Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson
@CouncilwomanKGR
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Majority Leader @PHLCouncil . Wife. Mother. ΖΦΒ 🕊️. Proudly serving #Philly At-Large 📍
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As a Black woman, a former educator and lifelong Philadelphian, I am deeply disappointed to see that the Union League of Philadelphia is still planning to honor Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis with its highest honor – the Gold Medal. ⬇️
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This is not acceptable.
We are no longer able to document the ongoing, escalating Marconi Plaza South Philadelphia vigilante incident after
@PhillyPolice
ordered us to leave or be arrested. We were told we no longer had the right to document this event.
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THREAD: Vitriolic messages will not save you from the light of this new day. It’s cowardice. The people you are sworn to protect and serve deserve a voice in this process, and that is what we gave them.
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This weekend I attended the Community Day of Action event hosted by
@MeekMill
and
@REFORM
. I had the opportunity to speak with
@SharifaJackson
on the importance of supporting our returning citizens.
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Earlier this week on the 44 headed to some important meetings downtown! I usually don’t photograph every moment I utilize
@SEPTAPHILLY
but it was a good day 😊
- Signed a 40-year bus rider 🤣💙
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Great job today,
@phillymayor
! 3000 - 3100 Kensington Ave looks amazing. Happy for the residents and business owners in the area.
Shout out to
@DBHIDS
,
@PhillyPolice
,
@PPD24Dist
,
@PhillyCLIP
,
@PHLCityHomeless
,
@PhilaStreets
,
@SEPTA
and the entire team for the incredible work.
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I am appalled by the derogatory statements made by Commissioner Louis Cappelli, Jr. A majority of the 1.59 million Philly residents are self-respecting, law-abiding citizens. To insinuate that ALL Philadelphians are “thugs,” “criminals,” & “freaks” is completely unacceptable.
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Happy Founders Day to MY Sorors of
@ZPHIBHQ
! For 102 years, Sisterhood, scholarship, service and
#Finer
Womanhood have been at our core. Here's to 102 more!!! Join us later today
#timelesslyfiner1920
#ZPhiB102
#ZPhiB1920
#ZPHIB
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I have and will continue to listen to the voice of the people who elected me, and I have responded by creating more public participation, transparency and accountability in the City of Philadelphia.
Signed,
A
#TwoBitPolitician
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Today, I submitted a letter asking Mayor Kenney to investigate any city employee participation in the DC insurrection. Read the statement and letter⬇️
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I reached out to you before we introduced this legislation, met with your lawyers after it was introduced and I called you multiple times to discuss this bill, and you hid and in fact, still haven’t returned my call. Tell the officers you’re supposed to be representing the truth.
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For most of my life, I have utilized
@SEPTA
so I understand first hand the many complexities that come with riding public transportation.
Today I rode to work with the Citizen Advisory Committee of SEPTA to discuss the quality of service issues that riders face everyday.
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You were too scared to participate in a constructive process. The type of protection you provided your officers with was to avoid the hard work and then cry foul later to pretend you have been working so hard. The truth is you only work hard at moving your mouth.
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Such an honor to sit in the same seat that once belonged to former Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell who served the 3rd District for 30 years!
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The arrest today of
@samanthamelamed
was completely unacceptable. While we were in a hearing to address police reform, she was being unlawfully detained. We cannot stop reporters from doing their work.
#FreedomOfThePress
is non-negotiable.
#PoliceReformNow
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In response to the constituent outreach about the events at Marconi Plaza and South Philadelphia this weekend, I've issued the following statement
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What a pleasure to host our Soror Arch Bishop Mary Floyd Palmer & Sorors of
@ZPHIBHQ
at Philadelphia City Hall for a tour of the largest municipal building in the Country.
