Will Trump’s Budget Cuts Mean More Shootings?

Despite helping to slow bloodshed, several local gun violence prevention community groups are losing federal funding

By Mensah M. Dean

“A Lot of What We’re Known for is Violence.” 

Amid an increase in youth-driven shootings, young Philadelphians want people to know that they hope to live in peace

By Afea Tucker

“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

Early Promise in Kensington 

After a year of intervention in Philadelphia’s most infamous neighborhood, homicides and shootings have dropped.

By Mensah M. Dean

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

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

Philly’s Disappearing Police Force

Gun crimes are dropping despite the Police Department being short 1,100 officers. Is that sustainable?

By Mensah M. Dean and Afea Tucker

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

Life in Poverty, Punctuated by Gun Violence

Philadelphia’s status as the nation’s poorest big city is a major cause of its gunfire.

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