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Anti-Asian propaganda on display in City Hall
A private collection of historic racist ephemera offers lessons on how we see ‘others’.
7 years ago
Man charged in Philadelphia death of ex-NJ football star
A man has been charged in the death of a former New Jersey high school football star shot following a fistfight on a Philadelphia street a week ago.
7 years ago
Purim, ‘the underdog of Jewish holidays,’ gets a musical treatment
“A Very Awesome Purim” tells the story of the holiday entirely through parodies of Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and more.
7 years ago
Listen 2:06Bill to prevent supervised injection sites from opening in Philly advances
A bill that would effectively ban supervised injection sites in Philadelphia is steadily advancing with the apparent backing of all but two members of City Council.
7 years ago
Pennsylvania says it has 10th patient test positive for coronavirus
An update on the coronavirus in the Philadelphia region.
7 years ago
N.J. now has 11 cases of coronavirus, mostly in North Jersey
The number of patients in New Jersey is growing quickly, but officials say they don’t yet see it spreading through “community transmission.”
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Organizers of Philly’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade say the event will go ahead as scheduled on Sunday, despite concerns about the spread of coronavirus.
7 years ago
Plan outlined for donations in Pittsburgh synagogue attack
About $5.5 million that poured in from donors after the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack that killed 11 worshippers is being distributed according to a plan outlined Monday.
7 years ago
Camden County GOP criticized for sharing Muslim-bashing political memes
The party has amplified social media content that two Muslim groups and the N.J. Attorney General’s Office say could promote bias incidents.
7 years ago
Vote-by-mail ballots for primary election could come a week later in N.J.
Bill would extend mailing deadline to April 25 to give county clerks enough time to process expected rise in mail-in ballot requests
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N.J. lawmakers seek to mandate bias training for maternal-infant health care workers
Assemblywoman Shanique Speight says that a second proposal will require similar training for medical providers in other practice areas
7 years ago
To reach hard-to-count communities, a play about the census during tax-prep season
“Count Me In, a forum theatre collaboration between Ceiba and Just Act, depicts a struggle to explain the census’ importance to hard-to-count communities.
7 years ago
The strong Black women who’ve inspired me
In recognition of Women’s History Month, Andrea Lawful-Sanders writes about the women who’ve inspired her journey.
7 years ago
N.J. governor back in state, has resumed duties after surgery
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is back in the state and has resumed his duties as governor following surgery last week to remove what officials said was likely a cancerous tumor.
7 years ago
Official: White House didn’t want to tell seniors not to fly
The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on commercial airlines.
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