Protests
Multiple Anti-Trump Protests Planned in Philly Today
It’s happening. Today, WWE Hall of Famer and former Trump Steaks pitchman Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States […]
Report: Penn Used Maintenance Workers to Drown Out Christian Protesters
Penn’s campus is frequently full of protesters. When I was in school there, student protests generally consisted of anti–Iraq War campouts, Israel/Palestine protests (on both […]
Temple, Penn, Drexel Students Plan Walkouts During Trump’s Inauguration
Students from several Philadelphia universities, including Temple University, the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University, are planning to walk out of their classrooms during president-elect […]
Woody’s Is Hosting a Q&A to Amend Allegedly Discriminatory Policies
On Tuesday, November 22nd, popular Gayborhood bar Woody’s will be hosting a public Q&A to address current concerns pertaining to its dress code policies and overall diversity […]
Protests Continue in Center City, at Philly Colleges
It’s been little more than one week since Donald Trump was elected. Since then, demonstrations have been held every night in Philadelphia – and after last […]
Anti-Trump Protests In Philly for 2nd Straight Night
As they did across the country, anti-Donald Trump protests took place in Philadelphia for the second consecutive night. Protesters gathered just after 5 p.m. outside the […]
More Than 1,000 Gather in Center City to Protest Trump
https://twitter.com/mahawestt/status/796528485258956800 On a night of nationwide protests, more than 1,000 people gathered near City Hall last night to oppose the election of Donald Trump. Shouts of “Not […]
WATCH: Protests Outside Trump Campaign’s South Street Office
A group of women gathered outside Donald Trump’s campaign office on South Street this afternoon to protest the Republican presidential candidate’s comments about women over […]
Activists Call for Boycott of Woody’s and ICandy Over Alleged Racism
On Friday, the Black and Brown Workers Collective, an LGBTQ/racial justice activist group, organized a public demonstration outside of City Hall, ICandy and Woody’s. Roughly […]
Eagles Players Planning National Anthem Demonstration, Says Malcolm Jenkins
A number of NFL players from different teams have joined Colin Kaepernick in making demonstrations during the national anthem since the 49ers quarterback sat down […]
Colin Kaepernick and the Monday-Morning Quarterbacking of Black Protest
Well, that didn’t last long, did it? Not even a week after snatching every potential outlet and headline possible, Colin Kaepernick’s protest has essentially come […]
On the Scene of the Donald Trump Protest in Philadelphia
Outside Donald Trump‘s meeting with African-American leaders inside the hall of a church on North Broad Street, protesters, as promised, turned out to oppose the Republican presidential […]
Federal Charges Dropped Against Four Fence-Climbing DNC Protesters
Federal prosecutors have reportedly dropped charges against four protestors who scaled a security fence outside the Wells Fargo Center during the Democratic National Convention last […]
Here’s What Philly Cops Thought of the DNC Protests
We’ll do better this time. Promise. City officials did everything but tattoo that message across their foreheads when the Democratic National Convention rolled into town […]
2016 DNC, Day 4: Wrapping Up, Looking Back
The end is near, Philly. This is the final day of the Democratic National Convention. (Wild applause.) Here’s what you missed yesterday: President Barack Obama […]