Topic: every voice every vote
“We Are in Survival Mode”
Even with a city budget proposal that pays for community-driven gun violence intervention work, organizers are worried about President Donald Trump’s promises to slash federal funding
By Afea Tucker
Shark Tank for Housing
The Economy League’s latest pitch competition seeks ideas on how to close the racial wealth gap, with $50,000 going to the winner
By Delaney Parks
Parker’s Gun Violence Prevention Plan
The Mayor’s budget would maintain programs that she says helped drive down shootings, despite uncertainty under President Donald Trump
By Mensah M. Dean
Diversify the Construction Industry
OIC of America’s CEO ran a successful program to open high-paying construction jobs to more people in Minnesota. Now, he’s running the same playbook in Pennsylvania
By Courtney DuChene
Will We Still Cut Gun Violence Under Trump?
The double punch of the Trump presidency and the end of pandemic relief money leaves a key component of Philly’s success in reducing gun violence up in the air
By Mensah M. Dean
The Black, Gay, Shabbat-Observing, Tap Shoe-Wearing Philadelphian Running for Judge
Why former Prisons Commissioner Leon King II is running to fill the empathy deficit on Common Pleas Court
By Malcolm Burnley
Cop Watcher
Philadelphia’s three-year-old Citizens Police Oversight Commission has yet to conduct an investigation. Executive Director Tonya McClary says the Fraternal Order of Police is to blame
By Mensah M. Dean
The Intergenerational Fallout of Gun Violence
Gunfire in Philadelphia has taken grandfathers, brothers, cousins, and children. The losses reflect what’s at the root of America’s shooting epidemic
By Mensah M. Dean
Breaking the Curse of Gun Violence
Homicides are down more than 45 percent this year, while all shootings have dropped more than 35 percent. How did that happen — and who is most affected?
By Mensah M. Dean
More Worker-Owned Businesses
How about a workplace where you share the wealth with your co-workers — including your boss? Pittsburgh, Boston and other cities are helping local businesses become employee-owned, with benefits for all
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy