This week, the City of Philadelphia announced that it had made progress on a steering committee created last month to develop an agenda for “pathways to reform,” including reimagining public safety and advancing racial justice. The committee was formed June 4 in the wake of citywide protests against police brutality and the killing of George Floyd.

The committee, staffed by senior City leadership, aims to “advise, inform, connect and work to eliminate race-based disparities in Philadelphia communities and promote racial and social justice across institutions,” the City said. The internal work group that supports the committee is co-chaired by Deputy Mayor Cynthia Figueroa, City Solicitor Marcel Pratt, and Acting Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer Nefertiri Sickout.

See the full list of members on the City’s website. Other notable names include Independence Blue Cross Foundation President Lorina Marshall Blake, Philadelphia Works President and CEO Patrick Clancy, Coded by Kids founder and CEO Sylvester Mobley, and Urban Affairs Coalition President and CEO Sharmain Matlock Turner.

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