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Decades After the 1985 Philadelphia Bombing, A Recent Discovery Shocked The City
The bombing also caused a devastating fire which spread to dozens of row homes in the West Philadelphia neighborhood.
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Philadelphia Police Department Investigating Viral Video of a White Officer Harassing a Black Man
The officer, identified as Robert Hoover, has been placed on administrative leave.
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Philadelphia Will Pay $2 Million to Black Woman Beaten by Officers and Separated From Her Toddler During a Protest
A viral video last fall caught Philadelphia police yanking Rickia Young from her car and beating her. Her toddler son lost his hearing aids in the altercation.
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Philly Museum Apologizes for Keeping Bones of a Black Child Killed in MOVE Bombing Raid for More Than 30 Years
The University of Pennsylvania has issued an apology after it was discovered that one of its museums stored remains of a MOVE bombing victim for more than 30 years. According to the Washington Post, city officials wanted to determine if the remains belonged to Katricia “Tree” Africa, a 14-year-old killed in the bombing. They were…
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Colin Kaepernick Revives Calls for Release of Mumia Abu-Jamal: 'Mumia's Life and Legacy Must Matter'
For nearly 40 years, Mumia Abu-Jamal has been imprisoned for a crime he says he didn’t commit. On Monday, prison abolition activist and former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick renewed calls for his release, saying if Black lives matter, “it means that Mumia’s life and legacy must matter.” Kaepernick, an NFL free agent who hasn’t…
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After Philadelphia Police Yank Woman Out of Her Car and Attack Her, Police Union Uses Her Son in Propaganda Photo
If the events of the current year haven’t driven the point home, cops are fucking trash. They’re also fucking liars. The latest instance of cops being trash-ass liars occurred in Philadelphia, where cops yanked a Black woman out of her car, attacked her, and then used her son in what was basically a propaganda photo.…
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Anguished Protesters Confront Police After Officers Fatally Shoot Black Man in West Philadelphia
As soon as Walter Wallace Jr. collapsed on the ground, his mother rushed to his side. In his final moments, the 27-year-old Black man was standing on a porch in West Philadelphia at around 4 p.m. Monday, a knife in his hand. Two police officers, responding to a report of a man with a knife…
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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment, Discrimination Allegations
With the integrity of the Philadelphia police department crippled by allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination, commissioner Richard Ross made the abrupt decision to resign on Tuesday. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney released an official statement announcing the shocking news. “Today, Commissioner Ross tendered his resignation,” Kenney said in his statement. “I am disappointed, because he’s…