Nobody in authority heeded Chinatown residents’ objections in the late 1980s before the shovels and earth movers began to claw a trench through the heart of Philadelphia for the Vine Street Expressway, splitting their community in two. On Monday, Democratic U.S. Reps. Dwight Evans of Philadelphia and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware said at a […]

By Mark S. Singel My early summer reading list included the political thriller “The President’s Daughter” authored by former President Bill Clinton and James Patterson. A page turner, the book has an exciting storyline that involves heroes and terrorists. An interesting aspect of the book was some detail about the origin of Mid-East tensions and […]

Members of the Philadelphia Haitian community are making a fuss about the embarrassed assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise. Moise, a 53-year-old former businessman who took office in 2017, was shot dead, and his wife Martine was seriously injured when a heavily armed assassin attacked the couple’s house before dawn on Wednesday. Several suspects were […]

For Mantua residents like De’Wayne Drummond, the intersection at 34th Street and Haverford Avenue in Mantua has always felt dangerous. Drivers cruising the roadway heading southbound often speed into the residential neighborhood. “It has been like Daytona 500 coming down 34th Street for years,” said Drummond, president of the Mantua Civic Association. Now, a $4 […]

On Tuesday, June 28, 2021 the New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia hosted a discussion on the urgency for Congress to deliver on immigration reform to give protection to the over 11 million undocumented people living in America. The hour-long event was held virtually and it was posted to Facebook once it concluded. Reverend Christopher Neilson, […]

Starting next month, more than 90% of Philadelphia families with children will be eligible for new monthly payments from the federal government of $250 or $300 per child from the Child Tax Credit. Mayor Jim Kenney and the School District of Philadelphia superintendent William Hite sent out an open letter to Philadelphians encouraging them to […]

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Representative Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), and a number of his colleagues in a bicameral letter urging President Biden to extend the pause on federal student loan payments until at least March 31, 2022. During the coronavirus pandemic, […]

Tamala Edwards, Rick Williams and Gary Shepherd host the 2021 6abc Juneteenth Celebration. This year, COVID sidelined the parade, but there is even more reason to celebration. Gary, Tam and Rick discuss the fast move by Congress and the White House to make Juneteenth Day a federal holiday. Gary talks to Rep. Dwight Evans, who […]

The United States is in the midst of its most open-ended debate about economic policy since the 1970s. In this debate, the Biden administration is making the case for investing in “human infrastructure.” One part of human infrastructure that should command bipartisan and business support is investment in learning the skills people use on the […]

On Tuesday, June 8, Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Housing Authority will celebrate the completion of Oxford Green, a 20-unit affordable home community in the Sharswood neighborhood of North Philadelphia. The homes were purchased by families who completed Habitat’s Homeownership Program. “The homes at Oxford Green will provide a safe, warm, and dry […]