Greater Shiloh Apostolic Baptist Church of the Hood, Mother Jackson will not let go. She’s been the main honcho in the church kitchen since 1952. […]
Two Narcotics commanders in Philadelphia are being investigated for violating police policy. One of them, Chief Inspector Anthony Boyle, says black cops blew the whistle on their violations because the black cops were “anti-white.” Solomon Jones spoke with Guardian Civic League President Rochelle Bilal about the controversy.
Just two days after being named host of the Academy Awards, Kevin Hart stepped down following an outcry over past homophobic tweets by the comedian. Hart, a Philadelphia native, wrote on Twitter that he was withdrawing as Oscars host because he didn’t want to be a distraction. “I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for […]
About 60 students at Temple University waved Palestinian flags and marched in support of professor Marc Lamont Hill on Thursday, as a group of Zionists with American and Israeli flags clamored for Temple to fire the embattled academic for controversial comments he made at the United Nations. In a speech delivered Nov. 28, Hill demanded […]
A Commonwealth Court judge has set a trial date for a landmark case that seeks to overhaul how Pennsylvania pays for public schools. The case, brought by plaintiffs including the William Penn School District in Delaware County, will tentatively be heard in summer 2020, according to the order Thursday by Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer. Discovery […]
Philadelphia has been named “City of the Year” for 2018 by GQ magazine. The magazine cites the Super Bowl champion Eagles, the revitalized restaurant scene and the city’s socially active athletes and politicians as the reasons for it being a model city The article, titled “Philly (Is) Special,” was authored by Germantown native Zach Baron. […]
With the number of murders in the city rising to 319, the highest in six years, overtime spending has simultaneously been cut, leading detectives, union officials and even prosecutors to cry foul. In 2016, just 1 out of 3 murders was solved. In 2010, the rate was much higher–2 out of 3. The homicide unit’s […]
A week of national mourning for “41” concludes Thursday with an invitation-only funeral at former President George H.W. Bush’s beloved local church and a private burial service at his presidential library 100 miles northwest of here in College Station. Eulogies at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church will be delivered by his son, former President George W. […]
Now that an Ivy-League study has quantified the patronizing racial attitudes of white liberals, I can rest comfortably, knowing that I’m not alone in my belief that well-intentioned whites sometimes speak down to black people. In a study called Self Presentation in Interracial Settings: The Competence Downshift By White Liberals, two professors from Princeton and […]