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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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Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson spoke with workers and community members at Woodland Village Plaza in Southwest Philadelphia on Tuesday morning. (Meir Rinde for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘We are resilient’ Black community leaders work to rebuild battered Southwest Philly mall

Ron Nowell returned to work at Four Seasons meat market Tuesday after guarding the store from looters on Sunday. He and others are now focused on recovery.

6 years ago

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Politics & Policy

2020 Pennsylvania primary election results

The polls have closed in Pennsylvania. Check here for live updates on election results.

6 years ago

Matthew Williams said one of the men in the group knocked him off his bike as he rode home. (Chad Butler)
Courts & Law

Why didn’t Philly police respond to white men with bats? Fishtown neighbors wait for answers

At least three people say they were attacked in Fishtown Monday by members of a group of white men with bats, after their concerns were ignored by police.

6 years ago

Danielle Outlaw, being introduced by Mayor Jim Kenney as the new commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department, on Dec. 30, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly police commissioner alters use of force policy after tear gas, warns about press arrests

Some in the department questioned why guidelines like this weren’t issued sooner.

6 years ago

First responders on the Asbury Park beach after a water rescue on Sunday evening. (Courtesy of Michael Levin)
Down the Shore
Community

Police team with good Samaritans rescue swimmers at the Jersey Shore

A pair of police officers and good Samaritans rescued two distressed swimmers from the ocean off the coast of Asbury Park early Sunday evening, authorities said.

6 years ago

Poll worker Chuck Kellander interacts with voters through a plexiglass screen at Belmont Hill Elementary School in Bensalem, Bucks County. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Polls close in unprecedented Pa. primary

The primary was delayed because of COVID-19 and many voters chose to cast a ballot by mail instead.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Turnpike
Community

Pennsylvania Turnpike to go cashless permanently, laying off 500 toll collectors

About 500 fare collectors and other toll workers along the Pennsylvania Turnpike are about to those their jobs.

6 years ago

Protesters face off with police during a demonstration on I-676 in Philadelphia on Monday, June 1 (Courtesy of Pilar Goñalons Pons)
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly police say tear gas used because 676 protest turned hostile, but there’s no evidence that happened

Hundreds who’d gathered on I-676 scrambled to escape the noxious fumes.

6 years ago

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FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2018 file photo, the Instagram app logo is displayed on a mobile screen in Los Angeles. Though Black Out Tuesday was originally organized by the music community, the social media world went dark on Tuesday in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and the many killings of black people around the world that has caused outrage and protests. Instagram accounts, from top record label to everyday people, was full of black squares posted in response to the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Community

Social media, music world go dark for Black Out Tuesday

Though Black Out Tuesday was originally organized by the music community, the social media world also went dark in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Philadelphia, Tuesday, June 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Biden calls for police reforms, says protests are a ‘wake-up call’

In his first public appearance outside of Delaware in months, Biden said he would “seek to heal the racial wounds” in a speech from Philadelphia’s City Hall.

6 years ago

Stone Pony Summer Stage
Down the Shore
Arts & Entertainment

Iconic Jersey Shore venue cancels outdoor summer concert series

A venerable Asbury Park club revered for helping to launch some of New Jersey's musical legends has canceled its outdoor concert series amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

The Cobb family came to City Hall from their home in North Philadelphia to demand justice for George Floyd and others who lost their lives at the hands of police. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Peaceful protests in several neighborhoods call for police accountability; Outlaw, Kenney decry Fishtown vigilantism

Greater accountability for police action and recruitment aimed at attracting officers of color are urged by the elected officials.

6 years ago

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(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Health

Coronavirus update: Pennsylvania issues child care reopening guidance

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services just issued a frequently asked questions guide for essential workers in need of child care as the state moves towards reopening.

6 years ago

Government stimulus check
Community
Spotlight PA

From confusion to threats, some Pa. nursing home residents aren’t getting their coronavirus stimulus checks

The stimulus checks are more crucial now than ever, as residents struggle to connect with the outside world amid a pandemic that is surging through their homes.

6 years ago

Odell Griffin places his mail-in ballot in a box outside City Hall.
Community

On unprecedented Pa. primary day, high turnout in West Philly, too-big ballots in Bucks

Amid widespread protests, looting and a global pandemic that has triggered an economic shockwave — voters will cast ballots in the Pennsylvania primary.

6 years ago

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