Join Solomon Jones live at his book release event on January 19th
Solomon Jones has a live book release event for his new book, Ten Lives, Ten Demands: Life and Death Stories, and a Black Activist’s Blueprint for Racial Justice This free event takes place Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at the Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia PA 19103 Click here to register An award-winning Philadelphia Daily…
Read More When we rob schools of resources, we rob communities of their future
From the time I was a little boy, I was anxious to learn. My parents often told me how eager I was to go to school, how much I treasured my first notebook, and how much I loved education. And while I have no doubt that it was God that pulled me out of the…
Read More If we’re spending almost $4 billion on Philly schools this year, why are so few of them able to pass basic English exams?
Someone finally stood up and told the truth about education in Philadelphia. Despite having a budget of $3.9 billion for this year alone, our children attend schools that are underfunded, in buildings that are environmentally unsafe, with equipment that is outmoded, outdated, and too often outrageously inadequate. That’s the situation our kids are facing. So…
Read More Sgt. Harry Dunn did not make January 6th ‘all about race.’ He made it all about America
There are times when criticism of American policing is not only warranted but necessary. Jan. 6, 2021, was not such an occasion. On that day, when a traitorous commander in chief turned an armed mob against them, the U.S. Capitol Police stood and fought. Yes, one could argue, as I often have, that the officers…
Read More Now that 2021 is over we’re strong enough for 2022
Twenty-twenty-one has been a hard year. It began with the horror of January 6th, when a president tried to overturn an election. Five people died that day. Four more committed suicide in the weeks after. We’re still trying to heal from that, even as we muddle through an ongoing pandemic. This year, as COVID killed…
Read More Rest in Peace John Madden. You showed us how to chase our dreams
I’m a writer, so I love a good story, and you don’t see many stories like John Madden’s. The Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster was 85 when he passed away unexpectedly yesterday, and while I don’t yet know how he died, I know the impact of the life he lived. Madden was a two-way…
Read More Investigate the murders of Black men like you investigate JonBenet Ramsey
The case of JonBenet Ramsey is once again in the news. She was murdered 25 years ago at the tender age of six. It was a case that captivated the nation, and it still draws major interest from investigators in Boulder, Colorado. Maybe that’s why they announced this week that they’d analyzed nearly 1,000 DNA…
Read More Changes to Philly’s magnet school policy will hurt Black children
Black youth in Philadelphia are under attack. How else to explain that as of this week, 84% of those killed by guns in our city were Black, and three in five were under 30 years old? But the numbers don’t tell the whole story, because gun violence begins long before shots are fired. It begins with…
Read More Letitia James has no intention of backing off Donald Trump, and that’s good
Donald Trump thinks he can stop a state investigation into his business dealings by suing New York Attorney General Letitia James. But he gon’ learn today. Trump’s lawsuit, filed in federal court after James requested that Trump sit for a Jan. 7 deposition, says the probe has violated his rights in a “thinly-veiled effort to…
Read More Yes, the omicron variant is crazy, but here’s the good news
Let’s start with the good news. Christmas is just a few days away, and while many see it as an opportunity to get stuff, I see it as a chance to get hope. To know that there’s more to life than what we can buy in a store. More to life than what we can…
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