Rev. Risher lost her mother in the Charleston shooting and speaks with Solomon Jones on trying to [...]
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To stop flash mobs, parents must step into the world of social media
I watched with concern as yet another unruly group of teens created chaos in Center City on [...]
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HUD is part of the legacy of slavery, which Ben Carson has failed to grasp
When I listened to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson compare immigration to slavery, I was [...]
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Tariq El Shabazz on running for District Attorney
Tariq El Shabazz is a Philadelphia lawyer who worked as a defense attorney and as an assistant [...]
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Hey Milo, it’s about decency, not political correctness
Milo Yiannopoulos, now the former senior editor at right-wing Breitbart News after being forced to resign, has [...]
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Dear black people: The immigrant battle is our fight, too
I WATCHED with mixed emotions as my elected representatives rushed to the aid of immigrants and refugees [...]
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Today it’s Muslims. Tomorrow it could be you.
I’ve watched with mounting concern as religious freedom has been challenged at the highest levels of American [...]
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DeVos could destroy public education for children of color
MAKE NO MISTAKE. The confirmation of Betsy DeVos as secretary of Education on Tuesday is a direct [...]
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How do we fix Philadelphia’s poverty under President Trump?
In the hours after President Donald Trump was sworn in on Friday, the battle for America’s soul [...]
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Bannon like another hateful propagandist, Nazi Joseph Goebbels
WHEN I LEARNED of President-elect Donald Trump's decision to elevate former Breitbart News chairman Steve Bannon to [...]
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Anti-Trump protests too little, too late
I was at once heartbroken and angry when I saw thousands of protesters take to the streets [...]
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Presidential election showed us bigotry is alive and well in America
The presidential election is over. Now the real work begins. After a hate-filled presidential campaign ripped the scab [...]
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