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A Philadelphia poll worker keeps a manual record of voters as a backup to the county's electronic poll books
Technically Media

It’s official: Pennsylvania had another safe and accurate election. Here’s how we know.

Dice rolls and hand recounts help commonwealth officials confirm the accuracy of vote counts to certify the results. Read more. Photo by Danya...
Portrait of Donnel Drinks
The Trace

Life in Poverty, Punctuated by Gun Violence

Philadelphia’s status as the nation’s poorest big city is a major cause of its gunfire. Read more. Photo by Caroline Gutman for The Trace
Movita Johnson-Harrell sitting in a chair in a white room with decorative flags above her
The Trace

The Intergenerational Fallout of Gun Violence

In Philadelphia, gunfire has taken grandfathers, brothers, cousins, and children. The losses reflect the institutional racism at the root of America’s...
Women dressed in dark blue scrubs celebrating their graduation
The Philadelphia Citizen

Hopeworks and other local programs are creating a “a pathway into wealth”

Hopeworks and other local programs are training Philadelphians for jobs in the growing healthcare industry while creating financial stability — and...
Graves at Philadelphia's Mount Peace Cemetery
The Trace

Defined and Diminished by Gun Violence

Centuries of inequitable social policy have kept Black Philadelphians dying at disproportionately high rates. Read more. Photo by Caroline Gutman for...