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Senate Tax Bill Reveals America’s Struggle By: Solomon Jones The passage of the Senate tax bill illustrates in stark detail that the American struggle is more about class than race. That’s because the top 1 percent of Americans now exploit the rest of us with the help of compliant politicians. They do so by using […]
Eagles Safety Malcolm Jenkins Will Not Raise Fist Sunday Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins will not raise his fist during the national anthem on Sunday. According to ESPN, the NFL has agreed to offer $89 million in contributions to help with social justice and changes in African American communities. On Thursday Jenkins stated, “I don’t anticipate […]
NBC Receives Two New Complaints About Matt Lauer On Wednesday, NBC received at least two more complaints related to Matt Lauer. The former anchor of the Today Show was fired Tuesday morning over sexual harassment and abuse allegations. A former employee provided her account of the incident to The New York Times, saying that in […]
Feds Raid Offices And Home Of Philly Non-Profit CEO On Monday, a statement was released by Universal Companies regarding the suspension of its president and CEO. Universal Companies, launched by music producer Kenny Gamble is a nonprofit based in Philadelphia that has transformed neighborhoods and schools in Philadelphia. In the statement released, officials noted that […]
The unbridled joy with which Britain’s Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle publicly announced their engagement was a beautiful reminder that love makes all things possible. Their backgrounds could not be more different. Markle, the daughter of a white Jewish father and an African American mother, is a 36-year-old divorcee from Los Angeles. Prince Harry is the […]
In June 2018, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney will take over our city’s schools by appointing a nine-member school board to replace the state-controlled School Reform Commission. In doing so, the mayor will become directly accountable for a $2.9 billion school system that has underserved Philadelphia’s children for decades. And while I laud the mayor for […]
Philly paying millions to resolve allegations of police misconduct The City of Philadelphia has began to settle more than 300 lawsuits that were against a Philadelphia police narcotics team. In addition, the city will settle police misconduct lawsuits. According to a city bond document, just three well known instances could cost the city almost $24 […]
U.S. Ends Temporary Permits For 60,000 Haitians On Monday, the Trump administration said that it’s ending a temporary residency permit program that has allowed almost 60,000 citizens from Haiti to work and live in the U.S. Haitian citizens came to the U.S. after the large-scale earthquake that shook the country in 2010, claiming over 300,000 […]
Temple gets its first Rhodes Scholar: a North Philly kid This past weekend, Temple University alum Hazim Hardeman was awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Hardeman’s not just any kid- he’s overcome adversity with the help of his mother. His mother wanted her children to go to a better school rather than attending the family’s neighborhood […]
Philly’s School Reform Commission Votes Itself Out Of Existence On Thursday, The School Reform Commission voted to discontinue itself. The vote comes amid 16 years of state oversight that have been a struggle. Mayor Jim Kenney has stated he wanted to replace the commission with a local school board that would be appointed by him and approved […]
More Women Accuse Roy Moore Of Sexual Misconduct On Wednesday, two more women have come fourth with allegations of sexual improprieties against U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore. There are now a total of seven women accusing the republican candidate of sexual misconduct. One of the women is accusing Moore of forcing a kiss when she […]
Jeff Sessions Changes Statement About Trump Campaign And Russia On Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions memory was refreshed. admitted to being informed about contact between Donald Trump’s campaign members and Russia. Sessions again revised a previous statement about the campaigns relationship with Russia during the 2016 election. Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee Sessions said, […]