Read More Voices “I did not understand the struggles of my peers … because I did not live within their experiences” byMikah Stellan Thomas08/13/2020
Read More Voices Policing in Kensington: ‘We cannot escape that feeling — not even in our schools’ byRebecca M. Baret07/07/2020
Read More Voices DACA recipients won the battle; it’s up to us to win the war byAndria Bibiloni07/06/2020
“I did not understand the struggles of my peers … because I did not live within their experiences” VoicesbyMikah Stellan Thomas08/13/2020
“My street has been an open-air heroin market for some years now and it is a living hell to live in that kind of situation.” Community ListeningbyAlfred Klosterman08/03/2020
“The streets shouldn’t be their home. We have to be able to find a place where they have a home right now.” Community ListeningbyLuis Acosta08/03/2020
“Reclaim intersections with open-air drug markets. Intersections with open-air drug markets are where all these drugs are coming from and that’s a huge problem.” Community ListeningbyZaire Best08/03/2020
“My kids are grown, but I get up every morning and I clean that block because I don’t want to see my babies walk through that.” Community ListeningbySonja Bingham08/03/2020
“We really need to consider the impact that the conditions in Kensington are having on our next generation.” Community ListeningbyBrooke Feldman08/03/2020
“I feel the pain and the hopelessness when I have to walk through my neighborhood, and we shouldn’t have to feel that.” Community ListeningbyShelly Donohue08/03/2020
“If you look at Center City, trash is picked up there consistently… Why can’t we have a clean neighborhood as well?” Community ListeningbyJasmin Velez08/03/2020
“When I say, ‘Whose streets? Our streets,’ I mean that these are our streets, and we need help from the city.” Community ListeningbyDarlene Abner-Burton08/03/2020
“It’s not just trash that we’re dealing with. You’re talking about biohazardous waste, like syringes and human waste.” Community ListeningbyStephanie Martinez08/03/2020
“Peaceful protests are an expression of First Amendment rights, and I support the freedom of speech and the right to assemble.” Community ListeningbyMark Squilla07/07/2020
“We need the police. Without them, there would be more crime.” Community ListeningbyEvaristo Rodríguez07/07/2020
