Category: The Community’s Voice

Free Art Classes

🚨ATTENTION 🚨 FREE ART CLASSES FOR KIDS ARE STARTING 10/30/24🙌🏽✅💜 Greetings Family! It’s that time again. The Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership has opened its registration for their FREE after-school InstaArts Fall program, starting on October 30th. These are virtual art classes, open to ANY child in Southeastern PA from grades 3 to 6, with […]

Mayor Kenney Visits West Philly High School

Today Mayor Jim Kenney came to West Philadelphia. In front of West Philly High @phillymayor joined with other City and State officials, and members of the Vision Zero Task Force to release Philadelphia’s Vision Zero Annual Report and cut the ribbon at the Chestnut Street Repaving and Safety Project. “Achieving zero traffic deaths on Philadelphia […]

Mayor’s Office Bi-Weekly Gun Violence Meeting

Yesterday The Mayor’s Office conducted another Bi-Weekly Gun Violence Briefing. There are many people in the community who feel that Philadelphia needs additional assistance to fight gun violence namely the National Guard. I have asked The Mayor’s Administration about this idea several times and was told no several times. The people continue to ask me […]

Pick Up the Love / Put the Guns Down!

Our message is simple PICK THE LOVE UP! PUT THE GUNS DOWN! This past Thursday our BCA Actionist took to the streets of West Philly. My husband Thomas Blackwell @tommyblackwell__ and I created our BCA Actionist Community Watch Program to instill a greater sense of security, well-being, and reduce the fear of crime in our […]

Causing a Commotion

As 2021 wrapped up, one thing was on our minds, and in our hearts: our communities who are hurting, and who need solutions now. We’ve faced down pushback against badly-needed reforms and emergency aid. We’re calling out legislatures in Harrisburg who are refusing to release public money while people are dying. We stand with our representatives in […]

VOTE!! Now mail in ballot or November 2nd in person

VOTE!! Now mail in ballot or November 2nd in person✊🏾Vote for your judges and your DA @larrykrasner LOVE, VIBE, VOTE… TODAYMessage brought to you by @impurplequeen @omarforphilly @tommyblackwell_

Philadelpia Gun Violence Town Hall Meeting

WHYY, your local PBS and NPR station, and 6ABC teamed up for Confronting the Crisis: Gun Violence, a powerful community conversation with scholars, political leaders and activists who are on the frontlines fighting for a safer Philadelphia. WATCH NOW to hear insights, recommendations, and potential solutions for the city’s gun violence crisis. This special broadcast […]

Confronting the Crisis: Gun Violence

WHYY, your local PBS and NPR station, and 6ABC teamed up for Confronting the Crisis: Gun Violence, a powerful community conversation with scholars, political leaders and activists who are on the frontlines fighting for a safer Philadelphia. WATCH NOW to hear insights, recommendations, and potential solutions for the city’s gun violence crisis. This special broadcast […]

CeaseFirePA and Billy Penn’s “How Jobs Prevent Violence”

We stopped by CeaseFirePA and Billy Penn’s “How Jobs Prevent Violence” community conversation.  Many concerned citizens endured the heat and shared their perspective on how Philadelphia needs to invest strategically in workforce development and gun violence prevention. The event was hosted by Layla from @whyy @billy_penn with panelists @siddiqswaterice Soneyet Muhammed & Michael Thorpe. Purple […]

Purple Interviews Philadelphia D.A. Larry Krasner

Restorative Justice, Amen Brown and his tabled push for Mandatory Minimums.DA Krasner has made groundbreaking changes while reforming the DA’s office in Philadephia. Da Krasner @larrykrasner does not agree with mandatory minimums, or arresting our way out of this gun violence crisis. Since 2018 he has Exonerated 21 Innocent men from their unlawful prison sentences!!!!@repamenbrown […]

Saj Purple Blackwell Talked With Tony & Grammy Nominated Artist Joshua Henry

Saj Purple Blackwell Talked With Tony & Grammy Nominated Artist Joshua Henry @joshuahenryofficial about his live with The Philly Pops @thephillypops in celebration of Independence Day with Wawa Welcome To America @july4thphilly POPS on Independence at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts on July 3 at 7:00 p.m. The rain stopped just in time […]