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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mask opt-out legislation clears Pa. Senate committee
The bill would hand the ultimate decision on masking at school to parents and guardians.
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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.
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Joint Chiefs chairman calls war in Afghanistan a ‘strategic failure’
The Biden administration faces criticism on multiple fronts for its handling of the final months of the war.
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Hite will leave superintendent post after nearly 10 years at the helm of Philadelphia schools
Superintendent William Hite will leave the top post in Philadelphia public schools next year, choosing not to renew his contract after nearly a decade in the job.
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Murphy and Ciattarelli to face off in first debate in Newark
After trading barbs in news conferences and television ads, Democratic incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli will debate each other.
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Renewed effort to shine light on police misconduct in Delaware
After lawmakers failed to make police misconduct more open to the public, they are now meeting with police leaders and others to hammer out their differences.
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What you need to know about Pennsylvania’s 2022 race for U.S. Senate
Cook Political Report, which is tracking Senate races around the country, says the outcome in Pennsylvania is genuinely unpredictable — but critically important.
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Delco DA: ‘Near certainty’ that officers fatally shot 8-year-old girl outside football stadium
The shooting killed 8-year-old Fanta Bility and injured several others outside the Academy Park High School football stadium.
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