Podcast appearances and mentions of Kendra Brooks

We warmly welcome you to join us on our first podcast of the year! Our Youth Pastor's Wife, Kendra Brooks, speaks to the women of Lifepoint!

Amid handwringing over the Council candidacies of Kendra Brooks and Nicolas O'Rourke, what's the rationale for their insurgency?

Dom welcomes in Bob Brady, head of the Democrats in Philadelphia and former Congressman, back onto the Dom Giordano Program to hear his opinion on the changing dynamics of the Democratic party after Josh Shapiro endorsed Kendra Brooks, member of the Working Families Party, which leans Socialist. Brady explains that Shapiro told him that he's only hoping to support Democrats, with Brady suggesting that this endorsement was short-sighted. Then, Brady offers his thoughts on John Fetterman, explaining that the decision to change the dress code will reverberate even for young people, telling he doesn't understand the push. Also, Brady talks about the dynamics of politics in Philadelphia, explaining why Democrats may support Working Families Party members with values that align. (Photo by Getty Images)

Full Hour | Today, Dom led off the Dom Giordano Program by previewing what's to come on today's show, first offering a review of Joe Biden's appearance at the United Nations, playing back the President stumbling through his speech. Then, Dom reveals that Fetterman has won his fight to wear his hoodie while working on the Senate floor, which prompts him to again explain why he believes Fetterman to be such a slob. Then, Dom welcomes in Bob Brady, head of the Democrats in Philadelphia and former Congressman, back onto the Dom Giordano Program to hear his opinion on the changing dynamics of the Democratic party after Josh Shapiro endorsed Kendra Brooks, member of the Working Families Party, which leans Socialist. Brady explains that Shapiro told him that he's only hoping to support Democrats, with Brady suggesting that this endorsement was short-sighted. Then, Brady offers his thoughts on John Fetterman, explaining that the decision to change the dress code will reverberate even for young people, telling he doesn't understand the push. Also, Brady talks about the dynamics of politics in Philadelphia, explaining why Democrats may support Working Families Party members with values that align. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)

It's the Friday news roundup! Host Trenae Nuri is joined by Sean Collins Walsh, City Hall reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer, and John Barchard, City Cast Philly sports contributor and co-host of the Bell and the Birdmen podcast. They discuss major City Council races and controversial legislation coming this fall, the Eagles' season opener against the New England Patriots on Sunday, and the best places to grab a bite on game day.  Our Friday news roundups are powered by great local journalism:  Gov. Josh Shapiro is backing third-party progressive Kendra Brooks for Philly City Council Where to find free or low-cost COVID tests in Philadelphia Eagles want "everyone's best punch," and it begins Sunday vs. Patriots at New England Want some more Philly news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter Hey Philly. Have a question or just want to share some thoughts with the team? Leave us a voicemail at 215-259-8170.  Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On tonight's episode Connor covers topics ranging from Governor Shapiro endorsing WFP candidate Kendra Brooks to the actors from Breaking Bad leading the way for the SAG-AFTRA Strike!All this and more on tonight's show!Join the Discord Server - https://discord.gg/6GUPV4bARqIf you enjoy the show, please subscribe and hit the like button on the stream!Support on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/greatersocietymediaFind all the show links here - https://linktr.ee/greatersocietymediaFollow on Instagram - @greatersocietymediaFollow Connor on Twitter - @ConOHanlonGreater Society Media is a progressive media company dedicated to bringing insightful analysis to viewers and readers on political topics of today from the local level to the international.​The Greater Society Podcast is a weekly progressive show that  focuses on analyzing American politics, current events, and history. The show covers a wide range or topics and will incorporate various guests to dive deeper into their specialties. Shows are broadcasted live on YouTube and available in audio versions as well where you listen to your podcasts.What sets the show apart is the focus on local organizing and the impacts we can all make on a local level as Connor OHanlon (the host) leverages his experience as Chairman of a local Democratic committee and former candidate for office to bring you an inside look at how politics is done.We aim to bring nuance to each and every discussion and debate and look forward to covering the unfolding history of America.

Come and take a listen to Part 3 of our Women's Small Group lesson with Youth Pastor's Wife Kendra Brooks!

