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Vincint performs for a Pride Day crowd gathered at Penn's Landing on Sunday, June 9, 2019. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
LGBTQ
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

OutFest 2021 is canceled, but Philly Pride celebration is ON for Labor Day weekend

A “lite” version of an in-person festival is better than another virtual event, organizers say.

5 years ago

the shooting took place at Smyrna Middle School. (NBC10)
Delaware
Gun Violence
NBC10

Woman shot dead at Smyrna Middle School in Delaware

The shooting happened in the front parking lot around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday.

5 years ago

Tomeka Holmes (center) leads family and friends in a balloon release in her son's memory
Black Lives Matter
Mental Health
New Jersey
Policing

In Camden, a son’s death moves parents to ‘break the silence’ on mental health issues

Nah’Jole Frazier had been dealing with mental health issues when he was struck by a driver earlier this month. Now, his parents want to address a need for better services.

5 years ago

Items from the Miss America Organization archive
History
New Jersey

There she is, online: Miss America archives digitized at Rowan University

One hundred years of American history will have a digital home at the South Jersey university for scholarly use.

5 years ago

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An aerial view of Kensington
Addiction
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

New fund aims to help Kensington community groups address impacts of the opioid crisis

Philadelphia has a new fund to help address the impact of the opioid epidemic on the city’s Kensington neighborhood.

5 years ago

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Roselle Querido, left, and her groom Mo de las Alas kiss after their marriage service
Business
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. coronavirus update: Outdoor gathering, indoor event capacities increased

Starting May 10, outdoor gatherings will be limited to 500 people — up from the current 200-attendee cap.

5 years ago

A man takes a picture with mobile phone at the sunset with Eiffel Tower in the background
NPR
International
Travel

Vaccinated U.S. travelers will be allowed to visit Europe again starting this summer

The EU president expects all 27 EU member states will accept visitors who've received COVID-19 vaccines, but the CDC is still warning against travel to much of Europe.

5 years ago

People wait in line to enter a gun store in Culver City
NPR
Gun Violence
Public Safety

1st time gun buyers help push record U.S. gun sales amid string of mass shootings

Data from the FBI's firearms background check database shows six days in March of this year made up the top 10 highest days of firearms background checks since 1998.

5 years ago

Jonathan and Marcia Pretlow with their children, Julius, Asia, and Laila.
Keystone Crossroads
Housing
Pennsylvania
America Amplified

A rent-to-own project spurred dreams of homeownership in Chambersburg. The reality leaves tenants feeling ‘set up to fail’

An effort to bring affordable housing to Chambersburg, Pa., promised to help tenants become owners. But the reality is much more complicated.

5 years ago

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Mourners pray near the coffins of coronavirus patients killed in a hospital fire during their funeral at the Imam Ali shrin
International
Public Safety

‘Volcanoes of fire’: Death toll at Baghdad hospital surpasses 80

Most of those killed suffered severe burns, he said. Others were overcome by smoke, unwilling to leave behind relatives hooked up to ventilators.

5 years ago

A protester holds up a sign during a We Still Can’t Breathe March
Delaware
Policing
Protests

Wilmington protesters call for new law to ensure independent oversight of police

Protesters in Rodney Square also called for justice for Lymond Moses. Two white officers fatally shot the 30-year-old Black man in January.

5 years ago

Protesters carry a banner in honor of Walter Wallace Jr.
Philadelphia
Policing
Protests

Activists honor Walter Wallace Jr., nearly six months after Philly police fatally shot him

Sunday’s demonstration at Malcolm X Park aimed to shed light on how Wallace aligned with Black Lives Matter and how the music he wrote reflected those beliefs.

5 years ago

A man adjusts a sign near a memorial at the scene in the Columbus, Ohio neighborhood Friday, April 23, 2021 where 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant was fatally shot by police as she swung at two other people with a knife on Tuesday, April 20. (AP Photo/Farnoush Amiri)
Black Lives Matter
National
Policing

Recordings show chaos surrounding Ma’Khia Bryant shooting

Less than 30 minutes before the man charged with killing George Floyd was pronounced guilty, yet another Black person was dead at the hands of police in the U.S.

5 years ago

Protesters take to the streets to demand freedom for Mumia Abu Jamal. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Incarceration
Philadelphia
Protests

Supporters of Mumia Abu-Jamal rally on his 67th birthday for his release

Organizers say his case and the 2020 murder of George Floyd are linked to a long history of racist policing nationwide, as well as in Philadelphia.

5 years ago

A group wearing Zacapoaxtlas costumes from a previous Philadelphia celebration, representing the traditional Mexican defenders of Puebla. | Un grupo con trajes de Zacapoaxtlas de una celebración anterior en Filadelfia, representando a los tradicionales defensores mexicanos de Puebla. (Photo courtesy of Edgar Ramirez)
PlanPhilly
Community Events
Race & Ethnicity
Bilingual version

El Carnaval de Puebla en Filadelfia este año será virtual. David Piña wants you to see the alegría

The Carnaval de Puebla tradition started by Philly’s Mexican community will live on this year with two concerts and celebration held April 25 on Facebook Live.

5 years ago

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