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Amir Bey Richardson at Francis Myers Recreation Center, where he played as a child and where a 17-year-old boy was recently shot and killed. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Eyes on the Street

Philly’s Black community didn’t create the gun violence epidemic we face

West Philadelphian Amir Bey Richardson writes about his experiences with guns and how U.S. history and struggles for white power have shaped them.

4 years ago

Golf & Social (Google Maps)
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Gunman fires into crowd outside Philly bar; 4 critically wounded

Four of the wounded were in critical condition and three were stable, news outlets reported. A person of interest was in custody.

4 years ago

Protesters march down Broad Street
Gun Violence
Policing
Social Justice
Billy Penn

To stop Philly gun violence, officials should put their money where their mouth is, protesters say

“We are robbing our children of a childhood,” said an organizer of Friday’s rally at City Hall.

4 years ago

The virus is thought to have come ashore at the wharf where the Arch Street Ferry docked (Wikimedia Commons/Independence National Historic Park)
History
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

When yellow fever ravaged Philadelphia, Black residents were asked for help. Then they died.

During the early stages of the 18th century epidemic, doctors believed African Americans were immune.

4 years ago

Philadelphians march in solidarity against violence directed at Asian Americans
Crime
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Video shows assault on Asian American worker outside Philadelphia shop

A viral video depicting an Asian American shop worker in Philadelphia being assaulted is sparking outrage.

4 years ago

Amy Berkowitz during an online Passover Seder in 2020. (Courtesy of Amy Berkowitz)
Home & Family
Public Health
Religion

Local congregations more prepared for second pandemic Passover than first

“There's a lot in the Passover Seder that has to do with rebirth and starting again. It kind of feels that this year will feel much more like that.”

4 years ago

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Philadelphians gathered on 10th street in Chinatown for a solidarity rally and march against violence directed at Asian Americans on March 25, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

‘I do not feel safe’: Over 300 rally in Chinatown against anti-Asian violence, harassment

The rally and march were held to honor the 8 victims of last week’s shooting in the Atlanta area and support the city’s own Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

4 years ago

A Philly Style Bagel offering
Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly Style Bagels expands, bringing ‘best in America’ bagels to Old City

The original Fishtown location is also now back in business.

4 years ago

An LGBTQ pride flag flies in Pennsylvania.
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania
Politics

‘Sunshine is the best disinfectant’: Upper Darby scraps decades-old anti-LGBTQ law, and looks for Pa. to do the same

The Township Council unanimously repealed a homophobic 1987 ordinance after community members brought it to their attention.

4 years ago

A Fresh Grocer employee in Upper Darby threw away thousands of flood-damaged food items due to a flood in August 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Business
Economic Development
Pennsylvania

‘Be a better listener’: Philly business owners share their pandemic lessons

The pandemic forced business owners that have had the same routines for years to reexamine their values and priorities.

4 years ago

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A rider descends the stairs to the 15th Street subway station, across the street from City Hall. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Transportation

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to recent violence at SEPTA stations

Tamara Russell hit the streets to talk to Philadelphians about SEPTA and their perceptions of safety within the transit system.

4 years ago

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Pennsylvania Ballet
Things To Do
Community Events
March 25 - 31, 2021

Virtual ballet, Rembrandt revisited, and Freedom Seder in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

March 25 - 31: The week’s events include virtual screenings of the Pennsylvania Ballet, local theater performances available online, and a historic Passover Seder.

4 years ago

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The streets of Chinatown in April 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Crime
Philadelphia
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Police investigating ‘hateful and racist’ vandalism in Chinatown, South Philly

Philly police say they are actively investigating two incidents of racist vandalism in Chinatown and in South Philly.

4 years ago

Archaeologists discovered as many as 25 graves that likely belong to people enslaved at John Dickinson Plantation in Dover, Del. earlier this month.
Delaware
History
Race & Ethnicity

‘This is sacred ground’: Archaeologists find likely burial ground for enslaved people at Dover plantation

The search for the gravesite at John Dickinson Plantation in Delaware started after documents were found describing an area where as many as 400 enslaved people were buried.

4 years ago

Upper Tohickon Creek in Bucks County
Environment
Outdoors
Pennsylvania

Six months in, Zoom still plagues Bucks quarry hearings, and prompts fairness concerns

A Clean Air Council attorney maintains the lawyer for developer H&K Group is coaching the quarry project manager through his witness testimony.

4 years ago

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