
Community
History is repeating in Kensington. It doesn’t have to be this way
Urban anthropologist and community leader Bill McKinney charts the history of Kensington and signs of a new path forward.
4 years ago
Secret Philly: The 1914 trash cleanup program that gained nationwide fame
The weeklong effort was so robust it was called “a model” for other cities to follow.
4 years ago
Cherry Hill man to be honored for spreading book wealth
Larry Abrams of Cherry Hill will receive the Russ Berrie Award from Ramapo College of New Jersey for his work with his organization, BookSmiles.
4 years ago
Undocumented New Jerseyans are now eligible for driver’s licenses. Here’s how to apply
This policy change makes as many as 450,000 New Jerseyans newly eligible to get behind the wheel.
4 years ago
The Philly Truce app launches on Sat. It relies on professional and trained volunteer conflict mediators to connect with residents who’ve reached out for help.
4 years ago
Listen 5:15No college, no problem. Some employers drop degree requirements to diversify staffs
The tech industry is filled with people who have the same type of education and advantages. As the sector expands, economists say this reinforces inequality.
4 years ago
Journalist and former S. Philly High student recall 2009 attacks against Asian teens
WHYY’s `Morning Edition’ host Jennifer Lynn discusses a Chalkbeat retrospective on the bias and violence that spurred a student boycott.
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Listen 6:35North Philly entrepreneurs and artisans bring life to a former junkyard at La Placita flea market
A new weekend flea market offers natural ice cream and other goods made and sold by North Philadelphia entrepreneurs.
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New museum on the Mall, Chestnut Hill home fest, and streaming Mozart in this week’s ‘Things to Do’
April 29 - May 2: The week’s events include roller skating at Dilworth Park, drive-in movies in Wilmington, and an evening stroll in a Jenkintown botanical garden.
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Listen 4:10‘We are not subjects of study!’: Protesters march on Penn Museum to decry handling of MOVE remains
The marchers called for an investigation into how bones thought to be from children killed in the 1985 bombing ended up floating around Ivy League universities for decades.
4 years ago
Delaware police officer dies days after being attacked while responding to fight
Cpl. Keith Heacook, 54, was declared "clinically dead" Wednesday at 12:48 p.m. at a Baltimore hospital, Delmar Police Chief Ivan Barkley said.
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Philly creates new ‘network’ for grassroots criminal justice reform with $200k grant program
Gun violence continue to rise, but the city’s biweekly briefings may have already be having a positive effect.
4 years ago
In China, Atlanta shooting victim’s kin struggle to understand her — and her death
Feng Daoyou, who'd lived in the U.S. for about five years, died a stranger in a strange land.
4 years ago
Philadelphia high school students offer reaction to guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial
WHYY asked students from its Media Lab how they were feeling about the Chauvin verdict. Here are some of their responses.
4 years ago
Residents along 52nd Street expected the worst. Post-Chauvin verdict, there’s relief.
Saj Blackwell, a partner in WHYY’s News and Information Community Exchange, spoke to her neighbors along 52nd Street about the relief they’re feeling after the Chauvin verdict
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