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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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Ellis Ferrell, 81, founder of the Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club, feeds a mint to a horse called “El Dog.
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Movies
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Philadelphia

‘Concrete Cowboy’ debuts on Netflix as Philly riders who inspired the film fundraise to keep tradition alive

The Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club that inspired the Idris Elba movie screening on Netflix is fundraising to keep afloat.

5 years ago

A view of the Philadelphia skyline from the 52nd Street station on the Market-Frankford elevated line in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Performing Arts
Race & Ethnicity
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Visual Arts

COVID-19 laid bare inequities in our city’s creative economy. Here’s how Philly can fix it

Michael Forman, co-founder of the Forman Arts Initiative, argues a new local infrastructure must be built to support and include neighborhood-based artists and orgs.

5 years ago

A decorated Easter Egg hanging in a window on South Street in Philadelphia
Kids
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

South Street takes an alternative spin on the Easter egg hunt

The South Street Headhouse District asked 25 local artists to paint eggs. Now, go find them.

5 years ago

Performance of the play 'Hairspray' at the Kimmel Center
Business
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

The Kimmel Center plans to bring Broadway shows back this fall

Shuttered by the pandemic, the downtown cultural campus announces its 2021-2022 lineup of Broadway shows. More programming is expected to be announced in the coming months.

5 years ago

The Cyclone at Playland’s Castaway Cove spins around
New Jersey
Public Spaces

N.J. amusement park reopens 2 months after accidental fire

The Jan. 30 blaze sent smoke billowing across the skyline, and did extensive damage to a building housing the park’s arcade, offices, and two fast-food restaurants.

5 years ago

Beverly Cleary was the author behind many beloved characters, including Henry Huggins, Ellen Tebbits, Otis Spofford, and Beezus and Ramona Quimby (as well as Ribsy, Socks and Ralph S. Mouse). (Terry Smith/Time)
NPR
Books

Children’s author Beverly Cleary, creator of Ramona Quimby, dies at 104

Cleary was the creator of some of the most authentic characters in children's literature — Henry Huggins, Ralph S. Mouse and the irascible Ramona Quimby.

5 years ago

Children playing in the water play area at Philadelphia's Please Touch Museum
Kids
Philadelphia

Please Touch Museum returning after yearlong hiatus

Like children’s museums everywhere, the Please Touch Museum faces unique challenges to staying sanitized during a pandemic.

5 years ago

Michael Forman, of the Forman Arts Initiative (Courtesy of The Philadelphia Foundation)
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Visual Arts

New philanthropic organization to give $3M to Philadelphia arts

The Forman Art Initiative is launching, with a 5-year grant program focused on BIPOC artists and community-based arts organizations.

5 years ago

Jessica Walter, at the Season 5 premiere of Arrested Development. (Rich Fury/Getty Images)
NPR
TV

‘Arrested Development’ star Jessica Walter dies at 80

Jessica Walter, who played the hilariously incisive matriarch Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development, died in her sleep Wednesday in New York City. She was 80 years old.

5 years ago

The ensemble in '74 Seconds ... to Judgment' at Arden Theatre Company. (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Arden Theatre recreates ’74 Seconds… to Judgment’ as an audio-only experience

The events of 2020 have given “74 Seconds...to Judgment,” by Philadelphia theater artist Kash Goins, renewed relevance.

5 years ago

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Taller Puertoriqueño was one of the places that connected Alba Martínez to Philly's local Latino communities when she moved to the city from Puerto Rico. | Taller Puertoriqueño fue uno de los lugares que conectó a Alba Martínez con las comunidades latinas locales de Filadelfia cuando se mudó a la ciudad desde Puerto Rico. (Bernardo Morillo/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Music
Race & Ethnicity
Transportation
Bilingual version

La Gua Gua 47: A salsa song compuesta por una latina poderosa, Alba Martínez

La Gua Gua 47— the 47 Bus —honors the summer day in 1985 when Martínez rode SEPTA to the heartbeat of Philadelphia’s caribeña community.

5 years ago

Listen 4:52
Taller Puertoriqueño was one of the places that connected Alba Martínez to Philly's local Latino communities when she moved to the city from Puerto Rico. | Taller Puertoriqueño fue uno de los lugares que conectó a Alba Martínez con las comunidades latinas locales de Filadelfia cuando se mudó a la ciudad desde Puerto Rico. (Bernardo Morillo/WHYY)
Music
Race & Ethnicity
Transportation
Version en Español

La Gua Gua 47: Una canción de salsa compuesta por una latina poderosa, Alba Martínez

La Gua Gua 47— the 47 Bus —honors the summer day in 1985 when Martínez rode SEPTA to the heartbeat of Philadelphia’s caribeña community.

5 years ago

Listen 4:52
Taller Puertoriqueño was one of the places that connected Alba Martínez to Philly's local Latino communities when she moved to the city from Puerto Rico. | Taller Puertoriqueño fue uno de los lugares que conectó a Alba Martínez con las comunidades latinas locales de Filadelfia cuando se mudó a la ciudad desde Puerto Rico. (Bernardo Morillo/WHYY)
Music
Race & Ethnicity
Transportation
English version

La Gua Gua 47: A salsa song written by SEPTA stan and Latina powerhouse Alba Martínez

“La Gua Gua 47” — the 47 Bus — honors the summer day in 1985 when Martínez rode SEPTA to the heartbeat of Philadelphia’s caribeña community.

5 years ago

Listen 4:52
A view of Clementon Amusement Park from up above
New Jersey
Real Estate

Clementon Park and Splash World hits the auction block

Clementon Park and Splash World — a New Jersey amusement and water park that operated for over 100 years — is going on the auction block Tuesday.

5 years ago

Art installation that tells the story of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges at Curio Theatre in West Philly
History
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

West Philly theatrical installation tells the life of 18th century Black French composer

Curio Theatre in West Philly built a walk-through installation that tells the story of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.

5 years ago

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