One of the few black midwives in Philadelphia wants to give women of color more healthcare options dlvr.it/QynkJR
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- It was C.T. Vivian’s bold challenge of a segregationist sheriff while trying to register Black voters in Selma, Alabama, that sparked hundreds, then thousands, to march across the Edmund Pettus bridge.
- "Abbot Elementary” star Sheryl Lee Ralph performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Ralph began the song dubbed the Black national anthem as a reflective ballad, and it became a soaring hymn as it went on. #SuperBowlLVII #FlyEaglesFly bit.ly/3xhAdcF
- Philly mayor: Starbucks arrests ‘exemplify what racial discrimination looks like in 2018’
- #BREAKING: Cherelle Parker makes history with Philly mayoral primary win. #Elections2023 bit.ly/41NgRsK
- Philly city workers say "everyone is pissed" as Mayor Cherelle Parker’s return-to-office mandate reveals lack of space and poor working conditions. via @k_mosbrucker
- On Sunday, Philly celebs will come together for "Good Things Happen in Philadelphia." The virtual GOTV event will feature appearances by: – @johnlegend – @leslieodomjr – @AmandaSeyfried – @jaketapper – @TheRealEve – @antoni – @TheCUTCH22 #Election2020
- Harriet Tubman has arrived in Philly, just in time for her 200th birthday. 'Journey to Freedom’ will remain on view at City Hall until March 31. It depicts the last person she brought to freedom, a child she ultimately adopted. Details here → bit.ly/3nhqhLU
- Democrats have won control of the Pa. House by sweeping three special elections. The victories bring an end to a dozen years of GOP power in the chamber. bit.ly/3jCKDk6
- Pa. AG Josh Shapiro is in federal court today to give oral arguments in support of his motion to block “illegal conduct” by the USPS. via @Kenny_Cooper_Jr bit.ly/2W5X8Zf
- Family of Syrians deported at PHL sue President Trump, Department of Homeland Security dlvr.it/NFjjP7
- Marc Lamont Hill recently opened a coffee shop on Germantown Ave. to flip the stereotype of gentrification on its head. #WHYYGentrified “I can’t reverse gentrification with one bookstore, but what I can do is help model an alternative to what gentrification looks like."
00:00 - NEW: President Biden has appointed Dr. Ala Stanford, the founder of Philly's Black Doctors Consortium, to lead the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Region 3 office.
