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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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Di Hargrove, an ACLU community ambassador, hands out 'Know Your Rights' pamphlets and many other resources at and around the the Cecil B. Moore Library in North Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Courts & Law

Policing is changing in some Philly neighborhoods. This community program is spreading the word

A PPD pilot program changes the way police officers handle minor violations. In response, the ACLU has community ambassadors informing the public about their rights.

3 years ago

Listen 3:35
File photo: The FTX Arena logo is seen where the Miami Heat basketball team plays on Nov. 12, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)
Money

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas

Bankman-Fried is under criminal investigation by U.S. and Bahamian authorities following the collapse last month of FTX.

3 years ago

City and elected officials break ground on eight new homes for middle income residents. (Aaron Moselle/WHYY News)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

New affordable housing units are coming to Grays Ferry and Point Breeze

At least 1,000 new homes will be built, under the Neighborhood Preservation Initiative. The goal is to turn middle income renters into first-time homebuyers.

3 years ago

Former Trenton Mayor Doug Palmer (at podium) announces his endorsement of Asm. Dan Benson for Mercer County Executive in next year's election. (P. Kenneth Burns/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Former Trenton mayor endorses longtime assemblyman for Mercer County executive

The longtime Trenton mayor said that he no longer felt the need to run after seeing Benson’s passion and their shared plans to move Mercer County forward.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Community
6abc

Philadelphia police searching for suspect who stole antique brass railing outside City Hall

Philadelphia police are asking for the public's help in identifying a City Hall theft suspect.

3 years ago

Chester County Courthouse. (Smallbones/Wikimedia Commons)
Courts & Law

‘Courts are not places where one comes to hedge their bets’: Chester County judge dismisses election recount petitions

Chester County Judge Jeffrey Sommer rejected the “free-wheeling audit of cherry-picked precincts” as Bucks, Delaware, and Montgomery counties grapple with similar petitions.

3 years ago

File photo: Quinta Brunson arrives at the 74th Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Arts & Entertainment

Golden Globe noms led by ‘Banshees,’ ‘Everything Everywhere,’ and ‘Abbott Elementary’

The 2023 broadcast will mark the award show's return after scandal and boycott plunged the Hollywood Foreign Press Association into disarray, knocking it off TV for a year.

3 years ago

Republicans inside and outside Pennsylvania government say that despite a disastrous midterm election, they don’t see signs that their party is shifting its electoral or governing strategies. (Amanda Berg for Spotlight PA)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Despite midterm losses, Pa. Republicans appear unlikely to abandon combative agenda

Some party insiders say that trend is a bad sign for GOP prospects.

3 years ago

Crews removed the box surrounding the Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia's Marconi Plaza on Sunday night. (6abc)
Community

Crews remove box around Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia

The box has surrounded the statue for two years. On Friday, a judge ruled it needed to be removed.

3 years ago

Moms Bonded by Grief's founder (fourth from right) with the moms who attended the organization's holiday party
Community

Moms Bonded by Grief host holiday party for those who lost loved ones to gun violence

A holiday party in South Philadelphia Sunday sought to empower and unite mothers and young kids who’ve lost loved ones to gun violence.

3 years ago

Norristown, Pa. in Montgomery County. (Wikimedia Commons)
Politics & Policy

Montgomery County proposes a real estate tax hike and employee salary bump in 2023 budget

Montgomery County officials have been collecting community input on the proposed real estate tax increase. The final 2023 budget is due by Dec. 15.

3 years ago

Wilmington, Delaware (Tim Kiser/Wikimedia Commons)
Politics & Policy

Wilmington City Council has named a task force to consider reparations

The group will make recommendations on compensation for institutional discrimination against African Americans by mid-2023.

3 years ago

Tina Sandri, CEO of Forest Hills of DC senior living facility, passes a COVID-19 informational sign while walking to her office on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
Health

Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for U.S. seniors

Nursing homes leaders are redoubling efforts to get staff and residents boosted with the new version of the COVID-19 vaccine.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) scores a touchdown against the New York Giants during the third quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
Arts & Entertainment

Hurts, Eagles clinch playoffs with 48-22 win over Giants

The league's best team improved to 12-1 on Sunday with a 48-22 thrashing of the New York Giants.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Community
6abc

SUV crashes into Delaware nursing home

The SUV narrowly missed oxygen tanks, which can explode.

3 years ago

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