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Philadelphians waited hours in the cold to receive their COVID-19 vaccination from the Black Doctors COVID-19 consortium. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

Hundreds bear freezing temperatures and snow for their chance at the COVID-19 vaccine

Mitchell Shields February 25, 2021

Hundreds waited in the falling snow for the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium 24-hour “vaxathon” at Temple University’s Liacouras Center on Feb. 19. Philadelphians who reside in areas in the city...

Biden-Harris supporters walk down Broad Street from City Hall to the Pennsylvania Convention Center, where Biden-Harris and Trump-Pence supporters have been protesting since election night.

Election 2020

Mitchell Shields November 11, 2020

On Nov. 7, as soon as the news broke that the Associated Press called Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the next president and vice-president, Philadelphians poured into the streets in response. Philadelphians...

PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

Remembering lives lost

Mitchell Shields October 27, 2020

Carol Lewis, M.H.A. ’91, and her brother Jeff Green lost their father, Hiram Green, in April to COVID-19. Lewis, a clinical research associate, said she often has to travel for her work and thus stays...

After New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy ordered all non-essential businesses to close, a Regal Cinemas theatre in Vineland, New Jersey is seen shut down on March 18. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

PHOTOS: Effects of COVID-19 on local communities

Mitchell Shields March 30, 2020

With much of the coronavirus news being focused on large cities and the effects government measures have on them, we tasked some of our staff to go out into their local communities in New Jersey, Pennsylvania...

Medical workers test a patient at a drive-thru testing facility run by Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 17. PHOTO: LUKE MALANGA '20/THE HAWK

PHOTOS: Effects of COVID-19 on Philadelphia

Luke Malanga March 20, 2020

Federal, state and local governments have taken drastic measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. Our Editor-in-Chief, Luke Malanga '20, captured scenes around the Philadelphia area, and on campus showing...

The memorial grew in front of the main doors to Bryant Gymnasium throughout the evening. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

PHOTOS: Local communities mourn death of Kobe Bryant

Mitchell Shields January 27, 2020

Shortly after hearing about the death of Former Los Angeles Lakers guard and Philadelphia native Kobe Bryant, and his daughter, Gianna Bryant,  people around the world were trying to come to grips that...

Fans cheer for MadeinTYO during his performance. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ‘22/THE HAWK

Made In America 2019 in photos

Mitchell Shields September 2, 2019

Made in America took over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia for the eighth year during Labor Day weekend. See a photo recap of the festival from our photographer, Mitchell Shields '22. PHOTO:...

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