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
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
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
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
Reading Between Racial Linesnew
Layoffs at the Philly Inquirer sharply reduce diversity.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
01-16-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Off Targetnew
The deadly New York police shooting of Sean Bell hits close to home for Philadelphia attorney Willie Nattiel.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
12-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Ed Bradley, 1941-2006new
The Philadelphia journalist broke ground for many.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
11-20-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Blown Hopesnew
We revisit the Lower 9th Ward, a year after Katrina.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
08-28-2006 |
Disasters
Family Feudnew
No one has sympathy for deadbeat dads -- but what about the growing number of responsible fathers who are stuck fighting a mom-friendly legal system for equal parenting rights?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
08-17-2006 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
