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African Heritage Dancers and Drummers performer Kofi Hunt, 11, plays during the 42nd Annual Odunde Festival in Philadelphia. The dance group has performed at every festival since 1975.
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The Philadelphia Tribune

Odunde Festival goes virtual for 46th anniversary

The virtual festival will be held June 6-13 and will feature 46th anniversary pop-up t-shirt and mask giveaways.

5 years ago

Philly Iceberg meme
History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The complete guide to every reference, joke, and obscure history lesson on the Philly iceberg

Writer Cameron Jones combined his own research with feedback from social media to create the viral meme.

5 years ago

General view of Citizens Bank Park during a Phillies game
Radio Times
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Regional Roundup – 04/19/21

This week; Philadelphia City Councilperson Maria Quiñones Sánchez on the Mayor's budget address, Rev. Mark Tyler on the looming Chauvin verdict, and Marcus Hayes talks sports.

Air Date: April 19, 2021 10:00 am

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Natasha Cloud appears in the foreground with a basketball; the Philadelphia skyline appears in the background
Gender
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Why doesn’t Philly have a WNBA team? The local history of women’s basketball and the case for bringing it back

Best fan base, large media market, plenty of stadium space — it’s a no-brainer.

5 years ago

Flowers are placed on a banner as demonstrators gather outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department
Black Lives Matter
Mental Health
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Black Americans experiencing collective trauma, grief

Experts say the racial trauma impacting Black Americans is built upon centuries of oppressive systems and racist practices that are deeply embedded within the nation's fabric.

5 years ago

The Perkiomen Creek dam at Lower Perkiomen Valley Park. (Courtesy of Montgomery County)
Environment
Outdoors
Pennsylvania

A boom in use during the pandemic fuels expansion of trails in Montco

The Schuylkill River Trail will see a new connector to Route 422 near Pottstown, helping the link from Chester County all the way south to Philly.

5 years ago

A mix of providers, board members, and clients from Black Men Heal.
Mental Health
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Free therapy program for Black men ramps up amid pandemic-era stressors

Leaders say the need is massive, as COVID-19 has brought grief and unemployment to the forefront — stress that’s disproportionately hit the Black community.

5 years ago

A closeup of seedlings
Environment
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Cleanups, planting, and playing with worms: Earth Day 2021 in Philly

Here’s how the Philadelphia area will be celebrating Earth Day this year, and how you can participate — from cleanups and plantings to scavenger hunts.

5 years ago

Law enforcement confer at the scene, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Indianapolis, where multiple people were shot at a FedEx Ground facility near the Indianapolis airport. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Gun Violence
National
Religion

Four Sikhs among victims of Indianapolis mass shooting

Indianapolis' tight-knit Sikh community mourned Saturday as members learned that four Sikhs were among the eight people killed in the mass shooting at a FedEx warehouse.

5 years ago

Protesters gathered at the Art Museum on April 17, 2021 after police shot and killed Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.(NBC10)
Black Lives Matter
Philadelphia
Protests
NBC10

Dozens march in Center City in protest of the killing of Daunte Wright by police

Dozens of demonstrators marched through the streets of Philadelphia in protest of the deadly police shooting of Daunte Wright in Minneapolis last week.

5 years ago

8 year-old Lewis King hangs with Maleek Jackson at his boxing gym in Northern Liberties. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Business
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Northern Liberties gym owner who grew up in the streets is giving Philly kids an alternative

Maleek Jackson’s path to entrepreneurship hasn’t been easy.

5 years ago

The former home of artist Dox Thrash is in a state of disrepair at the corner of Cecil B. Moore Avenue and 24th Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
History
Philadelphia
Preservation
Visual Arts

Black arts landmark Dox Thrash House to live again as apartments, commercial space

Developer Beech Community Services bought the Sharswood landmark last year after activists worked to raise awareness of the Black history that happened there.

5 years ago

From front left, Britain's Prince Charles, Prince Andrew. Prince Edward, Prince William, Peter Phillips, Prince Harry, Earl of Snowdon and Tim Laurence follow the coffin the coffin makes it's way past the Round Tower during the funeral of Britain's Prince Philip inside Windsor Castle in Windsor, England Saturday April 17, 2021. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)
International

Prince Philip is laid to rest as somber queen sits alone

Coronavirus restrictions mean that instead of the 800 mourners included in the plans for his funeral, there will be only 30 inside the castle's St. George’s Chapel.

5 years ago

Abolition Hall in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. (Google Maps)
History
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity

Anonymous gift to help preserve Abolition Hall in Whitemarsh

A $3.95 million agreement will allow the township and Whitemarsh Art Center to purchase the Underground Railroad stop.

5 years ago

In this Aug. 20, 2014, file photo, Philadelphia Phillies' Jimmy Rollins, right, celebrates his run with Ryan Howard on a single by Chase Utley during the fifth inning of the team's baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Philadelphia. When Rollins made his first All-Star team as a rookie with the Phillies 20 years ago, the percentage of Black players in the majors was 13. It’s down to 7.6% this year. Rollins pointed to Ken Griffey Jr. and Barry Bonds as popular players who were marketed well when he was growing up. “But when you start going outside of that select few, the sport itself isn’t marketing anyone else in a major way where kids from the inner cities are attracted to it,
Race & Ethnicity
Sports

Jimmy Rollins reflects on decline of Black players in MLB

When Jimmy Rollins made his first All-Star team as a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies 20 years ago, the percentage of Black players in the majors was 13. It’s down to 7.

5 years ago

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