A joint statement issued by the co-conveners of the Religious Leaders Council of Greater Philadelphia regarding the death of George Floyd and the ensuing reaction in our society. This coalition represents a broad array of faith communities ministering to the spiritual needs of the entire Philadelphia region.

As a community of multiple faiths, we collectively struggle to...

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On the second day of unrest in Philadelphia, widespread looting and destruction took over the city starting Sunday mid-afternoon. There were peaceful demonstrations in Center City calling for justice in the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd killed at the hands of police, but opportunists took advantage of the entire situation across the rest of city. Those peaceful demonstrations were held at...

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Philadelphia has closed all streets in Center City from Vine Street to South Street between the Delaware River and the Schuylkill River. That shutdown includes interstate highways and the Ben Franklin Bridge. SEPTA is also not running through Center City. Officials hope to keep crowds of people out and avoid a repeat of last night's destruction. Business owners and residents will be...

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has announced a mandatory curfew starting at 8 p.m. Saturday, 5/30, until 6 a.m. Sunday, 5/31, in response to today's protests in Center City.

SEE: https://www.phila.gov/documents/emergency-order-to-implement-curfew/

UPDATE: Kenney...

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A number of demonstrations are planned in Philadelphia on Saturday, May 30, protesting the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. At least one event will be held around noon at City Hall and another at 2 p.m. at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Floyd's death was caught on cell phone video during an arrest on May 25th. All four officers involved in the arrest have been...

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A Philadelphia police officer shot and killed a knife-wielding suspect who was chasing a SEPTA employee in Frankford on Friday afternoon, 5/29. It happened around 5 p.m. on the 1500 block of Pratt Street in the SEPTA employee lot near the Frankford Transportation Center. Police say that a 28-year-old officer was flagged down by the SEPTA employee. "The shirtless man was chasing him down...

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced a city plan on Friday, 5/29, called 'Safer At Home' as state 'stay-at-home' restrictions are expected to be eased next Friday, June 5, when the region moves into the 'yellow' phase of the state's reopening plan. Philadelphia's plan is a modified, and more cautious, version of the state's 'yellow' phase reopening. "Philadelphia must approach the next phase...

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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that 16 more counties will move into the 'green' phase of the state's reopening plan next Friday, June 5. Those counties include Allegheny (Pittsburgh), Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Clinton, Fayette, Fulton, Greene, Indiana, Lycoming, Mercer, Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland. The 'green' phase lifts most pandemic restrictions,...

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Record numbers of Pennsylvanians are taking advantage of the new law allowing voting by mail in this year's presidential primary. The deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot has passed (Tuesday, May 26). As of right now, all mail-in ballots must be received by your county election office by this Tuesday, June 2, at 8 p.m. There are some county election offices, including Bucks County, that...

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Philadelphia police have arrested a man in the shooting death of a 9-year-old boy in the city's Ogontz section on Tuesday night, 5/26. 30-year-old Syiede Booker is charged with involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child, recklessly endangering another person, unsworn falsification, tampering with evidence and obstructing justice in the death of Rajib Ingram. It happened...

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