The Commuter Podcast – Episode 1
by In our inaugural episode, we interview Justan Parker, a leader of Lehigh Valley Black Lives Matter and sophomore at NCC. Our conversation focuses on a …
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Allentown Black Lives Matter protest in photos – July 13
Photographs taken by The Commuter staff at a Black Lives Matter protest in Allentown July 13. The protest was in response to an incident that …
(Video) Allentown Police Department release full footage of St. Luke’s incident
Allentown Police Department press release: The Allentown Police Department continues to swiftly investigate the event of July 11, 2020 outside the Sacred Heart Campus in …
Allentown Police Department issues statement regarding use of force incident
by Allentown Chief of Police Glenn Granitz has issued a statement regarding an incident that involved three police officers Saturday. Video of the incident appeared to …
Black Lives Matter to Lehigh Valley issues statement on Allentown police use of force incident
(Update: The protest mentioned in this article was previously scheduled for Wednesday but will now take place Monday, July 13.) A local chapter of the …
Video shows police officer using knee-on-neck technique on man in Allentown
(Updates: Allentown Police Department release full footage of incident and an official statement.) (See photos from July 13 Black Lives Matter protest in response to …
Cities Raising Minimum Wage
by Pennsylvania is stuck on the embarrassingly low minimum wage of $7.25 per hour– the same as the federal minimum wage – and it has been …
Understanding And Supporting The Struggle For Black Liberation In America: A Conversation With The Rev. Dr. Gregory Edwards
“We are seeing what happens after decades, dare I say centuries, of a particular group of people being systematically oppressed and unheard.” Those are the words …
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