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13 pics from outside Philly’s vote counting operation, aka the center of the known universe
Elmo drum line, CNN broadcasts, dance parties and dueling rallies.
5 years ago
This week, several familiar annual arts and cultural events move online as the coronavirus continues to limit large in-person gatherings.
5 years ago
Listen 4:45‘Shoot him’: Body camera footage shows officers who shot and killed Walter Wallace Jr.
Neither officer has more than three years experience on the PPD. At request of the Wallace family, the video was lightly redacted, but it is still extremely disturbing.
5 years ago
‘It is a travesty’: Protesters gather at City Hall as Walter Wallace Jr. bodycam video released
Philadelphians are gathering in Center City following the release of 911 audio and police bodycam footage from the officers who fatally shot Walter Wallace Jr.
5 years ago
‘Count every vote’: Protesters in Philly demand protection of election integrity
“Not counting every vote threatens to tear this nation apart,” one organizer said.
5 years ago
The 7 most Philly things that happened in Philadelphia on Election Day 2020
Goats, dancing, horns, love and cowboys — of multiple kinds.
5 years ago
Truck dancing, hula-hooping and helping: How Philly made Election Day
In a year defined by pandemic, movements against racial injustice and the general defiance of norms, Philadelphia showed out on Election Day.
5 years ago
Philly police plan to release Walter Wallace Jr. shooting body cam footage, 911 calls
The Wallace family has viewed the video already, and said, via an attorney, that they did not wish to see the two officers face murder charges.
5 years ago
Linda Richardson, savior of North Philly’s Uptown Theater, dies at 73
The nonprofit founder’s family is committed to carrying on her legacy — starting with a GOTV event on Election Day.
5 years ago
‘Willingboro’s Got Talent’ – a WHYY virtual showcase
Celebrity musicians - and Willingboro natives - Adam Blackstone and Rashid Williams, along with WHYY’s Joy Soto, judged ‘Willingboro’s Got Talent.’
5 years ago
What voting feels like when you are 18 in 2020
Zipporah Mooney, an 18-year-old Philadelphian, just voted in her first election. It felt like submitting an application for adulthood.
5 years ago
‘Mad or Nah?:’ Philly police killed Walter Wallace Jr. How do you feel about it?
Tamara Russell aka Revive P.O.C hit the streets of Philadelphia to ask residents how they feel about the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.
5 years ago
Listen 4:31Penn students, community members protest disinvestment in West Philly
A protest kicked off in Malcolm X Park organized by a new group called Enough is Enough.
5 years ago
Delaware oil spill cleanup inches closer to completion; source remains unknown
Crews have collected more than 75 tons of oil that fouled Delaware’s coast after a spill near Broadkill Beach two weeks ago.
5 years ago
This week; an update on voting in Pa., Dr. Howard Stevenson on the Wallace shooting, and a new documentary about Camden's Father Doyle.
Air Date: November 2, 2020 10:00 am
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