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(06/16/21 2:46am)
For the fourth year in a row, Philadelphia restaurants participated in Black Restaurant Week, an event that promotes Black-owned restaurants and culinary businesses in the city.
(04/29/21 6:10am)
More than 300 West Philadelphia and Penn community members gathered outside the Penn Museum on April 28 to demand the immediate return of the remains of victims killed in the 1985 MOVE bombing and to honor the lives of Tree and Delisha Africa, whose remains the Africa family believes were held by the Museum.
(04/29/21 6:06am)
A week after news broke that remains from the 1985 MOVE bombing were held at the Penn Museum, which embroiled the University in controversy and nationwide backlash, members of the Penn and West Philadelphia community are calling for the remains to be returned to the Africa family.
(04/26/21 7:44pm)
The Penn Museum apologized to members of MOVE and the University community for its possession of the remains of two children killed in the 1985 MOVE bombing, rather than returning the remains to the Africa family.
(04/09/21 3:58am)
More than 50 students and West Philadelphians marched outside the Penn Museum in a protest outside the Penn Museum on April 8 to urge the Museum to abolish its Morton Cranial Collection, a collection of about 1,000 crania with some belonging to enslaved individuals.
(04/07/21 5:28am)
The Division of Public Safety's first commanding officer of diversity, equity, and inclusion Nicole McCoy aims to increase transparency about the Penn Police Department and build more trust between Penn Police and the student community — particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds.
(03/29/21 6:07am)
Believing that Philadelphia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout process has not prioritized the needs of marginalized communities, local community leaders are leading efforts to provide greater vaccine accessibility and information about the vaccines to combat racial disparities in the rollout process.
(03/18/21 6:02am)
Over a year has passed since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the nation, forcing thousands of Philadelphians and members of the Penn community to adapt to the challenges of life under various lockdown restrictions. The University's actions regarding the pandemic have affected the West Philadelphia community in a variety of ways, ranging from its employment of local residents to its economic effects on local businesses.
(02/22/21 7:29am)
After returning to campus for a spring semester markedly different than any other in Penn's history, first-year students appreciate the opportunity to socialize with others, but remain worried about how their peers are handling the COVID-19 pandemic.
(02/11/21 4:22am)
Penn alumna Krista L. Cortes has been appointed director of La Casa Latina, the main hub for Latinx students, with the goal to make space for Afro-Latinx students within the greater Latinx community.
(02/04/21 2:37am)
Like many other students of color around the nation, College junior Luke Coleman felt cynical in the days leading up to the 2020 presidential election. A Black biracial man, Coleman viewed his vote between two polarizing candidates as a choice between the lesser of two evils.
(01/25/21 6:37am)
Penn's decision to bring thousands of students back to campus during the pandemic's deadliest season has flung thousands of West Philadelphia residents into increased risk of transmission. After being blindsided by the buzzing campus, members of the local community believe the University made the wrong call.
(11/20/20 3:49am)
Penn named world-renowned archaeologist and professor Lynn Meskell as the 26th Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor on Wednesday.
(10/30/20 8:21pm)
CEO of University of Pennsylvania Health System Kevin Mahoney urged the healthcare industry to move from a fee-for-service reimbursement model to a value-based care model at a virtual event on Friday.
(10/23/20 3:15am)
Penn professor Andy Tan has launched a new research lab within the Annenberg School for Communication to study the effects of marketing and mass communication on the health of marginalized populations.
(10/12/20 1:59am)
A new Pew study found that in Philadelphia, COVID-19 has impacted people of color and the working class the hardest.
(10/05/20 3:55am)
To address the increasingly uncertain relationship between the United States and China, Penn’s Center for the Study of Contemporary China has launched a new research project: The Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations.