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Philly grapples with statues of Frank Rizzo, Christopher Columbus, and more a year after protests

The protesters who made their way through Center City on the first day Philadelphia saw mass demonstrations following the murder of George Floyd were looking for places to direct their anger. They came upon the statue of Frank L. Rizzo, the late mayor and police commissioner whose legacy so perfectly captured the style of policing they were fighting against that the monument could have been . ....

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Lou Barletta is reintroducing himself to Pa. voters as he runs for governor after a rough 2018 campaign

Lou Barletta had just finished catching up with Geno Vento, proprietor of the eponymous South Philadelphia cheesesteak joint. Now it was time to get to work. Sleeves rolled up, Barletta donned an apron Tuesday and started flipping steaks. A cook prepared cheese whiz and advised the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor: “Six, seven slices, and you’re good to go.” Barletta threw on a . ....

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City of Philadelphia argues discrimination suit from Italian-American groups over dropping of Columbus Day is baseless


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PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for the City of Philadelphia and Mayor Jim Kenney are seeking to dismiss a discrimination complaint from Philadelphia City Council member Mark Squilla and local Italian-American groups over Kenney’s removal of Columbus Day as an observed city holiday, arguing it lacks any factual basis.
The Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations, Inc. of Yonkers, N.Y., plus Squilla, the 1492 Society and Jody Della Barba, all of Philadelphia, first filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 6 versus the City and Kenney.
The suit assailed the City and Kenney as having engaged in “continued, unrelenting, and intentionally discriminatory acts” against Italian-Americans – punctuated by Kenney’s Executive Order 2-21, which replaced Columbus Day as an official City holiday with Indigenous Peoples Day. ....

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Philly councilman and Italian-American rights groups sue City and Mayor Kenney, over claims of ethnic discrimination


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PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia City Council member Mark Squilla and local Italian-American groups have filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia and Mayor Jim Kenney, over Kenney’s removal of Columbus Day as an observed city holiday and other incidents the suit says speak to his prejudice for Italian-Americans.
The Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations, Inc. of Yonkers, N.Y., Philadelphia City Council member Mark F. Squilla, the 1492 Society and Jody Della Barba, all of Philadelphia, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 6 versus the City and Kenney. ....

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