Jim Kenney

Philadelphia ordered to remove box covering Columbus statue

December 9, 2022 · US News

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia must remove the plywood box it placed over a statue of Christopher Columbus after 2020 protests over racial injustice, a judge ruled Friday. In her…

Philadelphia apologizes for experiments on Black inmates

October 6, 2022 · Breaking News

PHILADELPHIA — The city of Philadelphia issued an apology Thursday for the unethical medical experiments performed on mostly Black inmates at its Holmesburg Prison from the 1950s through…