Peace Not Guns…
On Thursday, December 10, 2009 at South Philadelphia High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA State Representative Kenyatta Johnson will be presenting the Peace Not Guns Town Hall Meeting. Sponsored by Power 99 FM, the panel will be moderated by Dr. Marc Lamont Hill of Columbia University. Panelists include the first African-American District Attorney of Philadelphia, [...]
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One of my english professors sent this to me early Sunday morning, not sure why exactly, but it reminds me of last year and being the behind the scenes person when involved with the teen show, Gen.Is.Us Revitalized Teen Talk. Sadly the studio that we filmed the show at was suddenly shut down, and I [...]
An Update…
Following the anti-violence rally that took place Friday September 25, 2009, two arrests have been made, two lots have been cleared where criminals were reportedly hiding guns, graffiti has been removed from walls displaying “tags” of two feuding groups. Two houses are being sealed up where criminals have been hiding drugs and guns, plans are [...]
The week that was
After leaving the Philadelphia Public School Notebook (post coming soon, I promise) I began interning at the Philadelphia Weekly. Last Friday, I had the chance of covering a anti-violence rally for the Philadelphia Weekly to post on their website. I had just left the weekly an hour or so before, had heard about the rally the [...]
The Notebook Fall Guide
Yikes!, school is back in session already, where have I been these past few months? I would like to say that a lot was done this summer, working with a group of loverly third graders, sleeping in later, working at a loverly cafe’ with loverly co-workers, and having the chance to help out [...]
A Milestone for T.M. Pierce
Apologies for posting this article a little late, I’ve been swamped with work, and try to post my articles that appear in the Vanguard when the actual paper comes out. I received a lot of good feedback on this small article from the folks at T.M. Pierce Elementary School, all I can say is that [...]
Mr. Jackson: Round 2
On March 9, 2009, Mayor Michael Nutter pushed aside the idea of charging Philadelphians for garbage pickup, believing that it would not be enough time to begin the program before he presents his budget on March 19. Throughout recent weeks the proposed $5 weekly fee had evolved into a per-bag fee. Philadelphians may be able [...]
A Unique encounter
When reading The Soloist a few months ago, the image of Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx portraying the main characters of Steve Lopez and Nathanial Anthony Ayers played throughout my mind while I progressed through the story. I am positive that a lot of people fabricate what a character in a story looks like as [...]
The return of Outstanding Parenting…(yeah right)
This past Saturday I went to the Pearl theater to see the new movie, Watchmen. The Pearl is not my ideal theather because of their laxed rules, but who am I to know what you are or what you are not supposed to do at at a theather. Anyway, despite the reviews that were already circultating, [...]
Understanding The Police :From the NPM/PJ Archives
On February 27, 2009, in a heated conversation about the issue of police deaths versus civilian deaths, the term “…punk ass cop” was mentioned in reference to the death of Officer Pawlowski. The young man who said this has a right to upset, [...]
News from today’s Inky- Patients, hospitals wrestle over tumor tissueAll Niki Perry wanted was pieces of her own brain, and she got angrier by the day as she tried to get them. […]
- Merchantville has a proposal for Cherry HillSome liken it to two people dating. There's a courting period to get to know each other before anyone pops the question. […]
- Floyd, Warner convicted of first-degree murder in Liczbinski's killingNeither Eric DeShann Floyd nor Levon T. Warner fired a shot the day Philadelphia Police Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski had his fatal encounter with a trio of fleeing bank robbers. But a jury on Wednesday ruled that Floyd, the driver of the getaway car, and Warner, a passenger, were as culpable as triggerman Howard Cain, 33, who was killed by police after Liczbinski […]
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- Phil Goldsmith: Ackerman and SRC tone-deaf to Philadelphia taxpayers' financial plightTHIS MONTH, School Superintendent Arlene Ackerman has been bringing in high-priced administrators and shuffling her administrative team more than Charlie Manuel has changed the Phillies' injury-plagued lineup. But the district says not to worry: These changes are "budget-neutral." […]
- Domonic Brown lives up to hype in Phillies debutThe Phillies called him up to the big leagues yesterday after just 28 games at Triple A, and they felt comfortable enough in his ability to hit him sixth in a lineup that was riding a six-game winning streak. […]
- Sources: On-duty cop caught on video stealing from Pat's CafePat's Cafe, a tiny corner bar in the Lower Northeast, is regarded as something of a sacred space by local residents and men and women in blue. […]
- Phil Goldsmith: Ackerman and SRC tone-deaf to Philadelphia taxpayers' financial plight
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- Notes from the news, July 29Vietnamese parent sues district, saying she was attacked at S. Philadelphia High The Inquirer The alleged attack occurred in January 2009, before LaGreta Brown was principal, but Brown and the District are charged with failing to protect the civil rights of Asian students. See also: Mother of Asian student files suit for January attack at South Philadelphia […]
- 'Waiting for Superman': Help or menace"Waiting for 'Superman'," this year's highly touted education documentary, had a preview screening in Philadelphia Tuesday night, and its producer, Lesley Chilcott, clearly hopes it can have as big an impact on US schools as her previous collaboration with director Davis Guggenheim on "An Inconvenient Truth" had on awarenes […]
- Race to the Top 1, teachers' jobs 0?While the announcement of the finalists of Race to the Top's second round takes up major education headlines this week, $10 billion of emergency aid to save teachers' jobs died quietly in the US Senate. read more […]
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- E-3In the world of gaming there are many things that fill us with uncontrollable squealing schoolgirl like glee. For example earning the highscore in a game that has been under ownership for the past three years, but for some reason there is over two decades of calculated hours logged into it. Another Justin Beamer CD […]
- Heroes on PatrolWho would have ever thought… […]
- Wait, Cole has hair????Infamous is a fun game if you like the action adventure type, I played it after finishing Batman:Arkam Asylum. The only thing though is that if you've seen a 'Karma' system once then you've seen it hundreds of times. […]
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- the ADA twenty years on: still fighting for home careTuesday was the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA is another product of 1960s and 70s movement building (an oral history and archive is fittingly hosted by UC Berkeley). There's too much history to telescope into a short post, but the dimensions of what the movement was fighting against are shown in a few examples. Thro […]jennifer
- Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission Files Lawsuit Against Wells Fargo for Reverse Redlining Philadelphia's NeighborhoodsIn case you have not seen it, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) has filed suit against Wells Fargo Bank. The PHRC, which is responsible for enforcing Pennsylvania's anti-discrimination laws, has alleged that Wells Fargo systematically 'reverse redlined' Philadelphia neighborhoods, by concentrating expensive, abusive loans in P […]Dan U-A
- Women's Empowerment Film Festival August 7thWOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY ITVS, WHYY and the Leeway Foundation in partnership with the Coalition of Labor Union Women, the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians and the Women's Medical Fund. Escape the heat, grab your friends and family, and join us for an air-conditioned afternoon of award-winning films! All screening […]philly_communitycinema
- The Philadelphia Democratic Party is worse than I realizedI haven’t posted on YPP for a while because I’ve been doing a blog about Women and Retirement at http://www.the-next-stage.com/ However, I find my self increasingly writing about politics rather than focusing on retirement issues. It’s become clear to me that one of the main reasons I retired was to be able to devote more time to my activist projects. My job […]kbojar
- State tells child services provider to compensate familiesPhiladelphia preschoolers with a disability have — for more than a year — been shut out of critical services by a private agency hired by the state to deliver those services. Now the state has stepped in — thanks to a complaint filed by the Education Law Center and Disability Rights Network — and issued a directive to the agency: Compensate these families im […]bschaeffer
- the ADA twenty years on: still fighting for home care
