In West Philly, best friends were shot over an Instagram feud they had nothing to do with Mike Newall, Chris Palmer, Dylan Purcell, The Philadelphia Inquirer © ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (podium) and members of the Gun Violence Task Force held a news conference at the Church of Christian Compassion at 6121 Cedar Ave. on March 1, 2021.
As they drove back toward their childhood homes in West Philadelphia, Jarell Jackson and Shahjahan McCaskill kept talking about the beach.
Friends since preschool, the 26-year-olds had just returned from a Caribbean vacation. Hang gliding. Jet skiing. A mountain hike, delayed by Jackson’s refusal to dust up his sneakers.
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Faheem Alexander, owner of Faheem’s Hands of Precision Barber Shop, said he and his staff try and set good examples for young people. But to fight gun violence it s going to take others to pitch in. (Ximena Conde / WHYY)
Last week, when three men fired more than 70 bullets at a 28-year-old man on the 2000 block of Snyder Ave. in South Philadelphia, residents were stunned.
“These are friendly people here,” said Nancey Lowes, a 20-year-resident of the neighborhood. “These people old around here, we ain’t do nothing to nobody. You going to tell me we can’t walk the street like we used to? Walk our dog? … I can’t even sit on my stoop and enjoy the nice sun.”
Mumia has COVID-19 – the only treatment is his freedom!
By Betsey Piette posted on March 9, 2021
Word has come that Pennsylvania political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal has tested positive for COVID-19. Supporters learned of the diagnosis March 3, as they were gathered in front of the office of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner to call for Abu-Jamal’s release and that of all incarcerated people over 50, who are vulnerable to premature death from COVID-19 and other illnesses.
Johanna Fernandez speaks outside the Philadelphia DA’s office, March 3.
Johanna Fernandez, with the Campaign to Bring Mumia Home, received word from Abu-Jamal’s medical attorney Robert Boyle confirming a diagnosis all had feared. Abu-Jamal, who had been hospitalized to remove excessive fluid from his lungs, was also diagnosed with congestive heart disease.
Liberate the Caged Voices: Whereâs the humanity?
March 4, 2021
Bay View Managing Editor Nube Brown, from the Bay View office-kitchen-dining room, calls on you to join the Liberate Our Caged Elders campaign by calling Gov. Newsom, 916-445-2841. Demand he release our elders! And please share posts using #LiberateOurCagedElders and visit our campaign website at tinyurl.com/liberatecagedvoices. Join the rally to Free Malik! March 7, 12-2 p.m., 111Taylor St., San Francisco. â Photo: Griffin Jones
by Bay View Managing Editor Nube Brown
Greetings, beautiful people,
I am sharing my letter, which you will find below, to BOP director Michael Carvajal alongside the prisoner solidarity work I do because at the heart of this struggle is love. But the way forward is in shared humanity.
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