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Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia
Community
NBC10

Men, some armed with guns or bats, surround South Philly Columbus statue

Some argue Christopher Columbus should not be revered due to his brutality against indigenous people in the Americas.

6 years ago

Protesters march, Saturday, June 13, 2020, in Palmdale, Calif.
Courts & Law

Police investigate hanging death of Black man; 2nd in 2 weeks

Robert Fuller's death has brought to light the death of another Black man found hanging from a tree on May 31 in Victorville, a desert city 45 miles east of Palmdale.

6 years ago

Protesters block traffic on the highway during protests
Courts & Law

Protesters call attention to deaths of Rayshard Brooks, Robert Fuller

Anti-racism protesters are calling attention to the deaths of two more Black men, one who was found hanging from a tree and another who was fatally shot by police.

6 years ago

A man walks on the 3700 block of North 15th Street, where a seven-hour police siege happened last year. (Ryan Collerd)
PlanPhilly
Community

What does ‘defund the police’ mean to a community that survived a police shootout?

Many residents of Nicetown-Tioga don’t want police to completely disappear from their community but they want them to show up differently.

6 years ago

A man holds up a sign amid smoke of a fire during a protest
Courts & Law

Atlanta police chief resigns, officer fired after police fatally shoot Rayshard Brooks

The move announced by police early Sunday comes on the heels of the resignation of Atlanta's police chief following Brooks' killing.

6 years ago

Blair La May Masiello and her husband Michael Masiello with their kids. Courtesy of Blair La May Masiello)
Community

How to start, or widen, the conversation about race with your kids

These talks are an everyday fact of life in some homes, but are new to others. Here is some advice on how to approach them, starting with young children.

6 years ago

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CHICAGO PD --
Courts & Law

Floyd’s death hastens shift in police pop culture portrayals

Protests have already changed television. “Cops,” which for 33 seasons allowed viewers to sympathize and identify with real police, was dropped this week.

6 years ago

Pastor Levi Combs III of Camden's First Refuge Baptist Church, watches over pieces of the Christopher Columbus statue in Farnham Park on Friday, June 12, 2020. (April Saul for WHYY)
Community

Camden’s Columbus statue departs, but his isn’t the only name activists want gone

Saturday’s “Black Men Rising” march put a period on the statue’s removal. But other famous local personages stand as ongoing symbols of racism, many say.

6 years ago

In this June 4, 2020, photo, Brandon Wilson, upper left, an instructor at the Washington state Criminal Justice Training Commission facility in Burien, Wash., restrains fellow instructor Ben Jia, lower left, during a demonstration for The Associated Press on takedown and restraint techniques taught to law enforcement officers as part of the more than 700 hours of training police and other officers are required to to through in the state. Police training has been under scrutiny again since the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Courts & Law

Police ‘woefully undertrained’ on using force, experts say

Its two-year study of three large U.S. police academies says skills like using a baton or taking down an aggressive offender deteriorate dramatically within two weeks.

6 years ago

A boy adjusts his mask as he walks down the boardwalk, Thursday, May 21, 2020 in Wildwood, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Down the Shore
Health

Cape May County expands well-received ‘social distance ambassadors’ initiative

An initiative to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Cape May County coastal communities has been successful and will be expanded, officials said. 

6 years ago

Mike Africa, Jr. (center) and demonstrators protest in West Philadelphia, in the neighborhood where police dropped a bomb on the MOVE organization in 1985, killing 11 Black residents. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Police brutality, funding protests fan across region for 3rd consecutive Saturday

The MOVE organization, Black Lives Matter, and Philadelphia Socialist Alternative are sponsoring major events in the city.

6 years ago

(Dan Nott for Spotlight PA)
Health
Spotlight PA

The coronavirus exploited failure of Pa. health officials to improve long-standing problems with nursing home oversight

The Wolf administration was repeatedly warned of dangerously low minimum staffing and weak and inconsistent inspections, all problems that could have made the outbreak worse.

6 years ago

Six people were shot early Friday morning on North Broad Street in Philadelphia’s Hunting Park neighborhood. (NBC10)
Community

Shootings are up 67 percent in Philly, but few can yet say why

According to numbers from the Philadelphia Police Department, as of June 11 the city has seen 178 homicides, a 25% increase compared to this time last year.

6 years ago

East Passyunk families marched in South Philadelphia Friday demanding justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

South Philly families march for police-free public schools in kid-friendly Passyunk protest

The Black Lives Matter protest organized by Passyunk Square neighbors and the Philadelphia Student Union was a first for many parents in attendance.

6 years ago

The Juneteenth Parade makes its way down 52nd Street in West Philadelphia Saturday where it was being held for the first year after moving from Center City Philadelphia. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Community

Nike, NFL and others to start giving workers Juneteenth off

This is the latest example of how American employers are responding to protests that have placed additional attention on racial injustice in the U.S.

6 years ago

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