What a great afternoon to showcase Philadelphia! 💙🤍🕊
#ZetaBoule22
#ZetaPhiBeta
#bouleofsisterlylove
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As you said, City Council has no bearing on Act 111, it’s a state law (although I understand change is coming). The public comment bill simply provides a public hearing in City Council before the City submits its initial proposal before mandatory binding arbitration per Act 111.
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Grateful, thankful and blessed! 💙🤍
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The ladies of
@ZPHIBHQ
will be painting PHILADELPHIA Royal Blue and White from July 18-24, 2022 for our International Convention! 💙🤍
I am so excited to welcome my Sorors to the City of Sisterly Love and I look forward to wonderful memories to come 🕊
#zetaphibeta
#zphib
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Such a beautiful day at City Hall! If you are near, make sure to stop past and take a look at these beautiful tulips 💐! They make a great backdrop!
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Please join me in congratulating
@RepMcClinton
on making
#HERstory
! Earlier today, she was sworn in as the FIRST WOMAN to ever serve as Majority Leader of the PA House of Representatives. We are so proud of you and grateful for all of the work you do on behalf of Pennsylvanians.
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I stand with my colleague
@CMMarkSquilla
about our need for action in addressing the gun violence epidemic in our City and getting to the root causes of violence but
@CMMarkSquilla
is right we also need enforcement.
⬇️⬇️
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In the midst of multiple intersecting crises of a global pandemic, economic recession, structural racial inequality, and gun violence, Philadelphia is faced with another crisis: climate change.
My piece w/
@PennFuture
a/b how GSI can help.
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I started my Fourth of July off by speaking with the neighbors in Kingsessing following last night’s tragic mass shooting. I joined
@RepMcClinton
,
@repharris
and
@DA_LarryKrasner
in support of my
@phlcouncil
colleague
@CouncilmemberJG
.
📸:
@PhillyInquirer
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We need to know if any law enforcement official who is sworn to protect and serve or ANY city employee attended the riot turned insurrection... I will be following up! Cc:
@PoliceReformWG
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Over the years, the Union League has taken steps towards positive change, however, they are doing a disservice to these same communities by honoring and uplifting someone who seeks to erase black history and the history of other minority communities. ⬇️
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Join team KGR in wishing a very happy & blessed birthday to the finest woman & hardest working Councilmember we know!
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Proud to support
@PMA_Union
with my colleagues
I'm proud to stand with staff at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in their efforts to form a union:
@PMA_Union
.
Our letter of support, signed by many of my colleagues, which we sent to the museum's board of trustees👇
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Congratulations to
@RepMcClinton
on her election as House Democratic Leader, the FIRST Black woman to hold this position!!!
#BlackWomenLead
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I want to take this time to urge my colleagues, and anyone who claims to be a supporter of diversity, equity, and inclusion, to call on the Union League to cancel this event. ⬇️
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As a special addition to
#WonderWomanWednesday
I also wanted to celebrate my phenomenal
@PHLCouncil
colleagues!
Thank you for your commitment & collaboration in creating a safer, more resilient, equitable City of Philadelphia!
#WomensHistoryMonth
#EmpowerHer
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I had an amazing time cutting the ribbon on the new Solar Lab at Frankford High School - Philadelphia, PA this morning! Frankford is the FIRST SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY to have a Solar Career and Technical Education program!!!
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So thankful to everyone who joined me in celebration yesterday! It truly was special being around my loved ones, friends, fellow officials and community members 💙✨
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Today, I shared how
#DrivingWhileBlack
has impacted my family. I’m proud to stand with my colleague
@CMThomasPHL
and co-sponsor his
#DrivingEquality
Bill.
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Today I was honored to join our Council President
@Darrell_Clarke
my
@PHLCouncil
colleagues and fellow elected officials in announcing the unparalleled $7.6 MILLION investment to help Philadelphian homeowners clear their tangled titles! 🏡
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Have you registered to vote yet? If not there is still time! The deadline is October 24, 2022 🚩
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Visit the link here to complete your voter’s registration! ⬇️
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Young people in
#Philly
- just thought you should know now 51% of all
#coronavirus
cases in Philly is young people ages 20-39.