We talked to Councilmembers at-large Helen Gym and Kendra Brooks about their path to politics and the sisterhood they've formed through their work in Philadelphia.   

We talked to Councilmembers at-large Helen Gym and Kendra Brooks about their path to politics and the sisterhood they've formed through their work in Philadelphia.   

This week inside The Pastor's Office, Rev. Jonathan A. Mason talks to Dr. Val Arkoosh, candidate for U.S. Senate, as well as Kendra Brooks, Councilmember At Large for the City of Philadelphia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Inside PHLCouncil, the official podcast of Philadelphia City Council. Each week, we provide a recap of the latest news from Philadelphia's legislative branch of government and an in-depth interview with one of our members or someone making an impact on Philadelphia. This episode features a recap of latest news on Philadelphia's vaccine distribution plan. Later, we talk to freshman Councilmember Kendra Brooks (At Large) about her bill to provide paid sick leave for frontline workers during the pandemic and her new legislation to include coercive control in the city's domestic violence statutes. We also discuss the unique approach she brings to Council as its first third party member.  Important Links City of Philadelphia COVID-19 Information: https://www.phila.gov/programs/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/ City of Philadelphia COIVD-19 Vaccine Interest Form: https://covid-vaccine-interest.phila.gov/?lang=en-US Philadelphia Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-866-723-3014 Inside PHLCouncil is produced by Philadelphia City Council. Our hosts are Joe Grace and Patricia Gillett. Our announcer is Antonio Greco.  Music is provided by Premium Beats.  Visit our website at www.phlcouncil.com for more information.  Follow us on social media, we're PHLCouncil on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

This week, we tackle a subject close to Brie's heart, and by heart, we mean the amygdala, where anger is born: Student debt. Conversations about student debt are often stuck in the primordial stage. We spend so much time going back and forth with Pete Buttigieg types and their bad faith attacks that it's hard to get to the interesting questions: Why do we have a hierarchical higher education system to begin with? Why do we expect high school to be free but not college? What would it actually cost to cancel all student debt, and what perverse incentives exist for debt holders who profit off of America's students? We get into it all with debt aficionado, Current Affairs editor, and attorney with Equal Justice Works Sparky Abraham. We're also joined by Bridget Read, journalist at The Cut and author of recent pieces on the movement to cancel student debt, and the ongoing political battle over the $15 minimum wage. We close the episode by catching up on the fight for fifteen and the latest Kardashian news. Read Sparky's articles on student debt at Current Affairs Magazine: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2021/01/what-a-better-biden-would-say-about-student-loan-debt https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/11/if-you-want-to-enact-free-college-cancel-student-debt-immediately https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/02/student-debt-forgiveness-lets-do-some-math https://www.currentaffairs.org/2019/04/the-case-for-free-college https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/06/how-student-debt-is-worsening-gender-and-racial-injustice Listen to the referenced episode of Current Affairs podcast with Astra Taylor and Liz Breunig here: https://cloudutil.player.fm/series/current-affairs/medical-debt-special-with-astra-taylor-and-elizabeth-bruenig Read Bridget's latest on the fight for $15 here: https://www.thecut.com/2021/03/pramila-jayapal-interview-minimum-wage-filibuster.html And her interview with Astra Taylor and Kendra Brooks here: https://www.thecut.com/2021/02/joe-biden-can-cancel-all-student-debt-he-just-wont.html Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Ben Dalton (@wbend). Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

