State Commission: Philly Pool Incident Due to Race

Filed under: News , Race and Civil Rights The Pennsylvania Human Rights Commission (PHRC) released a report confirming what seemed obvious to many: R ace was a facto r in the banning of 66 black and Latino day campers from the Valley Swim Club in late June. According to NBC Philadelphia: The state board ruled late Tuesday that there was probable cause that the private Huntington Valley, Pa ...

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