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Philadelphia is open to exploring a reparations task force, city says, after advocates push for action

by Jordan Levy January 20, 2023January 25, 2023

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Martin Luther King Jr. and Philadelphia: 5 ways the city influenced the great civil rights leader

by Rashad Grove January 15, 2023January 17, 2023

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Blackface at the Mummers Parade? Not this year, despite controversial skit

by Jordan Levy January 5, 2023January 17, 2023

Hakim’s Bookstore, Philly’s oldest Black-owned book shop, is being honored with a blue historical marker

by Clifton Jackson December 30, 2022January 17, 2023

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$6 million Temple study aims to reduce Black maternal mortality by addressing heart disease

by Courtenay Harris Bond November 14, 2022January 17, 2023

Philly Food & Drink Scene, Secrets & Fun

Opening a winery as Black woman, ‘representation is everything’ says the Southwest Philly native behind Cyrenity Sips

by Janice Williams October 25, 2022January 17, 2023

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This beautiful gathering showed poetry from Philly’s Black women and femmes is vibrant — and necessary | Opinion

by Maya Arthur October 14, 2022January 17, 2023

Business, Election 2022, Neighborhoods

How Black business owners on 52nd Street feel about John Fetterman

by Jordan Levy September 19, 2022January 17, 2023

Renowned culinary scholar Michael Twitty on how food helps you ‘understand why you exist’

by Kae Lani Palmisano September 18, 2022January 17, 2023

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After outcry over Harriet Tubman statue commission, Philadelphia reverses course and will hold an open call

by Jordan Levy August 30, 2022January 17, 2023