Senate Democrats Discuss Strategies to Prevent Youth Violence at Policy Hearing

READING, March 17, 2023 – State Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), Chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, joined Senator Judy Schwank (D-Berks) and Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) earlier this week at Alvernia University in Reading to discuss strategies to engage youth to reduce violence and keep them out...

Senator Art Haywood Announces Over $6.8M for Community Projects and Infrastructure Development in Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties

Philadelphia, PA- March 16, 2023 – Today, Senator Art Haywood announced nearly $7M in grants from the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) for community projects throughout the 4th Senatorial District. “I’m grateful that we were able to make significant investments in our district, our community, and in our neighborhoods,” said...

Senator Haywood Releases First State of Black PA Report: Black middle class expanded, Black poverty declined, Black high earners increased

Harrisburg, PA – Feb. 28, 2023 – Today, Senator Art Haywood announced the release of his first State of Black Pennsylvania report. The report details the changing position of Black Pennsylvanians from 2010 to 2021, with several data points indicating the upward socioeconomic mobility of the Black community. “In the past decade the black middle...

State of Black PA Report 2023

A full version of the report can be downloaded here.  To request a hard copy of the report or to have the Senator present the report in your community, email Jude.Husein@PASenate.com  EventsLatest NewsState of Black PA...

Senator Haywood Responds to Racial Incident at IUP Basketball Game

PHILADELPHIA – Feb. 10, 2023 – Today, State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement in response to a White student’s racist post on social media during a men’s basketball game at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) this week: “On Wednesday evening, Faith Gaye, President of IUP’s Black Student...

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