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Philadelphians React to Derek Chauvin Verdict

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:30:33 +0000

Derek Chauvin being found guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. View More » ]]>

Football players and coaches talk social justice

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 21:54:36 +0000

Aug. 28, 1963 – Thousands of people gathered at the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Now 57 years later to the day, Temple football skipped practice and training for a team-wide conversation on social justice and racial inequality. At the same time student-athletes that are members of the Owls for Justice organization traveled to D.

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City believes an increase in cases is probable amid protests

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 22:00:12 +0000

The Philadelphia Department of Health has confirmed an additional 121 coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Philadelphia to 24,228. Philadelphia recently entered the Yellow Phase of reopening on June 5th, which permits low-risk activities such as walk-up ordering, consumer banking, child care activities, day camps and recreation, and outdoor dining…

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Mayor Kenney announces new agenda for police reforms

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 23:03:37 +0000

Mayor Kenney announced a new agenda for police reform on Tuesday in response to over 10 days of citywide protests calling for change. “We saw the hurt and frustration of Black Americans—and their allies—on full display. Here at home and across the country, communities gathered to proclaim a simple but powerful truth: Black Lives Matter,” Kenney said. The Philadelphia mayor’s administration…

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Temple Update News Brief | June 4, 2020

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 20:25:29 +0000

announced Tuesday that the campus will reopen for Fall Semester Athletic Director Patrick Kraft is stepping down after 7 years Matt Silverman has your three-day forecast View More » ]]>

Temple Athletics Uses Social Media for Unified Fight Against Racism

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 11:46:45 +0000

Following the death of George Floyd, the United States entered a national conversation about racism in society today. This topic of racial inequality extended itself to the Temple athletic family. One of the biggest guiding missions at Temple is to create a diverse and welcoming culture to people of all backgrounds, so it came as no surprise when the Temple Athletic Department and a wide array of…

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Mayor Gives Update on Ongoing Demonstrations Across the City, Voting, and Curfew

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 21:04:36 +0000

In response to protests that have occurred across the city, Mayor Jim Kenney says actions of violence will not be tolerated. In today’s press briefing, Mayor Kenney specifically referenced a group of protestors in Fishtown last night who wielded baseball bats. “We do not condone vigilantism. We understand a community’s desire to protect their neighborhood and if they want to do that in peace…

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Lo Último: 26 de febrero de 2020

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 21:56:18 +0000

Bienvenidos al primero episodio del semestre de Lo Último! Nuestras anclas Paulina Carr y Kristine Aponte están en el salón de noticias con desarollos sobre un estudiante de Temple que se murió acerca de campus, protestas en Filadelfia y un arzobispo nuevo. Brian Ortiz tiene una historia sobra un estudiante afecetada de los terremotos continuos en Puerto Rico y Hannah Seewald fue a una celebración…

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Protesters Vow to Keep Their Voices Heard

Sat, 04 Feb 2017 01:20:15 +0000

Hundreds of protesters marched from Market Street to City Hall Thursday evening in what they called a “March Against Discrimination.” This demonstration came in response to President Trump’s executive order that included a travel ban, preventing people from seven majority Muslim nations from entering the United States. The Liberty City LGBT Discrimination Club gathered demonstrators…

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Trump Talks Foreign Policy at Union League of Philadelphia

Thu, 08 Sep 2016 12:00:57 +0000

For the second time in less than a week, Presidential candidate Donald Trump visited Philadelphia — this time, at the Union League of Philadelphia in Center City. Trump arrived to the League in motorcade fashion before speaking to members of the league around 11:30 a.m. He outlined foreign policy goals to an invited audience, saying, in part he would make important military officials draft a…

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