Democrats who have been luke-warm about passing a $15 minimum wage got the cover they needed yesterday as the Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, advised that the $15 minimum wage cannot be included in a reconciliation package.   Those Democrats who have been pushing for the $15 minimum wage have urged that Vice President Harris overrule the parliamentarian’s ruling, which is within her authority. On Twitter, Representative Ro Khanna wrote, “I’m sorry - an unelected parliamentarian does not get to deprive 32 million Americans the raise they deserve. This is an advisory, not a ruling. VP Harris needs to disregard and rule a $15 minimum wage is in order.” It’s time to dump the filibuster and, as David Dayen argued this morning, it’s time to put the $15 minimum wage bill on the floor.  And while the Biden administration and conservative Democrats are willing to throw up their hands and say there is nothing they can do when it comes to the minimum wage, they’re willing to roll out the tanks in support of Neera Tandem’s appointment to the Office of Management and Budget.  Release the hawks. Biden orders air strikes in Syria against two Iranian-backed militias on the border with Iraq. The administration claims to have targeted and destroyed “multiple facilities located at a border control point used by a number of Iranian-backed militant groups.” The strikes were said to be in response to recent attacks on American contractors and properties in Iraq by militants.  And the pandemic rages on. Even as cases began to drop, the U.S. passed the 500,000 COVID-19 deaths mark this week.  A new report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences warns that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) sea currents are slowing faster than expected and may lead “tipping point” in climate change if swift action is not taken. Scientists have warned that the slowing or stopping of the AMOC will lead to large-scale impacts affecting live on the panet.  New York City police deployed Boston Dynamics creepy and frankly dystopian robot dog to a live crime scene this week. The New York Post released footage of the robot dog to a home invasion crime scene in the Bronx. It wasn’t the first time, either. Back in October, the NYPD sent another robot dog into a building where a gunman had barricaded himself. According to the Post, the robot dog is in its test phase, equipped with lights and a camera. “This robot is able to use its artificial intelligence to navigate things, very complex environments,” according to NYPD’s Technical Assistant Response Unit’s Deepu John. Yeah, what could go wrong.  The Delaware River Basin Commission lifted their moratorium and has banned fracking in the Delaware River Watershed.  This will protect the drinking water for tens of millions of residents living in New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania.  Pennsylvania House and Senate Republicans threw a temper tantrum this week after the Dept of State released their ballot question on a constitutional amendment limiting the Governor’s powers on emergency declaration orders.  Apparently, the question was too straight forward and not confusing enough for Republicans. Kendra Brooks, from Philly’s city council, is joining with Astra Taylor from the Debt Collective in calling bullshit on Biden’s claim that he can’t cancel $50,000 in student loan debt.  Pennsylvania Republicans failed to cancel Pat Toomey after spending hours debating his vote to convict Donald Trump.  The Mars Perseverance rover sent back amazing footage of the February 18 landing in Jezero crater. Just amazing. A couple days later we got the first full-color, 360 degrees view of what Perseverance sees. Gotta admit, I was in awe.   Researchers are making a case that NASA should begin studying nuclear propulsion systems for future missions to Mars.  Columbian County woman becomes one of NASA’s newest flight directors. Chloe Mehring grew up in Mifflinberg and started working with NASA in 2008 in the Flight Operation’s Propulsion Systems group.  Put that sixpack back in the cooler. Molson Coors Beverage Company has locked out 300 workers at its Toronto brewery after workers overwhelmingly rejected the company’s “best and final offer” during contentious contract negotiations. Molson Coors had prepared for this move by posting ads for scab workers three weeks before their lockout.  Sean has whiskey recommendations. Free Will Releases: Sputnik 36 and Soul Supper. https://freewillbrewing.store/

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode: https://www.patreon.com/badfaithpodcast A Philadelphia journalist, a local city council member, & a Pittsburgh novelist unlock the mysteries of the crucial Keystone State in the last episode of Bad Faith before the end of our democracy. Also in this spooky Halloween episode, Brie & Virgil debate who is responsible for screwing up their couples costume and whether Robin DiAngelo would approve of Animal House references in the office place. Finally, the pair predicts the outcome of tomorrow's election. Akela Lacy is a politics reporter at The Intercept. Kendra Brooks is an activist and at-large member of the Philadelphia City Council, elected in 2009 on the Working Families Party ballot line. Jacob Bacharach is a novelist and critic based in Pittsburgh, the author of The Bend of the World and The Doorposts of Your House. Find Bad Faith on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Google, and our RSS feed. Follow Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod) and YouTube. Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

On this episode of Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer speaks with newly-elected Councilwoman At-Large Kendra Brooks about the most urgent issues facing Philadelphia.