Yall need to take this seriously.
#StayHome
#StaySafeAndCoronaFree
#COVIDPHL
#SHARE
#REPOST
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Philly has a long history of environmental racism. As Chair of the Environment Committee, I am committed to tackling these issues.
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It was a wonderful morning for
@PhilaStreets
’ annual Spring Cleanup at
@SEPTA
’s 60th Street Station! Thank you so much to
@RepMcClinton
,
@Mr_4thDistric
and
@CouncilmemberJG
for your partnership.
We had a great time cleaning up the area and connecting with so many residents.
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I am honored to have been selected as one of the Most Influential Philadelphians of 2023 by
@phillymag
!!
Thank you for this recognition!
#NextGenLeader
#PHLCouncil
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There is nothing more important than ensuring that our young people have pathways to family supporting and sustaining careers.
Today, we announced a program that will introduce
#PHLed
students to Construction Trades, a move that will power brighter futures for our youth!
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WOW! Big thanks to
@RepDwightEvans
for championing this major investment for SEPTA! It goes without saying that these funds will truly make a difference in the efficiency of the Market Frankford Line for both riders & conductors! 🙌🏽
I’m pleased to announce $317 MILLION in federal funding for SEPTA to buy about 200 new rail cars to replace its older rail cars operating on the Market Frankford Line!
I’ve proudly voted for the Biden Infrastructure and Jobs Act and other transit funding bills!
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It is an honor to be included in the
#Phillypower100
list! Furthermore, it has been an honor of a lifetime to serve beside my
#Freshman4
colleagues
@CMThomasPHL
@CouncilmemberJG
and
@KendraPHL
in
@PHLCouncil
and we’re just getting started!
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The Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium will be conducting free COVID-19 testing today, in one of the most impacted zip codes in PHL. The Consortium is partnering with trusted institutions in our community to address the dire needs of African-Americans in particular.
#covidphl
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We must use our voices on behalf of those who are often silenced and would be impacted most by the policies that Gov. DeSantis pushes forward.
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I am so excited to announce that I have been appointed Vice Chair of the
@PHLCouncil
Committee on Labor and Civil Service!
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I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues on all matters relating to labor relations!
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Thank you
@chadwickboseman
for your legacy of inspiration, ability to bring our culture to life and bring confidence, strength and the belief that anything is possible. Thank you for allowing my son to feel like a SUPERHERO!
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Congrats & kudos to the
@LSUwbkb
on becoming the 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Champions!!
Special congrats to
@Reese10Angel
on becoming the 2023 MOP! As you celebrate this moment, remember to always remain true to yourself and to always walk with your head held high!
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Today, I submitted this letter to PA House leadership on HB2025. This bill, which just passed out of the House, would take away DEP's authority to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a market-based solution for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. (1/2)
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As the mom of a 3, 5, and 14 year old and an elected public servant, I know
#childcareisessential
. We need to
#SaveChildCare
.
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From the beginning, this legislation was always about creating more transparency and accountability in City government.
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My grandmom Bonnie,
@PhilaStreets
Commissioner Carlton Williams and I at this morning’s Block Captain Boot Camp. Grandmom Bonnie has been a block captain for 40 years. I’m so inspired by her commitment to our City.
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THANK YOU! To Team KGR and our interns who surprised me today in
@PHLCouncil
by decorating my desk in honor of my birthday!
It was a beautiful surprise and a wonderful way to start my morning 💙
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Yesterday, I submitted this letter to the PA Senate asking them to vote no on HB2025 & SB950, which would limit the Governor's ability to join
#RGGI
.
Thank you to my Environment Comm colleagues
@cindybassphilly
@CouncilmemberJG
@CouncilmanDerek
@KendraPHL
for joining me!
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Bill 200364-A passes
@PHLCouncil
15-2!
