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Stuck-at-home moms: The pandemic’s devastating toll on women
Women have made great strides. But the uncomfortable truth is that in their homes, they're still fitting into stereotypical roles of doing the bulk of housework and parenting.
3 years ago
A parade of promises at West Philly community meeting, and Walter Wallace’s family walks out
“We are not at war,” said the police commissioner, a day after two officers shot and killed a Black man.
3 years ago
Grieving Walter Wallace Jr. and seeking justice, West Philly wonders what’s next
West Philadelphians described their own efforts to de-escalate conflicts and heal their community as they mourned the police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.
3 years ago
Listen 1:06Day-after protests of Wallace killing repeat calls for respect for Black lives
The shooting, captured on video, has prompted outrage and disbelief among neighbors and West Philadelphia residents.
3 years ago
Lawyer: Lack of Philly PD mental health training contributed to Wallace’s death
Instead of de-escalating a situation in which an ambulance was sought, officers who arrived escalated it, said the attorney representing Wallace’s family.
3 years ago
Pittsburgh writers look back on Tree of Life shooting in new book
“Bound in the Bond of Life: Pittsburgh Writers Reflect on the Tree of Life Tragedy” (University of Pittsburgh Press) features essays by two dozen writers.
3 years ago
Still hampered by coronavirus, US casinos want aid in recovering
While 90% of casinos have reopened, they are operating at restricted levels to try to slow the spread of the virus, and additional aid is needed for casinos and their workers.
3 years ago
Warmdaddy’s will return, bringing its soul food and live music to North Broad
The Bynum brothers restaurant will get a makeover as it slides into the former Green Soul.
3 years ago
Everything we know about the police killing of West Philly’s Walter Wallace Jr.
The 27-year-old was shot dead in front of his mother and neighbors.
3 years ago
Disbelief and unanswered questions after fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace
Philadelphians are looking for answers on why police officers were not able to de-escalate the situation when called to the scene of a man wielding a knife.
3 years ago
Violence tears through West Philly after deadly police shooting; 30 officers injured
The violence happened after police shot and killed Walter Wallace, who was reportedly armed with a knife.
3 years ago
‘I was by myself’: Parkway encampment down to last few residents
People leaving the protest encampment on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway are moving to new homes, some of them squats elsewhere in the city.
3 years ago
Police shoot and kill man armed with knife in West Philly, officials say
The unidentified man was shot by police on Locust and South 61st streets shortly before 5 p.m. He later died at the hospital.
3 years ago
55 tons of oily debris collected from Delaware beaches
More than 100 people have been working to clean up an 11-mile stretch of beach in Delaware fouled by an oil spill of unknown origin last week.
3 years ago
This week; the Health Department gives us some trick-or-treating guidelines, voting rights for people with dementia, and poet Airea D. Matthews.
Air Date: October 26, 2020 10:00 am
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