Francis Ryan In the News

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.

Rutgers Today reports Francis Ryan interviewed iconic labor leader Wendell W. Young III every Friday for more than three years to produce his memoir.

Broad Street Review praises “The Memoirs of Wendell W. Young III: A Life in Philadelphia Labor and Politics,” a book edited by Francis Ryan.

Northeast Times writes about the life and career of the legendary Philadelphia labor leader, citing his memoir edited by Francis Ryan.