Donna Reed Miller, former Philadelphia City Council member, 77

Donna Reed Miller, a former City Council member who for 16 years represented much of Northwest Philadelphia, died last week at 77.

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, who got her start in same Black political circles in the Northwest, said she was grateful for “the support and encouragement that [Miller] provided me on my journey to become your mayor.

“Councilmember Reed Miller came from a long line of community organizing greats ― who fought for social, racial and economic justice before it was a popular thing to do,” Parker said in a statement.

Miller fought for gun control legislation and authored a “ban the box” bill, which aimed to increase job opportunities for formerly incarcerated Philadelphians by preventing employers from inquiring about applicants’ criminal histories.


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