Hi John ,  

Welcome to the latest New Pennsylvania Project newsletter!

As this is our last newsletter ahead of the Juneteenth holiday, we want to take a moment to reflect on the historical significance of the holiday.

Juneteenth commemorates the day, June 19th 1865, when enslaved Black people in Galveston, TX finally learned they were free from chattel slavery - although two years late - post the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. 

Juneteenth celebrates freedom. 

As civil rights icon, Fannie Lou Hamer proclaimed, “None of us are free until all of us are free.”

Happy Juneteenth!

We invite you to read about our work, our upcoming events, and the ways you can safely participate in events happening across Pennsylvania. 

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This isn’t just a sports episode. It’s a powerful look at how deeply intertwined Black identity, public expectation, and power truly are.New episodes drop Thursdays at 12PM ET

What happens when athletes are told to “stick to sports”—but politics won't stick to them? 

In Episode 5 of Slingshot The Podcast, hosts Charles and Kadida are joined by Paul “Boo Boo” Palmer, Temple football legend and former NFL running back, for an unfiltered conversation about the inescapable politics of sports, race, and identity.

From his time at Temple and the NFL to deeply personal experiences with racism—including a disturbing piece of LDS literature sent to his college dorm before a game against BYU—Paul reflects on how Black athletes have always been political, even when they didn’t ask to be.

Episode 6 drops Thursday, June 19th! 

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Join For Our Future PA and The New Pennsylvania Project on June 17th from 6 to 7pm on Zoom for our event: Why Courts Matter.

Join For Our Future PA and NPP to learn how the Pennsylvania Supreme Court historically has protected our civil and voting rights, and why it and the other courts in the state are crucial components in our democracy.

With all of the events and protests happening both in Pennsylvania and across the nation. 

We encourage participants to make sure that they know their rights and are staying safe!

A win for PA voters!

The U.S. Supreme Court just let a key Pennsylvania ruling stand: voters can cast provisional ballots if their mail-in ballots get tossed for technical issues, like missing envelopes.

The Supreme Court has rejected a Republican appeal and left in place a Pennsylvania court decision allowing people to cast provisional ballots when their mail-in votes are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law.

A federal judge Friday issued a second preliminary injunction blocking some provisions of the sweeping executive order on elections that President Donald Trump signed in March.

The judge ruled provisions of Trump’s order on elections exceeded his authority and would cause “irreparable harm” to the states challenging it.

A group of bills aimed at boosting electricity production and regulating clean energy has rare, bipartisan support in Pennsylvania’s divided legislature. But a key GOP leader says he doesn’t plan to consider them until a court issues a final verdict on the long-debated Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI.

The state’s highest court is preparing its ruling on RGGI’s fate after hearing arguments in May. State Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R., Indiana) told Spotlight PA that until a decision is made, his chamber is unlikely to act on energy bills. 

Pa. House passes bill to raise the minimum wage. The state House voted along party lines Wednesday to raise the minimum wage to $15 for most Pennsylvanians, and to $12 for those working in smaller, rural counties. It’s a significant step in the latest effort by Democrats to get it above the federal rate of $7.25.

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