On April 10th, 2025, Victoria A. Brownworth published an article titled: The escalating risks of free speech in Philadelphia Gay News.
“The march also highlighted how critical government programs are for our leaders at the federal, state and local level. Black leaders like State Rep. Rick Krajewski, State Sen. Vincent Hughes, and Kadida Kenner of the New Pennsylvania Project all spoke to the crowd. City Council’s first LGBTQ member, Rue Landau, spoke, as did Randi Weingarten, the lesbian union president of the American Federation of Teachers. Trump has signed an executive order ending the Department of Education, which he has blamed for a “too woke” agenda including critical race theory and LGBTQ issues.”