A mural of former Philadelphia Mayor and Police Commissioner Frank Rizzo that has stood in the Italian Market for nearly 25 years is coming down, too. “You take a knee when it’s to break our necks, when it’s to crush our windpipes,” said Samantha Rise, 32, shouting her frustration.
They feel a sense of hopelessness,” said Ayris Colvin, principal of Building 21 in West Oak Lane. PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Protesters marched through the streets of Philadelphia on Wednesday night following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
pic.twitter.com/JofJjnfkuk. The complaint said Matchett was observed in the middle of the street shouting obscenities at law enforcement and “enticing persons around him to join in looting.”. “In President Obama’s speech and his call to local elected officials, he references the ‘8 Can’t Wait’ project from Campaign Zero — a list of eight policies proven to decrease police violence. The measures are similar to ones introduced after death of Antwon Rose II, an unarmed black teenager who was fatally shot by a police officer outside Pittsburgh in 2018. I’m here because there’s been no justice for so many victims of police brutality,” West Philadelphia resident Alexander Mowery said.
But after employees complained about the policy and threatened to strike, the owners revoked it and removed a storefront sign promoting the complimentary meal. “We don’t just earn our living off Philadelphia... ignore what’s going on and say business as usual.
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“It’s not just a one-race problem,” Roshaun said. Roshaun Christopher, 20, and his brother, Amani, 18, said they came to make a statement as black men from Malvern. “Growth does not come in an instant, so we will sustain long-term efforts,” the owners wrote. Kenosha residents came out to clean up after a second night of unerst and fires following the shooting of Jacob Blake by a Kenosha police officer. West Chester University is housing Pennsylvania National Guard troops who are serving in Philadelphia, a university vice president said in an email Wednesday night to the institution’s employees.