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Teresa M. and Hiro N. (Photograph by Justin L Chiu)
Community

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

A vigil was held Monday night for Zaire Williams, a former Temple University football player who was shot and killed in Philadelphia. (Screenshot/NBC 10 Philadelphia)
Community

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

The Spice Guards perform a number about murdering the king to the tune of a melody of Spice Girls songs during
Arts & Entertainment

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

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A coalition of South Philadelphia residents cheer opponents of safe injections sites at a hearing in City Council.
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Bill 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

An infection Control Protocol poster sits on a nursing station desk at the Palm Garden of Tampa Health and Rehabilitation Center Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. (Chris O'Meara/AP Photo)
Health

Pennsylvania says it has 10th patient test positive for coronavirus

An update on the coronavirus in the Philadelphia region.

7 years ago

Microbiologist Xiugen Zhang runs a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test at the Connecticut State Public Health Laboratory, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Rocky Hill, Conn. (Jessica Hill/AP Photo)
Health

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.”

7 years ago

State Supreme Court Justice Kevin Dougherty marched with Electricians Local Union 98 during the 2017 Saint Patrick's Day Parade, in Philadelphia. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Canceled in Ireland, but not in Philly: St. Patrick’s Day Parade proceeds despite coronavirus concern

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

Barricades surround the gardens outside the Tree of Life Synagogue Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood where Robert Bowers is accused of killing 11 and wounding multiple others during an attack on that Pittsburgh synagogue in October of 2018. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Community

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

The party has amplified social media content that local Muslim groups and the N.J. Attorney General’s Office say could promote bias incidents. 
(Screenshot)
Politics & Policy

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

As of the end of last year, clerks had processed 552,000 requests for mail-in ballots statewide. (Upupa4me from Flickr)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

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

7 years ago

Studies show that bias on the part of health care providers — both conscious and not — directly impacts the quality of care some patients receive and their treatment results. (Twenty20)
Health
NJ Spotlight

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

Lisa Jo Epstein (center left), Artistic and Executive Director of Just Act, leads rehearsal for the play
Community
Broke in Philly

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

In recognition of Women’s History Month, Andrea Lawful-Sanders writes about the women who’ve inspired her journey. (Courtesy of Andrea Lawful-Sanders)
Community

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

Gov. Phil Murphy delivering the State of the State address. (Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office)
Politics & Policy

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

Vice President Mike Pence, center, along with Florida Senator Rick Scott, far left, and Governor Ron DeSantis,left, and CDC Director Dr.Robert Redfield,right, speaks to the media in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Gaston De CardenasAP Photo)
Health

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.

7 years ago

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