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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Protesters march from the scene of Walter Wallace Jr.’s killing to Malcolm X Park. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community
Eyes on the Street

Penn’s first Black newspaper EIC on racism in media

The Daily Pennsylvanian’s first Black editor-in-chief offers a look at how journalists of color are fighting racism in media and reshaping the industry.

5 years ago

Listen 4:06
Water is pumped from the basement of a business on Noblestown road in Oakdale, Pa. during clean up from flooding after downpours and high winds from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, hit the area Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021
PlanPhilly
Weather

It’s not all about Hurricane Ida — land use and climate change drive Philly flood risk

As the region confronts Ida, the city’s floodplain expert warns that land use is a major driver of increased vulnerability to extreme weather.

5 years ago

A pool is pictured in the
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

Swimming while Black: A new exhibit explores Black resilience at the pool

An exhibition inside the Fairmount Waterworks’ dilapidated underground pool explores the history of segregated swimming.

5 years ago

Evacuees stand inside Philadelphia International Airport
PlanPhilly
Community

‘No one wants to say no’: Philly landlords work to resettle Afghan evacuees

In a region where affordable housing is scarce, resettlement agencies are asking landlords to offer up empty apartments.

5 years ago

Jerry Jordan, president of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, spoke of education woes like toxic school buildings and overcrowding at a vigil for George Floyd on the one-year anniversary of his death outside Philadelphia’s City Hall on May 25, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly teachers poised to ink new ‘on time’ deal with 3% raises

Union leaders say a voice vote Wednesday indicated that members will ratify a new contract, which was negotiated just ahead of the old deal expiring.

5 years ago

A damaged home in the wake of a possible tornado
Weather
6ABC

Multiple homes destroyed after tornado hits Mullica Hill, N.J.

Gloucester County Emergency Management says, "It is likely that multiple tornadoes have touched down within our communities."

5 years ago

A Philadelphia police cruiser is parked between Arch and Market streets in West Philadelphia
Courts & Law

Philly beefing up police presence for Labor Day weekend, Made in America

Philly is bringing in officers from days off, and is adding special patrols and undercover officers in the crowd at the Made in America concert.

5 years ago

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

N.J. coronavirus update: More funding available for COVID testing in schools

Money from the CDC through New Jersey’s education and health departments has been set aside for COVID-19 testing at schools.

5 years ago

Kevin Mincey (right) comforts Rachel Briggs (left) as she speaks at a press conference
Courts & Law

Federal lawsuit accuses Chester Twp., police of civil rights violations in arrests of Black residents for loitering

Filed in federal court, the lawsuit says the 2019 arrests of seven people for loitering outside their homes violates 1st, 4th, and 14th Amendment rights.

5 years ago

Afghan evacuees
Community

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to the city welcoming Afghan refugees

Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets to talk with residents and gauge their attitudes toward the promise of help for Afghan evacuees.

5 years ago

Listen 5:30
The interior of a New Jersey prison
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

End of ‘prison gerrymandering’ means changes to redistricting

Political mapmakers told to count inmates where they had lived, not in towns where they are jailed.

5 years ago

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, a man walks past a display showing an image of Elijah McClain outside Laugh Factory during a candlelight vigil for McClain in Los Angeles.   Colorado’s attorney general said Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 that a grand jury indicted three officers and two paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was put in a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative two years ago in suburban Denver. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Courts & Law

Officers, paramedics charged in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death

The 23-year-old’s death gained widespread attention during last year’s protests against racial injustice and police brutality following the killing of George Floyd.

5 years ago

The state Capitol building in Harrisburg.
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania’s carbon-pricing plan at last regulatory hurdle

The plan to impose a price on carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants in Pennsylvania is going before the Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden delivers a speech
Politics & Policy

White House details plans to improve housing affordability

Millions of Americans are getting priced out of ownership or stuck spending the bulk of their income on rent.

5 years ago

Former Philadelphia Police Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna (center) is seen striking a protester with a baton during a protest.
Courts & Law

Judge reinstates simple assault charge against ex-Philly police officer

Bologna was arrested in June 2020 after video circulated widely showing him hitting a 21-year-old Temple Student in the head with a baton during a protest.

5 years ago

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