Thank you to my colleagues for their support today and thank you to the Philadelphians who have advocated for
#PoliceReform
for so long.
Today is a great success, but our work continues. We journey on!
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Congratulations to my Soror
@ShayTorie
on her selection as the new City Editor of
@PhillyTrib
#ZPhiB
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TransPARENT post: Working from home with little people is sooo hard. Some days... Shoutout to all the working parents who are balancing working from home with little people, we're the real MVPs 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
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We are out for
#PhillySpringCleanUp
!! Thank you to my colleague Councilmember Bobby Henon for collaborating on a Pennypack Park clean up today, and thank you to our Environment Committee colleague, Councilmember Derek Green, for stopping by to help us clean!
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When I was younger, my parents decided to move to Wynnefield because there were no trees on the block of Seybert Street that we lived on. While they may not have known terms such as “urban heat island,” my parents understood the importance of trees in our neighborhoods.
Wrote about Hunting Park, a "heat island" where temperatures are higher than almost anywhere else in Philly. w/
@VictoriaKeLi
:
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My statement regarding the lawsuit over the public comment bill
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On Wed. Nov. 18,
@PHLCouncil
will hold, for the first time ever, a public hearing on the Administration’s draft contract proposal for the police union.
This is an opportunity for your voice to be heard! Info to sign up ⬇️
#PoliceReform
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2022 marks the 200th anniversary of Harriet Tubman’s birth & Philadelphia is so excited to honor her for
#BlackHistoryMonth
&
#WomensHistoryMonth
by welcoming “Harriet Tubman - The Journey to Freedom”
Thank you to
@CreativePHL
for coordinating this beautiful statues visit!
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This morning was a blast celebrating
#BikeToWorkDay
! 🚲
Thank you
@bcgp
@IBX
@RideIndego
, my
@PHLCouncil
colleagues and fellow leaders along with our community members for supporting our City’s need for transportation that is both green and accessible!
#BikePHL
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Proud to stand with my colleague
@CouncilmemberJG
to demand that we treat gun violence like the emergency that it is in our communities. We stand ready to work with all of our partners to get this done.
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Thank you Mayor Kenney for your swift action less than 24 hours after we shared this conversation!!!!!!!! We appreciate you recognizing Juneteenth as a City Holiday!!
Juneteenth is an official City holiday.
This is one small but meaningful step toward repairing the damages inflicted on Black Americans throughout our country’s history.
#BlackLivesMatter
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Today, I joined
@phlrow
@JimPHLRecords
@RepMcClinton
and my colleague
@CouncilmemberJG
in Cobbs Creek to talk about tangled titles. I am working on legislation to help address this important issue and I’m so grateful for everyone’s partnership and leadership.
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Tonight, I joined with women from across the city to declare a state of urgency on gun violence. Thank you to all the organizers and everyone who came out to support an action plan with next steps to address gun violence in the city of Philadelphia.
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I make the case for why public input in the police contract negotiation process is so important in
@PhillyTrib
.
My bill on this issue, co-sponsored by 11 of my
@PHLCouncil
colleagues, will be heard tomorrow at 2:30PM in the Committee on Public Safety.
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Today I introduced legislation to
address our city's declining tree
canopy and promote environmental
justice by closing loopholes in the
zoning code and creating a new Philly
Tree Fund 🌳
Read more about it here ⬇️
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"Wide-ranging, community-based, culturally competent public health care is the only way forward. The Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium has demonstrated this type of system can be developed quickly and deployed at scale..." Read my op-ed in
@PhillyInquirer
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I was proud to join Council President Clarke and Councilmember Derek Green along with Go Puff to present a donation to Dr. Ala Stanford of the Black Doctors Covid-19 Consortium! We are all so grateful for their work!
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Yesterday, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania declared Pennsylvania’s school funding system unconstitutional. See my statement on the importance of this groundbreaking decision.
