Daily News | Too many Black lives were cut short in Philadelphia this Black History Month | Editorial
, must be beaten back. When attacks on Black history occur year-round, the focus on an honest accounting of Black history deserves more than the shortest month of the year.
We have no hope for a future devoid of white supremacist structures unless we understand the past that led us here — but it is just as important for Philadelphia to improve the material conditions of its Black residents in the present. Soon, City Council and Mayor Jim Kenney will start the process of coming up with next year’s budget. If, as a city, Philadelphia truly believes that Black lives matter, the budget should attack Black mortality head-on.
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