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Politics & Policy
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Murphy signs bill aimed at increasing diversity among police

The measure requires the state’s Civil Service Commission to implement programs to make law enforcement more representative and equitable.

5 years ago

Christian Harrison talks to DJ Matthew Law
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philly students explore the art of DJing through school district program

The DJ program provides students from the School District of Philadelphia with professional-grade equipment and the opportunity to learn and enhance their skills.

5 years ago

Cars are pictured sitting in Ida's floodwaters
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Tool to ease flooding goes unused in New Jersey

It is an approach adopted by at least 40 states as a way to fund needed improvements to control storm runoff — especially in fiscally strapped locales. But not in New Jersey.

5 years ago

A trash room is pictured with overflowing trash
Community
6abc

Temple University students plagued with piles of trash in off-campus housing

Temple University students are demanding a solution to piles of trash in their off-campus apartment complex.

5 years ago

Carnell students and parents entering the schoolyard on Thursday.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

‘We don’t have basic resources’: Philly parents share concerns about start of school year

At a virtual meeting Tuesday night, parents discussed the rocky start of the 2021-2022 school year.

5 years ago

The exterior of George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Delaware County
Courts & Law

Delco Jail Oversight Board recommends terminating $259M contract with prison operator GEO Group

The action sets the stage for a vote by the Delaware County Council next week that could return the only privately run prison in Pa. to county control.

5 years ago

The Pulse
Health

Watch ‘In Du Bois’ Footsteps: The Health of our Cities, Then & Now’

WHYY & The Pulse hosted a conversation about the legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois' ground-breaking book,"The Philadelphia Negro" and the path towards more equitable cities.

5 years ago

Woman Lies On Couch
Science

Migraines cause life-disrupting suffering. A Saturday event aims to raise awareness

36 million people in the U.S. have migraines, which bring a host of other symptoms. Miles for Migraines is working to support those who suffer from them.

5 years ago

Gov. Phil Murphy (left) and ack Ciattarelli stand at podiums on opposite sides of a stage
Politics & Policy

Murphy, Ciattarelli spar in first debate of 2021 N.J. governor’s race

The two candidates drew clear contrasts on a range of pressing issues from the COVID-19 pandemic to teaching critical race theory in schools.

5 years ago

Joel Leon protested in solidarity with Haitians at the border and against the Biden administration’s deportation of Haitian asylum-seekers at City Hall in Philadelphia
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Philly Haitians, members of City Council slam Biden’s border policies

“What we saw was against humanity,” said Numa St. Louis, a Haitian-American Philadelphia resident, of the scene in Del Rio, Texas.

5 years ago

Mural Arts’ executive director, Jane Golden (left), with mural models Tazmere Stephens (second from left) and Jourdyn Wood (second from right) and artist Kah Tangi, celebrate the dedication of We Are Universal to Philadelphia’s trans community
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia’s first trans mural kicks of Mural Arts Month

Mural Arts Philadelphia’s dedication of the mural highlighting trans and gender non-conforming people kicks off Mural Arts Month.

5 years ago

The contaminated Bishop Tube site in East Whiteland Township, Chester County. Environmentalists say DEP has neglected the cleanup over many years
Science

DEP seeks public comment on plan to clean up decades-old contamination at Bishop Tube site

The agency proposed to address tainted soil, groundwater, and surface water at the East Whiteland Twp. site, plus affected drinking water supply.

5 years ago

In this August 2020 photo, Gwendolyn Hosey, the owner of Struttin’ Lightly, is in her accessory store on 52nd Street in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

MED Week returns, offering support and visibility to business owners of color

COVID was hard on business owners — especially business owners of color. Philly’s annual Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week offers them a chance to network.

5 years ago

Students wear face masks outside of their school in Philly
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Mask opt-out legislation clears Pa. Senate committee

The bill would hand the ultimate decision on masking at school to parents and guardians.

5 years ago

Maria Mirkovic works with some of her third graders in her classroom
Education

Delaware to require teachers, school staff to get vaxxed or face weekly tests

Teachers will no longer be exempted from Delaware’s mandate for all state workers to get their COVID-19 vaccine or submit to weekly testing.

5 years ago

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