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[in center]: Taylor Kowalski, from Ridley Park, marching alongside others.
The Justice for Fanta Bility silent march in Sharon Hill, PA on 10/17/21. Fanta Bility was an eight year old girl who was shot and killed outside of a football game at Academy Park High School on August 27, 2021. The march had been organized and  led by the UDTJ and Delco Resists as a way to honor Fanta’s life as well as call for police accountability. 
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Pennsylvania
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Photo essay: Silent marchers demand justice for Fanta Bility, 8-year-old killed by police in Delco

Community members took part in a silent march in Delco Sunday afternoon, calling for justice for Fanta Bility, the 8-year-old girl fatally shot by Sharon Hill police.

4 years ago

According to police, several males were arguing inside the Park City Center mall when multiple shots were fired. (6abc)
Crime
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Pennsylvania
6abc

Police: Fight led to shooting inside Park City Center mall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

According to Lancaster City police, several males were arguing inside the mall when multiple shots were fired.

4 years ago

A transit security officer works on the platform of the Girard stop
Philadelphia
Transportation

SEPTA contract talks to move to hotel as strike authorization vote looms

Negotiations between SEPTA management and its largest labor union are coming down to the wire –– and sources at the union say they’ve hit a wall.

4 years ago

NPR
Crime
National
Public Safety
Race & Ethnicity

Asian American teens navigate being themselves as their communities are targeted

For some, the pandemic caused them to explore their identities in ways they hadn't before. For others, it caused them to examine issues and experiences that were resurfacing.

4 years ago

John's Roast Pork
Community Events
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
6abc

John’s Roast Pork wins best cheesesteak competition

The people of Philadelphia have voted and the winner is: John's Roast Pork in South Philadelphia.

4 years ago

Located on the banks of the Brandywine River, Hagley Museum and Library suffered millions of dollars in damage as the remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped heavy rains on the region. (photo courtesy Hagley Museum and Library)
Delaware
Environment
History

Hagley Museum funds Ida’s flood damage repairs with sales of historic cider

The birthplace of E.I. DuPont in Wilmington saw serious flood damage from Ida. Now, a cider brewed from a historic orchard at the site will help fund repairs.

4 years ago

Pennypack Creek at the point where it meets the Delaware River. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community Events
Environment
Sustainability

Boosting Northeast Philly’s green canopy by planting trees and giving them away

Riverfront North Partnership and Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership team up to plant 200 trees along Pennypack Creek, give 150 more away.

4 years ago

Saxophonist Elliot Levin and other members of the West Philadelphia Orchestra play outside a polling place at the Salvation army building at 55th and Market streets. The orchestra  (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Music
Philadelphia

PHONK! to make noise for social justice in FDR Park this weekend

FDR Park to inaugurate a new festival of brass and drum bands who play for liberation causes.

4 years ago

Photo taken at one of ECSPhilly’s past annual forums on Justice and Opportunity. This year’s virtual event will be their 8th annual forum
Home & Family
Philadelphia

Episcopal Community Services hosts free forum on racial equity, ending poverty

Episcopal Community Services is a grassroots Philadelphia organization that has been involved in the fight against poverty in the region for decades.

4 years ago

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auto-pedestrian accident Abessinio Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware
Delaware
Public Safety
Transportation
6abc

Police: Auto-pedestrian accident leaves 2 injured outside football stadium in Wilmington, Delaware

Police say a vehicle hit pedestrians. One of the victims was reportedly flown to the hospital.

4 years ago

James Forman leads singing in the SNCC office on Raymond Street in Atlanta, (from left) Mike Sayer, MacArthur Cotton, Forman, Marion Barry, Lester McKinney, Mike Thelwell, Lawrence Guyot, Judy Richardson, John Lewis, Jean Wheeler, and Julian Bond, 1963, Danny Lyon
Black Lives Matter
Politics
Race & Ethnicity

On 60th anniversary, SNCC veterans reflect on the struggle to register Black voters in the South

SNCC emerged as a force in the southern civil rights movement through their involvement in Freedom Rides and voter registration campaigns.

4 years ago

Listen 8:59
Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz celebrates a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Sports

Eagles trade Zach Ertz to the Arizona Cardinals

The Philadelphia Eagles have sent 30-year-old Ertz, a three-time Pro Bowler, to the undefeated Cardinals for rookie cornerback Tay Gowan and a 2022 fifth-round pick.

4 years ago

Iresha Picot sits on a stool in her home
Behavioral Health
Mental Health
Philadelphia

Meet Iresha ‘da hood therapist’ Picot, Instagram healer

Iresha ‘da hood therapist’ Picot is a licensed behavioral therapist who has built a community around a practice of self-care that she says she didn’t have growing up.

4 years ago

Listen 2:04
Carli Lloyd takes a selfie with some young soccer fans during a celebration of her storied soccer career in her hometown of Delran, N.J.
New Jersey
Sports

Delran throws ‘biggest party’ ever for retiring hometown soccer star Carli Lloyd

As she winds down her playing career, soccer star Carli Loyd was the honoree of the biggest party ever in her hometown of Delran, New Jersey.

4 years ago

Resident Ann Gelfond stands in front of a pile of rubble behind her yard. She pointed to disturbances she’s experienced for the past few three years of construction of the Lower Merion School District’s new middle school taking place behind her house, as an indication of what the construction of athletic fields in the neighborhood would be like. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Environment
K-12
Outdoors

‘Disconcerting to be a taxpayer and not be heard’: Lower Merion residents rebuke school district in open space battle

Opponents say plans to clear a woodland area in Villanova for playing fields would decimate the green space, and bring traffic and pollution.

4 years ago

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