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Patrick Duff, who has been fighting to save the house at 753 Walnut Street in Camden where Martin Luther King lived in 1950, inside the structure on June 10, 2021. (Photo by April Saul for WHYY)
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‘A place that can inspire the world’: A deal is struck to save Camden’s MLK house

A nonprofit is purchasing the decaying Walnut Street house where Martin Luther King Jr. lived when he was denied service at a Maple Shade bar in 1950.

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Visitors pay tribute to the display outside the Pulse nightclub memorial Friday, June 11, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. Saturday will mark the fifth anniversary of the mass shooting at the site. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Biden to name Pulse Nightclub a national memorial

President Joe Biden said on the fifth anniversary of a mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando that he will sign a bill naming the site as a national memorial.

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Periodical cicadas making themselves at home in the flowers outside Bret and Jody Satzler's house. (Anne Danahy / WPSU)
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Louder than a lawn mower, not big on social distancing, cicadas hit Central Pa.

Juniata County is one of the places Brood X cicadas emerged this year, after spending 17 years underground feeding on tree roots.

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Adam Woolley instructing the class on the aerial swing. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
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A Pride Month event teaches LGBTQ teens circus techniques and connecting skills

Staff at the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts demonstrated the basics of aerial sling, juggling and trampoline, to help kids `find their tribe.’

5 years ago

This Jan. 26, 1965, file photo shows Mildred Loving and her husband Richard P Loving. Bernard S. Cohen, who successfully challenged a Virginia law banning interracial marriage. (AP)
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Today is Loving Day — when interracial marriage finally became legal in the U.S.

The Lovings had committed what Virginia called unlawful cohabitation. Their marriage was deemed illegal because Mildred was Black and Native American; and Richard was white.

5 years ago

Last year the city unveiled a new Pride flag ZARI TARAZONA / BILLY PENN
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Philly LGBTQ history: An overview of the city’s legacy of pride

From Quaker house parties to the black-and-brown striped flag.

5 years ago

Apple announced this week at its Worldwide Developer Conference a new feature in its forthcoming operating system, iOS 15, that will digitize state-issued licensees and ID cards. (Apple)
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Apple iPhones can soon hold your ID. Privacy experts are on edge

Buying a coffee and grabbing a train is already possible with an iPhone, but Apple wants to replace the physical wallet completely.

5 years ago

Celena Morrison is the Executive Director of the Office of LGBT Affairs for the City of Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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‘More Color, More Pride’ flag ascends at Philly City Hall

The flag, created in 2017, includes black and brown stripes in addition to the traditional six-color rainbow layout.

5 years ago

Al Lynch rode his horse to Malcolm X Park from North Philadelphia to celebrate Juneteenth. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Trenton to mark Juneteenth next weekend with first citywide celebration

The African American Cultural Collaborative of Mercer County plans to host a three-day Juneteenth celebration next weekend in Trenton.

5 years ago

A police body camera image shows bystanders including Darnella Frazier (third from right filming) as former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was recorded pressing his knee on George Floyd's neck in Minneapolis. (Minneapolis Police Department via AP)
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Darnella Frazier, who filmed George Floyd’s murder, wins an honorary Pulitzer

The video played a major role in igniting a global protest movement against police violence, and was used as evidence in the trial of Floyd's killer.

5 years ago

Stephen Bilenky holds a steel bike frame at Bilenky Cycle Works in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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How a Philly bike dude built British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s new ride

Bearded bike-maker Stephen Bilenky typically builds high-performance steel bikes using vintage milling machines.

5 years ago

Multiple homes went up in flames in Eagleville, Pennsylvania on Thursday afternoon after authorities say a code enforcement officer encountered a homeowner who was allegedly armed with a weapon. (6ABC)
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Body of homeowner found after explosions, fire in Eagleville, Pa.

The body of the man who witnesses say chased a code enforcement officer with a gun Thursday was found inside the rubble of his Eagleville home shortly before midnight.

5 years ago

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“Worn Stories” and the clothing that makes us

For many of us, the items in our closet hold meaning, memory, and stories within their seams. On this show, we explore those stories and ask what our clothing means to us.

Air Date: June 11, 2021

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Convention and Visitors Bureau wants groups to `Meet the Moment’ in Philly

A new marketing blitz targets markets just a short hop away, as well as local businesses that could keep their conferences here.

5 years ago

William Hite speaks at a press conference.
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Thousands of Philly students line up to take advantage of expanded summer programs

Using federal stimulus dollars, the district is combining academics with other ways to enrich the learning experience for students. Almost 15,000 students have signed up.

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