Roberto Thornton, 31, of Southwest Philly, is an investment operations analyst. I drew a blank when thinking of what being Black in Philly should look […]
We know, we know; we hate lawyers as much as the next guy. Maybe more so — we have some in our family. But we […]
Lately, lots of politicians have been changing their minds. Take Jim Kenney: In the last month and a half alone, the Mayor has pivoted from […]
The past four months have presented us with a series of careening crises. Another potential crisis looms large, but we know this one’s coming, and […]
Over the weekend, I didn’t celebrate America’s birthday, but that of my best friend. Five friends and I dared to do something we hadn’t done […]
Because hell hath no fury like a mildly inconvenienced middle-aged Caucasian lady, the Internet gave this genus of white privilege a name: Karen. In Internet […]
When the Philadelphia Police Department tear-gassed protesters on the I-676 highway on June 1st, the third day of demonstrations in Philadelphia over the death of […]
On a sunny Monday afternoon, a group of diverse, peaceful protesters is marching together, demanding justice for Black lives. They engage in collective chants, hold […]
As I scrolled through videos on Tuesday of indignant white men wielding weapons at Marconi Plaza in South Philadelphia, I recalled something Mayor Jim Kenney […]
Here’s to the COVID quitters, who have grown bored with this lethal pandemic, who are done with Netflix binging, mac ’n’ cheese and Zoom sex, […]
At this point, “defund the police” has become a household term as conversations about fighting against racial injustice have advanced. The details and meanings of […]
There is no other way to put this than bluntly: Racism is a white person’s problem to solve. While racism harms Black and brown people […]
When, America, when? When, America, will you get tired of kneeling on the necks of the Black people you captured and brought here for your […]
“This shit reminds me of KONY 2012,” one of my friends told me over the phone when describing the latest rise in white people protesting against […]
“A riot is the voice of the unheard.” Most of you have probably heard this lesser-known Martin Luther King quote by now; the riots in […]
