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WASHINGTON — One of the nation's oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a "state of emergency" for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and Black economic advancement in response to President Donald Trump 's upending of civil rights precedents and the federal agencies traditionally tasked with enforcing them.

The recent “No Kings Protest” brought an estimated 80,000 marchers onto the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The speakers on the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps reflected a crowd that was mostly white and from out of town. The press release promoting the event sent out a list that did not include any recognizable names from Philadelphia.

The Urban League of Greater Philadelphia (ULGP) formally announces new name and territory expansion, now serving 4.4 million residents (up from 1.6 Million). This was announced at it's sold out Gala with Sheryl Lee Ralph and Patty Jackson honored; $150,000+ in scholarships awarded to over 30 students ($5k each), and DJ Aktive, Janet Jackson's Tour DJ and Philadelphia native, energetic live performance.