Sheffield library director selected for national forum to plan programming around 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence https://t.co/BNvsyq2pRN
The Sheffield Historical Society continues to inspire the hidden history of the Berkshires to be brought forward. “The Descendants Voice” program last night was another example. The Jones Family with roots dating back to the Revolutionary War & the Civil War was a great education
Twenty-three children in Philadelphia died last year from gunfire. Together, their too-short lives paint a poignant picture of the state of gun violence in the city.
@EllieRushing shares their stories.
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“When a company is struggling to find enough labor, it can solve the problem by offering to pay a higher price for that labor — also known as higher wages. More workers will then enter the labor market. Suddenly, the labor shortage will be no more.” https://t.co/zrfkBe79zj
UNC's decision to deny tenure to @nhannahjones is absurd & a reminder of how hard some work to deny the hard truth that is Nikole's life work & the 1619 Project. She is a Pulitzer Prizer winner & a MacArthur genius. What more needs to be said?
Read: https://t.co/8aX9cPU7uK
Tonight, 5-6pm, on @gtownradio! Join us in conversation as we celebrate the life, philosophy, and music of Sun Ra, on his birthday week. Sun Ra was from Saturn, but Germantown was his last residence on Earth.
Oakland, California, will launch a guaranteed income project to give hundreds of Black and Indigenous families and people of color $500 per month for 18 months. The payments will be unconditional, and recipients may spend the money however they choose. https://t.co/zKg1EineCG
LGBTQ advocates are warning that the influx of anti-transgender legislation being proposed in many states nationwide could have significant negative repercussions for trans youth https://t.co/uQXCHPuywT
I keep receipts and records.
The City of Philadelphia REVISED the calendar to remove Juneteenth per the Deputy Finance Director.
Stop questioning the fact-finding of Black journalists.
At age 82, Joe Ligon rejected the very idea of applying for parole. So his lawyers at @PhillyDefenders figured out another way.
Today, he walked out of prison “free the right way” after 68 years of incarceration. https://t.co/r4PLdlYH9s
For years, I've heard from people in the juvenile justice system in Baton Rouge that teens were being mauled by police dogs with shocking frequency. So @grace_2e & I filed records requests, compiled the data and compared notes w/ @MarshallProj: https://t.co/2GC6kHU7MG
https://t.co/ycFrn5jlSe Become a community interviewer! Germantown is full of stories; and the Germantown Info Hub wants to help you share those stories.
@whycathywhy @MsJonesPHL & @PHLBlackGiving steering committee member Rashanda Perryman will be speaking at our Dec 16th event on community-led philanthropy! Plus grantees @OlneyCultureLab's Ambrose Liu @HorizonsGSFS's Malia Gilbert Neal
RSVP: https://t.co/yngwQXEsKs