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Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill and 76ers partner Michael Rubin are teaming up again for a good cause. Together they are donating more than $2 million for scholarship funds that will send underserved students across the city to private and parochial schools. The money will help about 1,000 pre-K, grade school, high school, and special ed […]
When Roc-A-Fella was at its height, Philadelphia Freeway was one of the anchors that helped the label stake its claim. Since then, Freeway has fought through a lot of adversity. Yet none has been harder than the recent death of his son. During an appearance on Jeezy‘s The (Re)Session podcast, Freeway explains that his faith has […]
Four Seasons Total Landscaping—which, depending on who you ask, either sounds like a possible alternate name for Phoebe and Conor’s Better Oblivion Community Center or the title of a Fall Out Boy B-side—has resumed regular merch sales following a sellout spurred by one of the more uniquely bizarre facets of the 2020 election. In a message shared […]
As he continued to be in a state of denial about the impending results of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump teased a “big” press conference at the Four Seasons in Philadelphia on Twitter Saturday morning. “Lawyers Press Conference at Four Seasons, Philadelphia. 11:00 A.M,” he wrote. The tweet has since been deleted and replaced with a very […]
The City of Philadelphia shed more light on the death of Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by police less than two weeks ago. During a press conference Wednesday, Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw identified the involved officers as Sean Matarazzo, 25, and Thomas Munz, 26. Officials also released audio a portion of the […]
Philadelphia police allegedly took a 2-year-old child from his mother’s SUV after breaking all the windows and injuring the mother while arresting her. The nation’s largest police union, the Fraternal Order of Police later shared a photo of the child on Facebook and Twitter, claiming that they found a “lost” child amid the city’s protests, […]
Donald Trump is preparing to send hundreds of federal agents into Chicago as part of his so-called effort to combat city violence. The president announced the move from the White House on Wednesday, claiming he had “no choice” but to expand the Justice Department initiative known as “Operation Legend.” The Trump administration launched the program earlier this month in Kansas […]
A Philadelphia Family Court employee and documented racist has been fired after being seen in widely shared footage tearing down Black Lives Matter signs and attempting to disparage the inherent message of the movement. Michael Henkel has been fired due to his behavior having violated “multiple” rules found in the Unified Judicial System Code of Conduct and […]
Police officers in Philadelphia gathered together by their local union headquarters on Monday to defend a staff inspector facing assault charges. Officer Joseph Bologna Jr. was filed striking a protester in the head with his baton last week, with the victim Evan Gorski suffering injuries that saw him require medical attention. As Philly Voice reports, footage of […]
While some protests across the country are taking spirals into more dangerous territory, Saturday’s protest in Philadelphia topped off with a sweeter touch with a wedding reception. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Kerry Anne and Michael Gordon left Logan Hall where they were wed to join the crowd of people marching at the Philadelphia Museum of Art to […]
