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What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.
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No Small Endeavor

What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.

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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.

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

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley talk before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing
Politics & Policy

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.

5 years ago

William Hite speaks from a podium
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

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.

5 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (left) and Jack Ciattarelli
Politics & Policy

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.

5 years ago

A closeup of a Delaware State Police vehicle
Courts & Law

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.

5 years ago

The U.S. Capitol at sunrise on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

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.

5 years ago

Fanta Bility. (6ABC)
Courts & Law
6abc

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.

5 years ago

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