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Every week listeners hear stories about race and identity that expand their minds, and learn practical ways to make their lives better. It's lifelong learning that ranges from the big picture to tiny details and everything in between.

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Arts & Entertainment

Demi Singleton and Saniyya Sidney with Will Smith in ''King Richard.'' (Chiabella James/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.)
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Philadelphia
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‘King Richard’ is a quintessential Will Smith movie, 30 years in the making

For more than three decades the actor has cultivated a specific type of on-screen personality, from 'The Fresh Prince' to 'King Richard.'

4 years ago

Taylor Hawkins (back) and Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters performing. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
NPR
Movies
Personal Finance

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies at 50

In an online post late Friday, the band led by Dave Grohl did not release a cause, but called Hawkins' passing a "tragic and untimely loss."

4 years ago

Saint Peter's Doug Edert celebrates after Saint Peter's won a college basketball game against Purdue in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Saint Peter’s becomes 1st 15 seed in Elite Eight, tops Purdue 67-64

The Peacocks added the Boilermakers to their NCAA Tournament string of upsets and will face either UCLA or North Carolina in the East Region final on Sunday.

4 years ago

In a black-and-white photo, a group of Villanova basketball players celebrate.
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Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

Philly’s top 10 moments in March Madness history

The buzzer-beaters, the Cinderella runs, the record-setting wins.

4 years ago

A March 24 dress rehearsal for
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Black Lives Matter
Music
National

George Floyd remembered in new choral work

In "A Knee on the Neck," composer Adolphus Hailstork and librettist Herbert Martin pay tribute to Floyd's memory and offer hope for the future.

4 years ago

The Wells Fargo Center.
Business
Philadelphia
Sports

March Madness tourism expected to boost Philly’s recovering hospitality industry

Philadelphia will host three March Madness games this weekend. With them, thousands of tourists are expected to boost the city’s hurting hospitality industry.

4 years ago

Italy's Domenico Berardi drops to his knees after missing a scoring chance during the World Cup qualifying play-off soccer match between Italy and North Macedonia, at Renzo Barbera stadium, in Palermo, Italy, Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
International
Sports

Italy to miss World Cup again after loss to North Macedonia

Missing two straight World Cups is an unprecedented low point for the four-time champion.

4 years ago

The Merriam Theater on South Broad Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Music
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

The Merriam Theater is now called the Miller Theater

The newly renamed Miller Theater honors Alan B. Miller and his financial support of upgrades and renovations to the 104-year-old theater.

4 years ago

People of color were responsible for the majority of opening-weekend domestic ticket sales for big Hollywood hits such as Spider-Man: No Way Home enjoyed. (Matt Kennedy/Sony/Columbia Pictures)
NPR
Economy
Movies
Race & Ethnicity

People of color helped Hollywood through another pandemic year, a new study says

According to a new study from UCLA, people of color were integral to keeping the business afloat — both on screen and in the audience.

4 years ago

The ''POOL'' exhibit at Fairmount Water Works
History
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

An art-filled exhibit on segregation and swimming is finally open at Fairmount Water Works

“POOL” was supposed to launch last September, but then Ida happened. It’s now restored — and free to visit.

4 years ago

Saint Peter's Doug Edert celebrates after Saint Peter's won a college basketball game against Purdue in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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March Madness, Fur Ball, and Shawn Colvin, in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Wynton Marsalis, Shawn Colvin, Festival of Praise, and March Madness are among weekend highlights in the Delaware Valley.

4 years ago

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Catherine Cahill, CEO of the Mann Center, receiving $1 million in federal funding from Congressman Dwight Evans. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Infrastructure
Music
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

$1 million in federal funding flows to the Mann Center

The Mann Center’s infrastructure improvement will be supported by the $1.5 trillion dollar spending bill recently signed by President Biden.

4 years ago

Ukrainian playwright Natal'ya Vorozhbit poses in a black shirt, in front of a brick wall.
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Wilma Theater presents a contemporary Ukrainian play about war

The Philly theater will present Natal'ya Vorozhbit’s “Bad Roads” (2017) about the invasion of Crimea as part of a global effort to present contemporary Ukrainian plays.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Parks Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell welcomes the Philadelphia Flower Show to FDR Park for a second year.
Environment
Outdoors
Philadelphia

Philadelphia Flower Show preparing for another year of summer sun

For the second time in 194 years, the Philadelphia Flower Show will be a summertime, outdoor event, without the pandemic restrictions of last year.

4 years ago

John ''The Professor'' Clayton, an NFL football writer and reporter for ESPN, stands on the sideline during an NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Media
Pennsylvania
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TV

Longtime NFL journalist John Clayton dies at age 67

Nicknamed “The Professor,” Clayton spent more than two decades covering the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks.

4 years ago

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