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Philadelphia continues long history of Black‑led protest meetings aimed at fighting racial inequity and prejudice
A packed public meeting at a senior center in January 2025 continues a Philly tradition that dates back to a meeting at Mother Bethel AME Church in January 1817.
US violent crime is at its lowest in more than a century – but the funding that helped reduce it is disappearing
A historic drop in violent crime, including the murder rate, is at risk after the cancellation of federal funding for programs that helped make the decline possible.
Texas Tech’s new limits on how faculty teach gender identity and sexual orientation challenge more than free speech
A new memo blocks graduate students from writing theses or dissertations on certain topics, raising questions about academic freedom and the purpose of higher education.