Philadelphia is the poorest big city in America, with nearly a quarter of its citizens living below the federal poverty line and more than one in 10 Philadelphians in deep poverty. About 47 percent of residents are renters, with 54 percent paying at least 30 percent of their income in rent.
The 19th spoke with the former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate during Black Maternal Health Week about issues including maternal mortality, pay equity, benefits for low-wage workers and how the pandemic could impact the 2020 election.
The Rev. Leslie Callahan, the first female pastor of St. Paul’s Baptist Church, tends to her flock and her family. “I feel like, as a Black woman, we just do what we’ve got to do,” Callahan said. “Who has time to think about how I feel about this?”
Ledbetter cites Biden's experience, saying "we need someone that knows how Congress and the presidency works.”
A Q&A with Ai-jen Poo, the director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has said he will choose a woman to be his vice presidential running mate, prompting lots of speculation and interest in who that might be.
The Congressional Black Caucus has not made a formal presidential endorsement, but Chairwoman Karen Bass says she's all in for Biden.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's exit from the 2020 Democratic primary highlights the implicit bias the term "electability" carries in favor of White men.
Some voters, organizers and activists want a woman — specifically a woman of color — to be the running mate for the likely White man to challenge President Trump in November.
Almost all of them confessed to wrestling with a head-versus-heart choice that often splits down generational lines.