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Philly.com- It’s not just black people, but entire, predominantly black, neighborhoods that are disproportionately impacted by the Philadelphia Police Department’s use of stop-and-frisk. That’s a key finding of a new analysis of police data from 2014 to 2015 by Lance Hannon, a Villanova professor of sociology and criminology who began analyzing publicly available police data in […]
CNN- Alice Marie Johnson’s life changed on Wednesday — and she has US President Donald Trump and Kim Kardashian West to thank. And thank them she did as soon as she left an Alabama prison after 21 years behind bars. “I feel like my life is starting over again,” an emotional Johnson told reporters outside the […]
Philly.com- A federal judge has ruled for Philadelphia in its highly contentious “sanctuary city” case against the Trump administration, saying the city’s refusal to help enforce immigration laws is based on policies that are reasonable, rational, and equitable. U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson issued his decision Wednesday afternoon, following a four-day trial this spring and nearly a […]
Bishop RT Jones joined us on Your Voice to talk the upcoming Prayer For The City 3, its purpose and meaning for the city of Philadelphia.
Huffington Post- Kanye West has revealed that he was diagnosed with a “mental condition” at the age of 39, and considers it a “superpower” that apparently helps fuel his creativity. West, 40, talked about his diagnosis in an interview with radio personality Big Boy after debuting his new album, “Ye,” at a listening party in Wyoming’s […]
Solomon Jones- Donald Trump is again using patriotism as a prop, and this time the Eagles are unwitting co-stars in his political theater. The trouble began when fewer than 10 members of the Eagles‘ Super Bowl-winning team opted visit the president at the White House. In a response worthy of a nine-year-old, Trump uninvited the team, […]
Citing the harm of solitary confinement on the developing adolescent brain, advocates have been urging the city to stop holding juveniles — even those facing adult criminal charges — in adult jails before trial, and to fold them into the secure juvenile population. Instead, the Philadelphia Department of Prisons plans to move the juvenile males […]
Roosevelt Elementary School assistant principal Alonzo Fulton joined us on Your Voice with Solomon Jones to talk about how to keep our children safe during the summer.
Yahoo Sports- If there was any sense that the anthem issue would go away with the NFL’s new rule, that vanished on yesterday. “The Philadelphia Eagles are unable to come to the White House with their full team to be celebrated tomorrow. They disagree with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for the […]
Dr. Colin Holbrook joined us on Your Voice to talk his study on race and black sounding names. Studies show black sounding names makes people imagine a larger, more dangerous person. Take a listen to what Dr. Holbrook says!
CNN- The Special Counsel’s Office has accused Paul Manafort of attempting to get witnesses to lie for him in court, and they’ve asked the judge to send him to jail as he awaits his trial, according to a filing in DC District Court Monday night. One of the witnesses told investigators recently that Manafort wanted them […]
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a cake to celebrate the marriage of a same sex couple because of a religious objection. The ruling was 7-2. The court held that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission showed hostility toward the baker based on his religious beliefs. The […]