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How Black Philadelphians lived MLK’s fight for ‘open housing’

Walter Palmer was living in a small two-story house in a section of West Philadelphia known as the Black Bottom in the late 1960s when…

whyy.org How Black Philadelphians lived MLK’s fight for ‘open housing’
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For Many Areas, Count Of Homeless Population Is Canceled, Or Delayed

Every January, in the middle of the night, thousands of volunteers and outreach workers spread out across the country to count the nation’s homeless population.…

wamu.org For Many Areas, Count Of Homeless Population Is Canceled, Or Delayed
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Blood at the Capitol is the latest chapter in the brutal politics of angry white men | Opinion

"What we saw Jan. 6 was a breach of the protection wall shielding white Americans from the worst of their compatriots’ rage," writes Chad Dion…

inquirer.com Blood at the Capitol is the latest chapter in the brutal politics of angry white men | Opinion
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Carolyn Sabini: Now is the time to make Pa. SNAP smarter

Carolyn Sabini, who is currently pursuing a Master’s in Social Policy at Penn's School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2), writes that we have a…

post-gazette.com Carolyn Sabini: Now is the time to make Pa. SNAP smarter
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Is a $300 Unemployment Boost a Disincentive to Work? Covid Relief Bill Revives Anxiety

Numerous studies found the $600 boost to employment benefits didn't have a negative effect on the labor market. In the aggregate, it didn't inhibit people…

nbcphiladelphia.com Is a $300 Unemployment Boost a Disincentive to Work? Covid Relief Bill Revives Anxiety
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Twitter CEO boosts guaranteed income programs in St. Paul, nationwide

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is donating $15 million to programs across the country, the Mayors for a Guaranteed Income group has announced. The more than two…

startribune.com Twitter CEO boosts guaranteed income programs in St. Paul, nationwide
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Biddeford arts organization Engine hires a new director

Engine, the decade-old community catalyst in Biddeford, ME that focuses on the arts, has hired a new executive director, Jessica Muise, who has experience in…

pressherald.com Biddeford arts organization Engine hires a new director
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Tracing Montco’s decades-long shift from GOP stronghold to boon for Biden

Obed Arango, a lecturer in the Master of Social Work (MSW) program at Penn's School of Social Policy & Practice, discusses the diversification of Norristown…

whyy.org Tracing Montco’s decades-long shift from GOP stronghold to boon for Biden
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Penn senior and May graduate win 2021 Marshall Scholarships

Annah Chollet, a student coordinator for the From Cell to Home project at Penn’s Ortner Center on Violence & Abuse, has been named a 2021…

penntoday.upenn.edu Penn senior and May graduate win 2021 Marshall Scholarships
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Engaging Minds showcases Penn’s very best bringing theory to practice

The 2020 Engaging Minds initiative featured three stellar faculty members who discussed their most timely research and work as over 1,500 Penn alumni from across…

penntoday.upenn.edu Engaging Minds showcases Penn’s very best bringing theory to practice
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Hannah Cao, Jennifer Bulcock: SP2 Race and Social Justice Fellows

Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) is pleased to announce the selection of two exemplary MSW students as the School’s Inaugural Race and…

almanac.upenn.edu Hannah Cao, Jennifer Bulcock: SP2 Race and Social Justice Fellows
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Second $1,200 stimulus checks are not in the new $908 billion relief proposal. Some are calling for that to change.

Capitol Hill lawmakers are wrestling with a big question that’s plagued them for months: How to put together another coronavirus relief package that will garner…

cnbc.com Second $1,200 stimulus checks are not in the new $908 billion relief proposal. Some are calling for that to change.

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