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Trolley tour celebrates Black women-owned businesses in Philly
The weekly two-hour tour includes stops at Harriett’s, Franny Lou’s Porch, Freedom Apothecary, Marsh + Mane, and Yowie.
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‘The trust is gone’: Fallout in Darby Twp. after some firefighters’ racist remarks go public
Some say the tension has been there all along in the town, which is physically and largely racially divided. The recorded comments are proof, they say.
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Listen 4:16Yeadon Borough Council votes to fire police chief after allegations of overspending
After weeks of controversy, the Yeadon Borough Council has voted to fire its current police chief.
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Amazon labor push escalates as workers at New York warehouse win a union vote
Amazon workers in New York will vote on unionization next month, as the company now faces two potentially groundbreaking union elections at once.
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With $161 million to disburse, the county will host three town halls next week, in person and virtually, to offer more details on the process.
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Mariner East pipeline project is finished, after years of environmental damage, construction delays
Energy Transfer says it has completed the troubled 350-mile-long natural gas liquids pipeline, two years behind the initial schedule.
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Tesla faces another US investigation: unexpected braking
The government says it has 354 complaints from owners during the past nine months about “phantom braking” in Tesla's Models 3 and Y.
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Sexual assault reports increase at US military academies
The increase continues what officials believe is an upward trend at the academies, despite new sexual assault prevention and treatment programs.
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Kennett Square was a crucial stop for freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad
The Chester County town formed a bridge between states that allowed slavery and Philadelphia.
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Effort to preserve Trenton’s Black history gets a funding boost from Amazon employees
The money will help restore the historic Locust Hill Cemetery, the city’s oldest burial site for African Americans.
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Murphy announces $10M for N.J. program to help homeowners facing foreclosure
The program allows N.J. to buy eligible homes that are up for foreclosure and help residents stay by working with them to afford their mortgages.
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Pennsylvania parks need more than $1.4 billion in infrastructure repairs
Pennsylvania’s parks need more investment for conservation and to address wear and tear on the 121 parks used by more than 42 million people last year.
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Philly launches ‘Black + Gold Series’ to foster dialogue, unity across AAPI and Black communities
City officials said they chose to launch the series in February as a nod to two important celebrations: Black History Month and Lunar New Year.
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Conspiracy theorists fueled bump in extremist killings in 2021, ADL reports
The ADL’s report says white supremacists, antigovernment sovereign citizens and other adherents of long-standing movements were responsible for most of the deadly attacks.
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