Federal agents arrest prominent West Philly activist, 2 others as protests continue, though...

Federal agents arrest prominent West Philly activist, 2 others as protests continue, though officials remain silent charges

A prominent West Philadelphia activist who is the lead plaintiff in a civil rights lawsuit over police response to racial injustice protests this spring was arrested by federal authorities Wednesday along with two others in a case tied to those demonstrations. Agents detained Anthony Smith, a social studies teacher and one of the organizers of the Philadelphia Coalition for Racial Economic and Legal Justice (Philly for REAL Justice), at his home Wednesday morning, according to sources familiar with the matter. His arrest came just days after he was lauded in an article in Philadelphia Magazine for his activism. Officials have ...

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