AltWeeklies Wire
"Targeting the Market," "A Snitch in Time," and "Moving Target"new
AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
"'Round About": "Faheem, We're Sorry," "Ghetto Fiction," "Blown Hopes"new
AltWeeklies Award - Column
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Darren Joyner Just Wants a Jobnew
In the last three years the Army vet with accounting experience has sent out more than 450 resumes, and has had only three job interviews.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
03-24-2008 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Minority Membership Still an Issue, Philly's Unions Get Their Waynew
Despite pressure to diversify, most of the city's unions are still dominated by white men.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
02-19-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Why Do I Love Obama?new
Ideologically, Hillary and Obama aren't much different. Ultimately, this race comes down to credibility, and I have my own complex reasonings for wanting Obama to be our next president.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
02-11-2008 |
Commentary
A Black-and-White Issuenew
A new report identifies dramatic racial inequalities in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
12-17-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
This Just In: Gun Violence in Philly is Out of Controlnew
Apparently the siege started last week when gun violence escaped from its normal black-on-black, not-in-my-neighborhood, why-should-I-give-a-damn isolation into something unimaginable, something that gets cops shot and endangers the sanctity of the island of Center City.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
11-12-2007 |
Commentary
The Battle to Make Conscious Hip-Hop Coolnew
Soul Genesis hopes to reengergize hip-hop by lending it a life-affirming purpose.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
10-09-2007 |
Music
Why Doesn't Philly Just Hire 10,000 More Cops?new
Instead, the city's latest crime-fighting initiative asks for 10,000 men -- particularly black men -- to voluntarily patrol crime-ridden neighborhoods.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
10-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Jena Shows Race Relations Still Have a Long Way to Gonew
The six Louisiana high school students, like their young ancestors the Scottsboro boys and the Little Rock Nine, have become a modern-day symbol of Jim Crow justice -- and the implications of their case, which struggled for attention, are a testament for us all.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
09-24-2007 |
Race & Class
Why Did Cops Shoot at a Deranged Man 85 Times?new
Police say Bud Miller refused to drop his gun, and for some that makes his life extinguishable -- but for others, like the nurses on the block who wanted to give him CPR but were denied, he was in desperate need of help and forgiveness.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
07-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Helping Gunshot Victims See the Lightnew
Temple University Hospital's trauma outreach coordinator Scott Charles wants to do everything for young gunshot victims -- keeping them from returning to the emergency room is a good start.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
06-04-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
This Election Is Murder: Does Voting Offer Any Hope?new
I no longer live in Philadelphia -- I live in The Wire, The Corner and Baghdad, all at the same time. Which mayoral candidate is going to save this city and the people who suffer in it?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
05-07-2007 |
Commentary
The Eye of God Watches Over Us All ...new
Except in the traditional black church, where being gay is still taboo.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
04-16-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Does Anyone Really Know Chaka Fattah?new
He hopes his out-of-the-box ideas will win him the Philly mayor's race -- but with little detail backing them up, some wonder whether they can really work.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
03-05-2007 |
Politics