After serving families with disabilities at Easterseals for 17 years, state budget cuts left Kendra Brooks without a job. While she searched for a new one, she became a parent leader of her children's public school in the neighborhood of Nicetown. When a local charter school made a bid to take over, she organized the school's parents to make their voices heard. This fight lead to national media attention, and gave Kendra a taste of what victory on behalf of her community feels like. She had "taken the pill from The Matrix," and in 2019 ran for a Philadelphia City Council at-large seat. She campaigned as a member of the Working Families Party. Winning that election would mean that she would be the first at-large city councilmember in history to represent a party other than Democrat or Republican. It would also mean that her and her family's life would be changed forever. Support Philly Who? Donate via Paypal, Venmo: @podphillywho, Become a Monthly Patron, Purchase a T-Shirt or Hat, Become a Sponsor

City Councilwoman At-Large Kendra Brooks did something that essentially hadn't been done in 100 years in Philadelphia - win her seat while not being a member of the two major political parties. I met Brooks at her new office during her first week at City Hall. The Working Families Party member was asking staff to fix a light bulb in the hallway. It mattered because Brooks plans to make it a habit of arriving early and staying late at her office, when most other lights are out. We spent nearly an hour talking about what needs to be changed about Philadelphia, what has changed about Philadelphia and about her background as a mother, a life-long Philadelphia resident and working woman. Recorded at Philadelphia City Hall, Room 411, on January 9, 2020. In this podcast: The history behind Brooks' new office (1:46), how she was able to win her election against all odds (2:15), if she ever believed she would actually win (2:42), how she managed to earn more votes than the GOP candidate for mayor (3:30), what the Working Families Party stands for (4:20), if WFP might have had its beginnings with the Occupy Wall Street movement (5:20), how she still lives in Nicetown, the neighborhood she grew up in (6:05), juggling single motherhood with a professional and political career (6:35), what songs she likes to sing on Karaoke night (7:45), how she makes tough choices in balancing her family and career (9:00), when she decided to enter politics and how Facebook played a part (10:30), how to reverse the city's ongoing problem with violence, especially against children (11:24), why she is shocked to ride the subway these days (14:00), how to convince people to invest in struggling communities for the long term (15:07), why she thinks Philadelphia can still be choosy when trying to attract new businesses, courting Amazon (17:20), if the city should have used public funds to help build new sports stadiums (19:00), why ending tax abatements is number one on her priorities list (20:30), if it is healthy for a city to be controlled by only one political party (23:20), what she thought when party chairman Bob Brady threatened people to not support her candidacy (24:40), if WFP can win broader appeal (26:04), why she favors rent control even though it has seen negative effects in New York City (27:45), if public schools are better off without the School Reform Commission (30:18), why she wants a moratorium on charter schools (33:50), how to avoid having to raise real estate taxes to fully fund public schools (35:05), if she has 'super' wealthy friends and if it is okay to amass millions upon millions of dollars (35:25), why she believes the capital gains tax gives the wealthy an advantage (36:45), why she believes wealth should be redistributed (37:10), if everyone should make the same amount of money (37:48), the idea of a living wage (38:45), her days as a nursing assistant and working long hours (39:20), raising the minimum wage (40:15), what Philadelphia is currently doing right (41:30), her experience at the Pennsylvania Society gathering in New York City (42:34), if she believes we are getting better at respecting other people's differences (46:07), how social media and young people have impacted acceptance (47:20), how Generation X paved the way to more acceptance (48:10), the best things about living in Philadelphia (49:10), her favorite places to visit in the city and the food (50:44), if the cheesesteak gets too much hype (51:40)

Kendra Brooks' victory in November's general election was an upset for the ages in Philadelphia politics. In January, the Working Families Party rep will be the first third-party member of Philadelphia City Council in modern history and has big ideas to tackle the city's many ailments including gentrification, poverty and gun violence. On Nov. 19, she visited AL DÍA to talk these plans along with her unlikely journey to becoming one of Philadelphia's progressive political leaders.

Attorney Dean Weitzman invites Philadelphia Council Woman Elect, Kendra Brooks. They discuss the “Working Family Party” and issues working class families face. 

