Francis Ryan In the News

Marketplace talks to Francis Ryan about how “the COVID crisis has lifted the sanitation worker into the public consciousness.”

Jacobin Magazine reviews “The Memoirs of Wendell W. Young III: A Life in Philadelphia Labor and Politics,” edited by Francis Ryan.

Rutgers Today writes about Francis Ryan’s interview with longtime civil rights and labor leader William Lucy, sponsored by the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization and the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

In celebration of Black History Month, SMLR’s Francis Ryan interviews the longtime labor leader about his 50-year fight for racial justice and workers’ rights.

The Philadelphia Inquirer interviews Francis Ryan about the history of the city’s powerful Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 5.

Northeast Times profiles poet Thomas Devaney, quoting longtime friend Francis Ryan.

Write Now Philly reviews the book, praising editor Francis Ryan for taking great care to preserve Young’s voice in the memoirs.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Democrats, Republicans, and Independents are working together to unionize, quoting Francis Ryan.

NBC10 Philadelphia interviews Francis Ryan about his new book on the city’s legendary labor leader, Wendell W. Young III.

WPVI-TV airs another installment in the documentary series Philadelphia: The Great Experiment, including part of an interview with Francis Ryan about city life during Prohibition.