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The Atonement Agenda: Black America’s business

Addressing Black America’s business and considering how atonements could support and grow the rank of entrepreneurs and create pipelines to capital and resources.

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The Atonement Agenda: Home and school

A panel of experts explores how reparations can close the wealth and opportunity gap in homeownership rates and academic access and attainment.

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The Atonement Agenda: Defining reparations

A panel of experts define and contextualize reparations and explore how it could close the racial wealth gap.

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Critical race theory: A Bridging Blocks community conversation

Leading experts on law, race, government, and education debunk the myths and hysteria surrounding critical race theory and provide clarity on its role in society.

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2022 WHYY Neighbors and Newsrooms Summit

WHYY’s Neighbors and Newsrooms Summit features thoughtful conversations on journalism, community, and collaboration, hosted by Christopher “Flood the Drummer” Norris.

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2022 Conversations of King: Give us the ballot

Local voting rights advocates Abu Edwards, Saj “Purple” Blackwell, Brittany Smalls, and Rev. Gregory Holston join Christopher Norris for a Community Conversation about voting

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Confronting the Crisis: Gun violence

WHYY and 6ABC team up for a community conversation about Philadelphia’s gun violence.

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Neighbors and Newsroom Summit: Forming collaborations between residents & reporters

The Neighbors and Newsroom Summit is a WHYY series that fosters relationships and collaborations between the public and our news teams.

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Neighbors and Newsroom Summit: A how-to on pitching the news media

WHYY’s Assistant News Director Katie Colaneri joins a panel of local editors and journalists for a conversation about the best ways to pitch the news media.

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Neighbors & Newsroom Summit: A how-to on trust-building

NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle, NJ.com’s Tennyson Coleman and WHYY’s Eric Marsh join Watu Moja’s Ayinde Merrill and Reet Starwind to talk about building trust with communities.

2 years ago

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Neighbors and Newsrooms Summit: Building collaborations that better inform and engage South Jersey

WHYY’s Neighbors and Newsrooms Summit was made possible by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.

2 years ago

Police Reimagined: The Future of Public Safety
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Police Reimagined: One Year Later

One year after George Floyd’s murder and the ensuing uprisings, we revisit the conversation around reforming and defunding the police. ...

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Spoken Wordsmiths: Celebrating Philly’s poets

WHYY convened and celebrated Philadelphia’s spoken wordsmiths by amplifying their works and exploring their inspirations in a Community Conversation.

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Funding What Works: Ensuring safe communities

Free Press, WHYY, and Reclaim Philadelphia convened community leaders on the frontline of the gun violence crisis to explore funding what works and defunding what doesn’t.

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