Host and KYW Newsradio community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the Marsy's Law amendment to the Pennsylvania constitution. On Election Day, Pennsylvania voted add the victims bill of rights statute to the state consititution. ACLU of PA legislative director Liz Randol joins Michael Coard, a criminal defense attorney and columnist, Jennifer Storm, victim advocate for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and LaQuisha Anthony a suvivor and victim's right advocate for this heated discussion. The newsmaker of the week is Philadelphia City Councilperson elect Kendra Brooks. The Changemaker of the week is the Carlton R. Rouh Veterans Center; Senior Director for Community Relations of Spectra Care Foundation, Kathleen Van Stine is guest.  

Kentucky Governor’s mansion turns blue! Looks like Trump’s “Read the Transcripts” rally in Lexington on the eve of election day didn’t work out so well for the Republican incumbent. Before corporate Democrats join calls to “move to the center,” they would be wise to remember that the teacher strikes gave Democrats the Governor’s mansion, not some dishwater appeal to bipartisanship.  Virginia goes Democrat from House to the Governor’s office.  Gordon Sondland, Trump’s EU Ambassador, flips on his boss. The transcripts are scathing. And, Sondland wasn’t the only person that saw transcripts of their depositions released to the public. A giant “uh-oh” was heard coming from the general direction of the White House.  Ayanna Presley endorses Elizabeth Warren for president. Is this a “split” in the Squad or evidence that progressives are beginning to deepen their roots in the Democratic Party?  Nancy Pelosi goes to Bloomsberg News to say she’s not a fan of Medicare for All. That’s should be like a bat signal to all progressives that even if we win big in 2020, we’ll be in for a fight with the Democratic Party leadership. Another billionaire prepares to enter the presidential race as a Democratic hopeful. Yes, Michael Bloomberg will demonstrate to the world - just like Tom Steyer - how much money you can burn through to stroke your ego. Oh, yeah, and Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, is jumping in the race to get his old Senate seat in Alabama. Looks like the biggest threat to his seat will be...Trump. Trump said jokingly he’d move to Alabama to run against Sessions himself. Bill Fletcher, Jr. takes to the pages of In These Times to once again make the case for social justice unionism. In the wake of militant labor victories, business unionism still dominates the leadership of many small and large unions Oh, yeah, and public impeachment hearings begin next Wednesday and House Democrats are looking to a vote on impeachment before Christmas!  Philadelphia votes a candidate from the Working Families Party to City Council. It’s the first time a candidate not from one of the major parties wins a seat on the council. Congrats to Kendra Brooks.  Over half of Pennsylvania’s population now live in counties that are controlled by Democrats.  Democrats swept every open seat in Delaware and Chester counties and then took control of Bucks, Lehigh and Monroe counties.  Will these victories lead to a PA Dem Trifecta in 2020? Scranton gets its first-ever woman mayor! Paige Cognetti, who ran as a Berniecrat independent, won the special election for mayor last night. Her campaign slogan, “Paige Against the Machine,” will now bring progressive politics to NEPA.  She cut her teeth writing a scathing report of corruption in Scranton’s school district for PA Auditor General Eugene Depasquale.  APSCUF leadership begins its PR push to persuade members to vote in favor of the new contract next week. Many questions remain as to what APSCUF leadership’s embrace of the new PASSHE Chancellor and “interest-based bargaining” will mean for the organizational gains achieved as part of the union’s 2016 strike.  Raging Chicken still awaiting the results of our Right to Know request about legionella bacteria found in multiple buildings across Kutztown University’s campus. Elon Musk makes the case that Space X’s new Starship could cost as little as $2 million per launch...way below the cost of even small rockets. Boeing trying to stay relevant in the race to get back to the moon. The Aerospace goliath presented NASA with a plan for a simplified “Human Lander System” (HLS) that will make use of the much delayed, still to be operational “Space Launch System.”  The director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Army Lt. General Robert Ashley, painted a dark picture of near-future real space wars as Russia and China are rapidly developing weapons to be deployed in space. He made the remarks as part of his keynote speech at CyberSat 2019. Are we actually going to get a space hotel in the near future? The Gateway Foundation is making moves.  Free Will releases: Available on draft and in cans this Saturday at both Perkasie and Peddler's Village locations. We’ll also have all of this week’s releases at the Wrightstown Farmers Market Saturday morning. Plum Cinnamon Mash - Sour Ale brewed with plum purée, cinnamon, vanilla, and milk sugar. 7.5% ABV.  Sweet Cherry Apricot Mash - Sour Ale brewed with sweet cherry purée, apricot purée, vanilla, and milk sugar. 7.5% ABV A special Wednesday release, this past week for this year’s Special Cookie. Special Cookie is Free Will’s annual Imperial Spiced Brown Ale brewed with cardamom, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and vanilla. 12.5% ABV⁣. And if you’re lucky, you just might get your hands on a bottle of  Rum Barrel Aged Special Cookie from 2018.

