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Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Billy Penn

NYC-to-Philly bike ride returns with new August dates and virtual option

Postponed by the pandemic, the first-of-its-kind trip is a fundraiser to help create a 3,000-mile route from Maine to Florida.

4 years ago

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NPR
Employment
Income Inequality
National

‘Why us?’: A year after being laid off, millions are still unemployed

Millions who lost jobs at the beginning of the pandemic are still out of the labor force, making up levels not seen since the Great Recession.

4 years ago

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History
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

‘A story of perseverance’: Upper Darby offers a new anti-slavery walking tour

The 4.5-mile self-guided route runs from Drexel Hill almost to the border with West Philadelphia, highlighting sites along the Underground Railroad.

4 years ago

No one will be allowed to sit in the first ten rows around the ice in order to protect players, who have traded their plexiglass enclosures for netting to improve air circulation. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Health

Wells Fargo Center puts fans back in the game

The Philadelphia Flyers will be the first to play in person for fans in a year. The 76ers will follow next weekend.

4 years ago

Facebook headquarters
NPR
Media

Far-right misinformation is thriving on Facebook. A new study shows just how much

Far-right accounts are more successful than other kinds of accounts at getting likes, shares and other forms of user engagement.

4 years ago

Mo Williams
Higher Education
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice
Sports

At the NBA All-Star Game, HBCUs will take center stage

Sunday’s All-Star Game in Atlanta is generating $3 million for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, through donations to scholarship funds.

4 years ago

NPR
International
Public Health

Pandemic inspires more than 1,200 new German words

German's propensity for compounding words has been a big part of the proliferation.

4 years ago

Joel Embiid
Homelessness
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Sports
NBC10

Joel Embiid’s donation to Philly area shelters is why Sixers fans love him

Embiid's donation will provide meals, clothing, COVID treatment, health care, summer camp and essential care for teens, the team announced in a release Saturday.

4 years ago

John Lewis stands on the Edmund Pettus Bridge
NPR
History
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

For the first time in 56 Years, a ‘Bloody Sunday’ without John Lewis

This weekend marks 56 years since civil rights marchers were attacked by Alabama state troopers on a day now known as "Bloody Sunday."

4 years ago

On March 5, 2021, at her warming center in the Yorkship Family School gym, Tawanda Jones, right, tries to convince a patron known as Sarah Ann to allow Jones to help her rent a room at a boarding house. Sarah Ann had told Jones that if there was nowhere else to go that night, she would sleep in Camden's Evergreen Cemetery.  (Photo by April Saul for WHYY)
Homelessness
Housing
Income Inequality
New Jersey

‘True Blue’: A day in the life of the woman helping Camden’s unhoused people escape the cold

Tawanda Jones was on a mission to relocate dozens of people from a school gym, to keep them warm over the weekend.

4 years ago

Amanda Gorman
NPR
Black Lives Matter
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

‘This is the reality of Black girls’: Inauguration poet says she was tailed by guard

Gorman, who lives in Los Angeles, wrote on Twitter that as she approached her building, the guard demanded to know if she lived there.

4 years ago

W.P.M.'s Pamela Rogow launched a 'typewriter takeout' rent-to-buy program during the pandemic. (Courtesy Pamela Rogow)
Business
Philadelphia
Technology
Billy Penn

Pandemic typewriter boom: Sales double at Philly shops as the click-clack goes viral

It’s not just antique collectibles — faux typewriter keyboards are a hot TikTok trend.

4 years ago

These are among the Central Americans who were expelled by the border patrol from the United States and left in Reynosa, Mexico. They say Mexican officials told them if they don't leave they would be sprayed with water. (John Burnett/NPR)
NPR
Immigration
International
Social Justice

Asylum-seekers are entering the U.S. again — but many more migrants are left behind

U.S. immigration agents have begun admitting some asylum-seekers after the Biden administration reversed policies put in place by the Trump administration.

4 years ago

Volunteers load food boxes into cars during a food distribution by the Food Bank of South Jersey in Riverside, Burlington County on June 6. (Jon Hurdle/NJ Spotlight)
Food & Drink
Income Inequality
New Jersey
Public Health

Demand at N.J. food banks remains high, but so does support

As demand for food banks remains elevated one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, growing support has helped them keep pace, officials say.

4 years ago

An aerial view of Kensington
Gun Violence
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

‘Up the Block’: A new resource hub for Philadelphians affected by gun violence

An initiative by The Trace wants to connect you with information on recovering from shootings, keeping young people safe, and holding local leaders accountable.

4 years ago

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