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N.J. coronavirus recovery: Guidelines issued for outdoor sports
The state health department has issued guidelines for outdoor sports as New Jersey begins to reopen its economy.
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This week: NJ's plans to reopen, the tenure and resignation of PA House Speaker Mike Turzai, and the role of murals in social movements.
Air Date: June 15, 2020 12:00 am
Listen 49:14Faith leaders in NW Philly make their voices heard in the fight against racism
While protests may skew younger, many in the religious community in Northwest Philadelphia have been fighting for civil rights for decades.
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Listen 2:045 initiatives for Philly small business recovery: Where to donate and how to apply
Some stores sustained property damage just as they were emerging from lockdown.
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Activists organize weeklong series to help Black Philadelphians heal during protests
The series will offer a safe space for those on the frontlines of recent protests advocating for Black lives, as well as those who have suffered repeated racial trauma.
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‘Church is the people’: Philly’s Catholic faithful return, saying they need Mass more than ever
For the second Sunday since restrictions were lifted, Catholic churches in the Philadelphia archdiocese gathered for in-person services.
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Men, some armed with guns or bats, surround South Philly Columbus statue
Some argue Christopher Columbus should not be revered due to his brutality against indigenous people in the Americas.
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What does ‘defund the police’ mean to a community that survived a police shootout?
Many residents of Nicetown-Tioga don’t want police to completely disappear from their community but they want them to show up differently.
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How to start, or widen, the conversation about race with your kids
These talks are an everyday fact of life in some homes, but are new to others. Here is some advice on how to approach them, starting with young children.
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Listen 2:53Will this be the moment of reckoning on race that lasts?
Statues and flags may not do physical harm to anyone. But they meant something to the people who put them up, and they have meaning for people who see them today.
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Camden’s Columbus statue departs, but his isn’t the only name activists want gone
Saturday’s “Black Men Rising” march put a period on the statue’s removal. But other famous local personages stand as ongoing symbols of racism, many say.
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You can find Philly protests all in one place, thanks to a volunteer web designer
The site has a chronological listing of activist events across the region.
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Police brutality, funding protests fan across region for 3rd consecutive Saturday
The MOVE organization, Black Lives Matter, and Philadelphia Socialist Alternative are sponsoring major events in the city.
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Shootings are up 67 percent in Philly, but few can yet say why
According to numbers from the Philadelphia Police Department, as of June 11 the city has seen 178 homicides, a 25% increase compared to this time last year.
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South Philly families march for police-free public schools in kid-friendly Passyunk protest
The Black Lives Matter protest organized by Passyunk Square neighbors and the Philadelphia Student Union was a first for many parents in attendance.
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