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1,000's at Martini Luther King March in Philly; MLK Day of Service; Woman Chases Kid w/ Knife

by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/19/15 9:47 pm | updated: 01/19/15 9:48 pm

Thousands marched today in Philadelphia on Martin Luther King day. The event was organized by a group called MLK Day of Action, Resistance, and Empowerment or 'MLK Dare'. The march started on North Broad Street outside the headquarters of the Philadelphia School District and headed south around City Hall. The protestors marched down Market Street to a rally at Independence Hall around 3:30 pm. Protestors were calling for action on numerous issues related to social justice, education, and jobs. The main issues centered around a $15 city-wide minimum wage, a fair funding formula for public schools, an elected school board to replace the School Reform Commission, and an end to stop-and-frisk by the Philadelphia Police. The march was peaceful and attracted people of all backgrounds, ages, and races.

Today was the 20th Annual Greater Philadelphia Martini Luther King Day of Service, the largest King Day event in the country. An estimated 135,000 people around the area volunteered their time for some 1,800 registered service projects. 5,000 volunteers were at Girard College alone (adults and children), working on a variety projects. Many of them were related to promoting voter participation and empowerment in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act outlawing voter racial discrimination. For more information on the MLK Day of Service and MLK365 which promotes year round service go to: http://www.mlkdayofservice.org

A Bucks County woman has been arrested after she allegedly chased after a child while holding a knife. 33-year-old Virginia Bushman of Warminster is charged with terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person, endangering the welfare of a child and other related offenses. The incident was reported to police on January 15th. Administrators at McDonald Elementary on Reeves Lane in Warminster called authorities after being notified of the incident. Police determined that Bushman had chased after a 10-year-old child, threatening them with a knife. The child was not injured. Details on what led to the incident have not been released. Bushman is being held at Bucks County Correctional Facility in lieu of $500,000 bail.

Tonight,
Partly Cloudy, temperatures falling through the 30's this evening in Center City.

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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA | responded: 01/19 9:48 pm

33-year-old Virginia Bushman of Warminster

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