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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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The Movement for Black and Brown Lives of Montgomery County co-founders from left to right. Veronica Moeller (L), Carmina Taylor (C) and Christopher Jaramillo (R). (Courtesy of the Movement for Black and Brown Lives of Montgomery County)
Community

Montco Community College, local activists are ‘reimagining community service’

The school and the Movement for Black and Brown Lives of Montgomery County are entering a yearlong partnership starting MLK Day.

4 days ago

Fred Rogers wife, Mrs. Joanne Rogers, stands in front of a giant Mister Rogers Forever Stamp following the first-day-of-issue dedication in WQED's Fred Rogers Studio in Pittsburgh, Friday, March 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Community

Joanne Rogers, widow of TV’s famed Mister Rogers, dies at 92

Joanne and Fred Rogers were married for more than 50 years, spanning the launch and end of the low-key, low-tech “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood."

5 days ago

(AP file photo)
Health

Why NJ’s decision to vaccinate smokers has some people angry

New federal guidelines list smoking as a condition that does increase the risk for COVID-19. Some with asthma are upset. So are some nonsmokers.

5 days ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists left a pile of broken TV equipment outside the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (
Community

Trump backers seek online refuges after big tech backlash

The platforms have been criticized for allowing harmful conspiracy theories and hate speech to thrive on their sites.

5 days ago

This Hummer was parked near the Pennsylvania Convention Center in November 2020. Inside, police found a semi-automatic rifle, ammunition, a lock-pick kit, among other items. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly judge denies bail revocation for men accused of election interference

Joshua Macias and Antonio LaMotta, who drove up from Virginia, will still stand trial on election-related offenses in Philadelphia.

5 days ago

President-elect Joe Biden wearing a face mask
Health

Biden unveiling $1.9T plan to stem virus and steady economy

It includes $1,400 checks for most Americans, which on top of $600 provided in the most recent COVID-19 bill would bring the total to the $2,000 that Biden has called for.

5 days ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (right) outlines steps the city will take to keep the peace during the time leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly landmarks and government buildings to be guarded as inauguration precaution

Philadelphia police will be staffed in case of emergency Saturday through Inauguration Day. Commissioner Outlaw says other law enforcement are on call.

5 days ago

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, file photo, David Xol-Cholom, of Guatemala, hugs his son Byron at Los Angeles International Airport as they reunite after being separated during the Trump administration's wide-scale separation of immigrant families, in Los Angeles. A court-appointed committee has yet to find the parents of 628 children separated at the border early in the Trump administration. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)
Politics & Policy

Watchdog: DOJ bungled ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy

The policy resulted in over 3,000 family separations during “zero tolerance” and caused lasting emotional damage to children who were taken from their parents at the border.

5 days ago

Jessica Symes, a senior at Kutztown University, works on a pizza order at Mamma's Delight Pizza Restaurant in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Politics & Policy

Gov. Wolf pushing GOP to move money to help Pa. small businesses

Gov. Tom Wolf is trying to convince GOP leaders to support his scheme to reallocate state funds for business assistance. So far, they’re unmoved.

5 days ago

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2020, file photo then-Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jaime Harrison speaks at a campaign rally in North Charleston, S.C. Harrison, the failed South Carolina Senate candidate and longtime Democratic Party official, is President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to lead the national party, according to multiple party officials. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)
Politics & Policy

Biden taps Jaime Harrison to serve as Democratic chairman

The 44-year-old comes to the job with strong support from state party chairs around the country and from House Democratic Whip Jim Clyburn.

5 days ago

Kevin Seefried carries a Confederate flag inside the U.S. Capitol
Courts & Law

Delaware man who waved ‘Confederate Battle flag’ during Capitol riot charged

Kevin Seefried and his son Hunter face federal charges stemming from the storming of what President-elect Biden calls the “cradle of liberty.”

5 days ago

Daniel Greenstein speaks at a press conference.
Education
Spotlight PA

Head of Pa.’s public university system to examine historic roots of racism in state schools

Chancellor Daniel Greenstein said he was “ashamed to admit” he had not studied how the university system has historically perpetuated racial inequity.

5 days ago

Pro-Trump insurrections storm the Capitol in Washington.
Community

Mix of extremists who stormed Capitol isn’t retreating

Experts warn that the armed insurrection that left five people dead and shook the country could be just the beginning.

5 days ago

Northbound Amtrak Acela nonstop Train 2402 approaches 30th Street Station, out of frame at left, Monday, March 9, 2020, in Philadelphia along the Northeast Corridor. (David Boe/AP Photo)
Community

Unions: Passenger rails need better security, no-ride list

The unions said Wednesday that tougher security measures are needed in light of last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol.

5 days ago

An array of sandwiches from Haddon Culinary
Community

‘Collingswood Prime’: N.J. borough offers free shipping to support small businesses

Collingswood residents can now utilize a fee-free shipping service to certain shops and restaurants.

5 days ago

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