Betsey Piette

Unions call for ‘Strike for Black Lives’

On July 20, unions led protests under the general banner “Strike for Black Lives” in over 160 U.S. cities, with…

July 28, 2020

Eviction of Philadelphia houseless camp postponed

Philadelphia Dozens of houseless people set up a tent encampment on June 11, right on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, within…

July 22, 2020

‘Housing is dignity!’

Residents of the James Talib-Dean tent encampment, set up on June 11 on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, held…

July 14, 2020

‘We don’t accept their apology, we want action!’

After 27 days of nonstop protests against police brutality in Philadelphia, city officials finally apologized for their decision to let…

June 30, 2020

<span class="streamer">Juneteenth</span> <br>Racist cops, statues under siege

On Juneteenth — June 19, 1865 —  also known as Freedom Day, enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, were told…

June 23, 2020

Too late to reform, time to disband Philly police

Philadelphia The Philadelphia Police Department, the fourth largest in the U.S., is one of the oldest municipal police agencies, founded…

June 18, 2020

Delbert Africa, Warrior for the people!

Delbert Orr Africa passed away on the evening of June 15 surrounded by friends and his MOVE family. A June…

June 17, 2020

Delbert Africa ¡Presente!

MOVE’s Minister of Defense Delbert Africa, 73, died from cancer on June 15 at home and surrounded by his family.…

June 16, 2020

35 years after MOVE bombing, communities denounce police terror

Philadelphia A protest against Philadelphia Police Terror on June 13 drew around 1,500 demonstrators to the Osage Avenue site where…

June 15, 2020

Growing revolt by Black journalists

In an historic week that has witnessed demonstrations, too numerous to count, against police brutality in the aftermath of the…

June 13, 2020