By Dwight Evans When I started to revitalize Ogontz Avenue, I learned early on that one of the first steps to bringing people back into the community was creating affordable, safe housing and reliable transportation to good jobs. Affordable housing is essential to Philadelphia. When we relieve housing costs that strain many families and attract […]

By Dwight Evans Recently, we witnessed a victory ruling on the most important Supreme Court abortion case in decades — a decision that overturned a Texas law that had forced over half of the state’s health care clinics to close and threatened to open the door for dangerous restrictions around the nation. Fortunately, our progressive […]

By Dwight Evans For many of us, a trip to the grocery store is an errand taken for granted, but for some Americans in urban areas, access to fresh groceries is a nearly impossible luxury. It only takes one local grocery store to feed thousands of families and build a stronger community, and it only […]

By Dwight Evans Every Fourth of July weekend, my favorite pastime is kicking back with family, friends, and neighbors while we throw some BBQ on a grill and enjoy the weather. For over 240 years, Americans have fought for our freedoms — and while this weekend is obviously more than about BBQ picnics, it gives […]

By Dwight Evans   I grew up in a working-class family in a working-class neighborhood of Philadelphia. When I was a kid, it seemed like everyone in the neighborhood had jobs. My pop had a job with a moving and storage company, and my mom worked as a secretary and a waitress. In my family, […]

By Dwight Evans     Seven minutes. That’s how long it took a Daily News reporter to purchase an AR-15 assault rifle in Philadelphia, showing just how easy it is for one to get a weapon designed for the purpose of killing people. As one commenter online put it, “We live in a country where […]