Video: Mid-Autumn Festival surges through Chinatown with lion dances, drumming, and a message for the Sixers
The event celebrates the cultural heritage of all Asian Americans in Philadelphia.
Posts tagged with Protests
Penn protest supporting Mackenzie Fierceton draws crowds demanding an apology and better student protections
“It is never okay to punish a survivor for what they’ve experienced,” said one speaker at the rally.
The 18-year-old son of late housing activist Jennifer Bennetch started a GoFundMe to help him and his siblings
Bennetch died last week of COVID at age 36.
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How the protest movement engineered a takedown of the Rizzo statue after years of delay
As artist Ursula Rucker says, “energy is real” in the presence of public art.
Desmond Tutu’s 1986 Philadelphia speech and the U.S. Anti-Apartheid Act
The famed South African activist died Sunday after decades of speaking out against injustice.
Signs and scenes from the Women’s March, drawing hundreds to Philadelphia City Hall
Said one placard: "I'm wit her."
The ‘war tax’ resistance movement and the Philly athlete who pioneered anthem protests
After they were arrested at a 1961 sit-in, Philadelphians Juanita and Wally Nelson and Eroseanna Robinson continued activism throughout their lives.
Ya Fav Trashman and partners dump litter at Mayor Kenney’s feet to highlight city trash failures
The former sanitation worker is calling for the Streets Commissioner to resign, and also launching a cleanup app called Glitter.
‘First of many’ protests over teardown of Philly’s only rec center for people with disabilities
“I'm praying that they stay open,” said a mother whose son has Down syndrome and visited the Carousel House often.
What we know about white supremacists getting chased out of Philly
“They literally ran away from the people of Philadelphia,” said a police spokesperson, describing events on the eve of July 4.
A week that changed Philadelphia: How the George Floyd protests unfolded
The timeline of eight days that will go down in Philly history.
After Capitol breach, Philly terrorism expert warns of coming ‘paramilitary’ insurgency — led by Trump
The first step to quelling an insurrection is installing a competent government, said author and Navy veteran Malcolm Nance.
10 inspiring moments from Philly’s 2020 social justice protests
Artwork, engagements, basketball, and solidarity.
A peace walk through feuding North Philly communities, because stopping the violence ‘starts with us’
“Listen, young brother, you got to give yourself a chance at life.”
There’s a burst of protests on the Fourth of July in Philadelphia this year
Independence Day doesn’t mean the same thing to all Americans.
Some Philly police aren’t wearing masks, and the city won’t enforce the rule
Face coverings have been shown to be an effective tool in fighting the pandemic’s spread.
You can find Philly protests all in one place, thanks to a volunteer web designer
The site has a chronological listing of activist events across the region.
Chasing protests: How TV news helicopters keep from crashing into each other
Aerial program directors have been working overtime.
Kenney’s curfew echoes Rizzo-led protest shutdown in 1964
Back then, mayors had to invoke state law to keep residents inside.
How community leaders in Kensington, West Philly and other bruised neighborhoods say they’ll make it through
“What I saw today was every race out there just helping.”