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A child carries palm kernels collected from the ground across a creek at a palm oil plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Business
International
Kids

Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies

An AP investigation has found an army of children toiling beneath a canopy of towering palm oil trees in Indonesia and Malaysia, the main suppliers of the vegetable oil.

5 years ago

Left: 'Portrait of a Carthusian' by Petrus Christus, 1446; Right: Just another NE Philly dude (LEFT: MET MUSEUM/PUBLIC DOMAIN; RIGHT: THE INTERNETS)
Media
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

This 15th century Carthusian monk looks exactly like a dude from Northeast Philly

Thanks to an observation by Bucks native Colt Shaw, the Medieval young boul has gone viral.

5 years ago

A self portrait of Signe Wilkinson
Media
Philadelphia
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

Inquirer cartoonist Signe Wilkinson is retiring after 35 years of satirizing Philly

The pioneering artist was the first woman in her field to win a Pulitzer.

5 years ago

Dante Jones speaking at the People's Hearing at Eastern State Penitentiary in January
PlanPhilly
Homelessness
Philadelphia
Policing

Without a home and arrested: What I learned about police while homeless

When I lost my sublet and joined the community of people living at a fixed address, I found that police perceived me as a danger.

5 years ago

A person holds up a white cell phone.
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
WESA

Domestic violence shelters see an uptick in calls, worry about dwindling funding

Domestic violence shelters in western Pennsylvania say they’re seeing an increase in hotline calls, amid worries that a difficult and isolating winter is on the way.

5 years ago

A sign at the celebration in front of Philly's vote-counting center on Saturday. (Max Marin / Billy Penn)
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

12 times Philly made national headlines, and what everyone got wrong

When will people learn to keep the city’s name out of their mouth?

5 years ago

Delaware Senator Chris Coons (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Radio Times
Politics
Sports

Regional Roundup – 12/28/20

This week: the latest on COVID in New Jersey, Delaware Senator Chris Coons, and a roundup of Philly sports.

Air Date: December 28, 2020 10:00 am

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Protesters head for the Philadelphia art museum on May 30, 2020, to protest the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Photos from 2020: Looking back on a year that changed our world

2020 was not a typical year for anyone in the region. Here's a view from WHYY photographers on how the last 12 months unfolded in real time.

5 years ago

Centro Musical, located in the heart of El Bloque de Oro, is a music shop and gathering for Latinos in the community. | Centro Musical en el corazón de El Bloque de Oro, es una tienda de música y un encuentro para latinos en la comunidad. (Photo by Bernardo Morillo for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Music
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Bilingual version

‘Música es parte de nuestra cultura’: How Philly’s Centro Musical shop focuses on salsa y comunidad

West Kensington’s Centro Musical is more than a shop — it’s a place for Latinos to come together, play music and celebrate their culture.

5 years ago

Listen 5:14
Centro Musical, located in the heart of El Bloque de Oro, is a music shop and gathering for Latinos in the community. | Centro Musical en el corazón de El Bloque de Oro, es una tienda de música y un encuentro para latinos en la comunidad. (Photo by Bernardo Morillo for WHYY)
Music
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Version en Español

El Centro Musical en North Philly se asegura de que la salsa ‘esté para quedarse’

El Centro Musical de West Kensington es más que una tienda: es un lugar para que los latinos se reúnan, toquen música y celebren su cultura.

5 years ago

Listen 4:39
Centro Musical, located in the heart of El Bloque de Oro, is a music shop and gathering for Latinos in the community. | Centro Musical en el corazón de El Bloque de Oro, es una tienda de música y un encuentro para latinos en la comunidad. (Photo by Bernardo Morillo for WHYY)
Music
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
English version

‘Music is part of our culture’: How Philly’s Centro Musical shop makes space for salsa and community

West Kensington’s Centro Musical is more than a shop — it’s a place for Latinos to come together, play music and celebrate their culture.

5 years ago

Listen 4:39
Two festive goats hang out at Awbury Arboretum
Environment
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

How to recycle your Christmas tree in Philly: Feed it to goats or bring it to a center

You don’t have to trash that fir you so carefully decorated after it was chopped down.

5 years ago

Ornaments are pictured close-up on a Christmas tree
Delaware
Environment
Home & Family

Delaware encourages recycling of used Christmas trees

Delaware officials say the state recycled over 173,000 tons of yard waste in 2019.

5 years ago

This image taken from surveillance video provided by Metro Nashville PD shows a recreational vehicle that was involved in a blast on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Nashville, Tenn.  (Metro Nashville PD via AP)
Criminal Justice
National
Public Safety

US officials: Suspect in Nashville explosion died in blast

More than 24 hours after the explosion, a motive remained elusive as investigators worked to resolve unanswered questions about an RV that blew up on Christmas morning.

5 years ago

Patches cover the back of a Girl Scout's vest
Gender
Kids
National

Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war

The Girl Scouts said the Boy Scouts’ marketing of expanded services for girls was “highly damaging to Girl Scouts” and had set off an “explosion of confusion."

5 years ago

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