Candidates in the Working Families Party would have you believe  that the impediment to progress in the city has been  two Republican at-large members of Council. But is that really true? Larry Platt looks at candidates Kendra Brooks and Nicolas O’Rourke’s campaigns and wonders where’s the substance? Find the text version of the story here.

LISTEN TO THE DISTRICT LIVE ON WHIP | T/TR 7-8PM EST Temple professors are underpaid (shocker)! Septa finally stepping up its game? And the amish growing hemp! Join Sam, Haley and Amelia for a rundown and discussion about what's going on in the District today. DISCUSSION TIMES AND SOURCES: 00:50 - Faculty receive smaller slice of revenue at Temple 16:24 - Kendra Brooks wants to put affordable transit on City Council's agenda 27:47 - Viral CBS3 interview with apartment building fire 'hero' shades Eagles' Nelson Agholor 30:46 - As farmers flock to hemp, Amish and ‘English' in Pennsylvania foresee real profits 40:40 - Temple President Richard Englert delivers 2019 State of the University address ATTRIBUTIONS: Live show edited to podcast format by Samantha Hughes.

Working Families Party activist Vanessa Clifford joins RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about what Working Families Party is, some of her experiences organizing in Delaware and Pennsylvania, and a new progressive group that is forming here in Delaware.Show Notes:Working Families Party Nicolas O'Rourke and Kendra Brooks

Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Kendra Brooks from the 215 People's Alliance which is a member of a coalitions of 38 grass roots progressive organization holding The People's Forum - a non-partisan City Council candidate forum on Sunday, March 24 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at Congregation Rodeph Shalom (615 N. Broad Street). www.powerinterfaith.org.Loraine was a proud Girl Scout and had her first camping experience at a Girls Scout Camp. These camps have changed with the times offering enrichment programs that foster teamwork and leadership. She speaks with Elizabeth Frederick from Girl Scouts of Eastern PA and camper 14 year old Kaylee Overbee. http://www.gsep.org/en/camp/summer-camp.htmlPeople who want to support Black businesses but don't know where they are should check out the 2019 Philadelphia Black Biz Directory published by Beech Community Services. The directory includes over 400 African-American, African and Caribbean businesses in Philadelphia. Loraine spoke with Dr. Ken Scott CEO of Beech and Marilyn Kai Jewett of Progressive Images Marketing Communications which produced the directory. http://www.beechinterplex.com/bc_black-business-directory.asp.Finally Loraine made a recent visit to Nashville to connect with a long lost cousin – Gloria Ballard. They spent the weekend connecting and looking over a treasure trove of Ballard family photos and letters giving Loraine a deeper understanding of her roots. This is Loraine's interview with Gloria.

Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Kendra Brooks from the 215 People's Alliance which is a member of a coalitions of 38 grass roots progressive organization holding The People's Forum - a non-partisan City Council candidate forum on Sunday, March 24 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at Congregation Rodeph Shalom (615 N. Broad Street). www.powerinterfaith.org.

Episode two hosted by Kelly Morton explores the state of the Philadelphia School system. Listen to Nayeli Perez, a student at Palumbo Academy talk about her experience in a special admissions public school. Kelly first met our storyteller speak at a fundraiser for school funding last fall. At that time, she pointed out that as a student, she didn’t have a lot of power but she hoped that by speaking others would amplify her words to create change. The conditions in our schools and the experiences of our students compared to those across the state is not accidental. In this episode you will also hear from Kendra Brooks from Our City Our Schools about how Philadelphia public schools reached this point of crisis.

Ms. Huhta Interviewed by Kendra Brooks and Kobe Mauldin. Ms. Huhta student teaches English with Ms. Sprague. She will be graduating soon from Eastern Michigan University.