NEWS
Activists Protest At Phila. Prison Complex Against Gerrymandering
By Alex Lloyd Gross | Originally posted on January 28, 2022, to Delaware Valley News To read the full article and view images, please click HERE.
Fight for Black voters in US Senate race intensifies in Pa.
BY NATASHA BROWN | Originally posted on October 17, 2022, to CBS PHILADELPHIA HERE (includes video). PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The midterm elections are just 22 days away and the fight for Black and Brown voters intensifies in a close Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race. Black voters throughout the commonwealth are at the center of an increasingly competitive race. “In every federal …
Philadelphia poll workers are about to get a raise
ByTom MacDonald | Originally posted on September 7, 2022, to WHYY PBS NPR HERE. Photo: A polling place in Philadelphia. (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn) Poll workers in Philadelphia are expected to receive a raise this year. City Commissioner Omar Sabir said the pay hike should be an incentive to help fill hundreds of Election Day jobs that have required long hours …
Why Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race is drawing attention from around the country
Tuesday’s crowded Pa. primary sets the stage for a November election that could alter the balance in Washington. by Lizzy McLellan Ravitch | Originally posted on May. 15, 2022, to BILLYPENN HERE. Photo: Higher profile candidates for U.S. Senate in Pa, clockwise from top left: Jeff Bartos (R), Kathy Barnette (R), Mehmet Oz (R), Dave McCormick (R), Malcolm Kenyatta (D), …
Flashpoint: Battle over voting procedures in Pennsylvania, plus PhillyVoting.org engaging Black & LGBTQ voters
By Flashpoint | Originally posted on September 13, 2020, to KYW Newsradio 1060 HERE. There are about a half-dozen lawsuits pending, some of which could impact the deadlines for mail in ballots. Where do they stand? And why has the right to vote been politicized? We talk about the issue with Ben Geffen, lawyer for Public Interest Law Center, Donnell …
Alum breaks down voter ID law for students
by Arlene Edmonds | Originally posted on June 15, 2012, to The Philadelphia Tribune HERE. Northwest Philadelphia native Abu Edwards is a proactive young man. He was among those who had a strong academic showing and earned his undergraduate degree in political science from Wilberforce University recently. As a member of the student government at the historically Black college, Edwards …