WASHINGTON — After Atlanta schools, teachers and principals were investigated for cheating on standardized tests, schools in Washington D.C. and Philadelphia are now being investigated as well. The Huffington Post reports: On Friday, The Philadelphia Public School Notebook, a blog on Philadelphia’s education system, reported that the state had provided it with a 2009 forensics […]
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams estimates that the city has saved an estimated $2 million since his office decided to prosecute certain marijuana possession cases as a summary offense, rather than misdemeanors. Williams instituted the Small Amount of Marijuana (SAM) program in June 2010, which allows offenders with less than 30 grams of marijuana topay […]
Five people were fatally shot, and 27 others were wounded this past weekend in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in a rash of violence that Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey described as a “blatant disregard for human life.” There were a total of 9 incidents of gunfire, including one incident where a gunman targeted random patrons inside a […]
PHILADELPHIA — A court-appointed monitor will oversee the use of “stop and frisk” searches by city police, a high-profile part of the mayor’s efforts to combat violent crime, according to a settlement agreement announced Tuesday. Authorities also will take additional steps to make sure the stops are only made when there is reasonable suspicion of […]
PHILADELPHIA – In the minutes before giving his first commencement speech, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick professed to be more nervous than before a football game. He had nothing to worry about. A lovingly raucous crowd of several hundred cheered Vick throughout his remarks Friday to graduates of the alternative Camelot high schools at the […]
PHILADELPHIA- A group of Philadelphia students are redefining the term “high school drop out” and calling themselves high school “push outs.” Members of the “Yes Philly Program,” which helps students receive their GED, created a documentary to address the stereotypes that come with not finishing high school. “The word dropout comes with so many negative […]
PHILADELPHIA — Roosevelt Hairston Jr., an attorney for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, was arrested for allegedly stealing $1.7 million from the hospital over the course of 12 years. NBC reports: The charges — mail fraud, money laundering, and filing a fake tax return — stem from the “financial irregularities” found during an internal investigation […]
PHILADELPHIA — Four white Philadelphia teachers filed federal race-bias lawsuits that accuse a black principal of creating a hostile work environment and suggesting they were unfit to teach black children. The teachers work at a predominantly black elementary school that has a recent history of racial tension. Their lawsuits say that a former principal had […]
NEW JERSEY — Rapper Cassidy was arrested this past weekend in Hackensack New Jersey for a probation violation and is a suspect in a murder, say authorities. The artist, whose real name is Barry Reese, was arrested on a “high-risk” warrant. Cassidy is currently suspected in one murder and two attempted murders in Philadelphia. Authorities […]
PHILADELPHIA– Boxer Bernard Hopkins hinted to a reporter that he felt Donovan McNabb is a “house-negro” or uncle tom during a Philadelphia Daily news interview.
PHILADELPHIA-Christopher Abreu a student at the Ivy League School, University Of Pennsylvania has written an article urging minorities not to attend his school after a racist incident. The Pennsylvania caller reports: “I’m looking for fried chicken,” he continued. “You look like someone who knows where you can get fried chicken.” I needed to remove myself […]
NEW YORK — The percentage of black players in the major leagues dropped again on Opening Day this year even as the sport again received a top overall grade for racial diversity. Baseball’s grade for gender hiring declined slightly, according to the annual study released Thursday by Richard Lapchick’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in […]
