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PA students protest school board’s ban on anti-racist teaching materials
The list of books, articles and movies was conceived to create awareness about racism and Black history
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Virus claims Black morticians, leaving holes in communities
About 130 Black morticians have died of COVID-19 across the United States.
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Biden’s new COVID vaccine mandate: ‘We’re in a tough stretch’
President Joe Biden has announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to curb the surging delta variant.
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Loophole allows some Pennsylvania students to avoid masking
The order requiring masks to be worn inside K-12 school and child care facilities includes an exemption for students who claim it would cause or worsen a medical condition.
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Pa. school mask lawsuit backed by group that challenged 2020 election results
Rudy Giuliani once described the Amistad Project as a “partner” in the Trump campaign’s legal efforts to overturn the 2020 election. But little else is known about the group.
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How to cope with the anxiety Ida left behind with all that damage
Experts recommend giving yourself space and time to feel the sadness and outrage as you look for a path to recovery from the losses.
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Protests at Delaware prosecutor’s house went beyond free speech, says attorney general
Delaware’s AG tried to block demonstrators from continuing protests at the home of prosecutor Mark Denney, who had been leading the investigation into a fatal police shooting.
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Listen 1:52Soaring above an alley, ContraFuerte surprises and delights
Struggling to keep both themselves and a bridge upright, Miguel Horn’s ContraFuerte is open for your interpretation.
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House Dems begin moving parts of Biden $3.5T domestic plans
Democrats are starting to push plans for providing paid family and medical leave, easing climate change, and bolstering education through House committees.
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Justice Dept. sues Texas over state’s new abortion law
The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution."
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‘They don’t care enough about my kid’: Philly parents disgusted by rampant schoolyard trash
The School District of Philadelphia welcomed children back to in-person school last week, in some cases, to heaps of overflowing schoolyard garbage.
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Listen 1:13Biden taps Delaware State’s Tony Allen to run HBCU Initiative
Allen, who is president of Delaware State University, will lead Biden’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
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Republicans start election ‘investigation’ in Pennsylvania
Leaders of the state Senate's Democratic minority say it is a perversion of the Senate's rules and an extension of a nationwide campaign to roll back voting rights.
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Pew Center grants $10.2 million for digital and diversity efforts
The annual Pew grants will distribute money toward arts institutions’ digital and diversity efforts.
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Philadelphia health officials are still weighing whether to impose a mask mandate at outdoor sporting events.
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