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I didn't see BLM protesters turn a riot into insurrection at the Nation's Capitol, storm the Capitol and call for the VP to be hanged or assault police officers with American flagpoles or kill a police officer but hey maybe I missed it 🤷🏾♀️
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I’m standing in solidarity with our teachers this morning at my former school and my daughter’s current school, Gompers Elementary. We cannot reopen our schools until we have a plan that puts the safety of our children and teachers first.
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Today my dear friend
@RepMcClinton
has made
#HERstory
AGAIN as the first woman and the first Black woman to become Speaker of the Pennsylvania House!
Madam Speaker, you are a true trailblazer and I am so incredibly proud of you!
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Congratulations
@cityofphiladelphia
on officially becoming a Certified Welcoming designation by Welcoming America!
With a score of 92 out of 100 points, we have been placed at the top as one of the most welcoming places in the country for immigrants to live!
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Thank you
@KYWNewsradio
and
@PatLoeb
for covering my
#PoliceReform
bill that is up for final passage today.
The bill would require a public hearing before the Administration can send a new contract proposal to the FOP, adding transparency to the process.
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Filling out the census is so important for our city!
#BeCounted
👎 Only 52% of Philadelphians have filled out the
#2020Census
.
We can do better than that! 📈
You have until September 30 to fill out the census for your household. It takes just 10 minutes and affects our city's funding for 10 years!
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It's 11:20pm, our Community Evening Resource Centers are open for young people in need of resources or a safe space. Please spread the word!! I was elated to work with the admin to create these centers and get them up & running in less than a year. Please SHARE & SPREAD THE WORD.
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Please join me in congratulating the legendary and beloved Jim Gardner on a well-deserved retirement!
We thank you for a wonderful 46 years!
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Community Evening Resource Centers
are safe spaces for young people open EVERY DAY from 7 PM – 2 AM 🕚!
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I’m out walking the North Central Business Corridors with representatives from Council President Darrell L. Clarke and Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta’s offices, L&I Commissioner DiPietro, Philadelphia Department of Commerce Director Rashid, Dr. Raval Nelson of the Health Dept…
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I’m proud to announce that I’ve been awarded the Philadelphia Tribune Magazine’s 2020 Most Influential Leader award. Please consider celebrating with me and the other honorees on 11/12 @ 12 p.m. Register today .
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Today, I toured the University City Science Center to talk about workforce development and paths for young people into fast-growing STEM industries! Thank you for having me, and I look forward to working together to grow jobs and businesses in these fields!
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The last time my sorors of
@ZPHIBHQ
and I celebrated in person together was in 2018, and I must say that after 4 years. It feels so good to be celebrating Finer Womanhood with over 6,000 of my sorors here in my hometown of Philadelphia!
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Yesterday, I introduced a resolution stating
@PHLCouncil
's intent to prioritize climate action and environmental justice in our ongoing Covid-19 recovery. Thank you to my 11 cosponsors for your support...(cont.)
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I am deeply saddened by the sudden death of our Philadelphia City Council Chief Clerk Michael Decker.
Please read my full statement below.
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Interested in an
#apprenticeship
, but don’t know where to start? Check out my new Apprenticeship Guidebook and learn about
#careeropportunities
in the
#trades
!
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Thank you so much
@ZPHIBHQ
for this incredible honor!
In 2019 Katherine Gilmore-Richardson became the youngest woman ever elected as Councilwoman At-Large for the city of Philadelphia and the youngest African-American woman ever elected to Philadelphia City Council.
#ZetaPhiBeta
#ZPhiB1920
#ZPhiB
#Service
#SororityOfFirsts
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Congrats to Philly Water’s own Maura Jarvis aka Water Woman for being recognized as an emerging leader at WaterNow Alliance’s Tap Into Resilience Summit! We are so grateful for your hard work and leadership!
#tapintoresilience
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I'm looking forward to our day in Court!
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