Opinion
Your Company Is Celebrating Black History Month All Wrong. Here’s How to Do It Right.
It’s that time of the year: Black History Month, a.k.a. the month when America loves (or at least pretends) to showcase Black excellence. My views […]
Meek Mill, Kevin Hart and Michael Rubin’s Millions Won’t Help the Abbott Elementaries of Our City
For the past month, I’ve been falling in love with the new hit ABC show Abbott Elementary. Inspired by a real-life teacher in a Philadelphia […]
This Is the Real Reason I’m So Excited About Next Year’s Mayor’s Race
As we embark on 2022, I’m just going to come out and say it: I’m over the current batch of politicians running our city. Either […]
These 4 Big Political Questions Will Loom Over Philly in 2022
“Expect the unexpected” could best sum up the past year in Philly politics. While matters have yet to return to any sort of pre-pandemic normal, […]
Why Low-Rise Jeans Should Definitely Be Left in the ’90s
In the fall of 1998, the search engine Google had launched, Viagra was approved, the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal wasn’t letting up, sleazy tabloids were seeing record […]
Now That Larry Krasner’s Apologized, Will the Pols Who Flogged Him Do Something About Gun Violence?
There was ignorance, backlash, backpedaling, and finally, shame. Last week during a press conference, District Attorney Larry Krasner made the ignorant decision to try to […]
Why Do We Even Have a Sheriff’s Office in the First Place?
In public service, there are officials who make simple mistakes — errors that can be corrected, and after they are, we move on. Example: when […]
Philly Just Surpassed 500 Homicides. Can We Admit Gun Buyback Programs Aren’t Helping?
With a month to go in 2021, Philadelphia has already hit 500 homicides. At an average of one homicide every 16 hours in the city, […]
My Three Big Lessons From Our First Month of Marriage
It’s been a full month since my husband and I said “I do” before our family and friends. To call our wedding phenomenal would be […]
5 Ways the Johnny Doc/Bobby Henon Verdict Will Shake Up Philly Politics
Philadelphia’s political world was rocked on Monday when a federal jury convicted union leader John Dougherty and City Councilmember Bobby Henon on bribery and conspiracy […]
Philly Dems Failed Miserably Last Week. 3 Things They Must Fix Before Next Year’s Midterms
Depending on whom you ask, last week’s Pennsylvania election results — a major disappointment for Democrats — were a big surprise or exactly what we […]
La Chinesca Shouldn’t Work, But It Does
On a good night, you can feel La Chinesca before you actually get there. Bright colors, hot neon, the hum of a joint spinning in […]
Sorry, Dave Chappelle, But LGBTQ Jokes Aren’t Funny. This Killing Shows Us Why
“It’s just jokes — relax,” a guy at my barbershop said last month. He had been making off-color remarks about same-sex marriage as I was […]
Now in Its Fullest Form, Eeva Is the Restaurant It Was Always Destined to Be
Have you been to Eeva yet? It’s fine if you haven’t. The world and everything in it has made going out to a restaurant like […]
Police Lies About SEPTA Riders Filming a Rape Show Yet Again Why We Can’t Trust Them
When something sounds too bizarre to be true, chances are it’s not — especially when the source is the police. Last week, reports of a […]