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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Maurice Gordon unbuckles his seatbelt before exiting a New Jersey State Trooper's vehicle in Bass River, N.J. Gordon was fatally shot by the state trooper.
Black Lives Matter
New Jersey
Policing
Social Justice

A year after N.J. State Trooper fatally shot Maurice Gordon Jr., his family awaits justice

The incident took place two days before George Floyd’s death and Gordon’s family says they’ve heard little from authorities.

5 years ago

Brandon Flood speaks with a community member outside a barbershop
Criminal Justice
Neighborhoods
Pennsylvania

Looking for a clean slate? Pa. Pardons Board secretary to offer one-on-one consults at Norristown barbershop

The Movement for Black and Brown Lives in Montgomery County is bringing state Pardons Board Secretary Brandon Flood to Norristown next month.

5 years ago

The KeVen Parker Soul Food Café in the Reading Terminal will be closed permanently. (Abdul R. Sulayman / The Philadelphia Tribune)
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The Philadelphia Tribune

In reversal, KeVen Parker’s Soul Food Café at Reading Terminal Market closes permanently

Although the market has expanded its number of Black-owned businesses in recent years to approximately 11, the booths are overwhelmingly white-owned businesses.

5 years ago

“We Breathe, We Live: Brotherly Love Protest Stories
Black Lives Matter
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

How do people cope with the trauma of last summer’s violent clashes with police?

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Engaging Men of Color Initiative member Gabriel Bryant about healing from trauma due to police brutality.

5 years ago

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A fire is seen from the roof of a Northern Liberties home
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Northern Liberties house fire ‘under control,’ according to fire department

Crew responded to the large house fire on the 1000 block of North 4th Street on Monday morning.

5 years ago

Destroyed buildings are pictured after a massive fire during the Tulsa Race Massacre
NPR
History
National
Race & Ethnicity

A century after the race massacre, Tulsa confronts its bloody past

Survivors and their descendants say confronting the truth of the Tulsa Race Massacre is essential in the nation's struggle to confront racial injustice against Black people.

5 years ago

(Photo via ShutterStock)
Radio Times
Business
Outdoors
Sports

Regional Roundup: 05/24/2021

On this week's Regional Roundup: Olympian swimmer Kelsi Worrell Dahlia, summer jobs for youth, and pollen problems in the area.

Air Date: May 24, 2021

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An illustration of Philly rowhouses
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Squatting for survival in Philadelphia: What it’s like to live in a ‘takeover house’

Occupying vacant properties has long been a tool of political protest — but it also lets families find homes.

5 years ago

Cars are lined up on an oceanfront street in Deal
New Jersey
Outdoors
Taxes

N.J. beaches paid for by all, but parking keeps outsiders away

New Jersey says it is taking a hard look at Deal's proposed residents-only parking law near the beach, which was recently widened at taxpayer expense.

5 years ago

Reed Bmore's Sixers' street art hanging over 9th Street
Philadelphia
Sports
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

There’s a giant Sixers logo hanging in the air, thanks to street artist Bmore Reed

The wire sculptor isn’t from Philadelphia, but he credits the city with launching his career.

5 years ago

Dr. Lawrence Mass stands for a portrait outside
NPR
History
Public Health

Skepticism of science in a pandemic isn’t new. It helped fuel the AIDS crisis

When science is searching for answers, attractive theories get elevated to facts prematurely. And even after they're disproved, the public may not get the news.

5 years ago

Investigators work the scene of a mass shooting at a Fairfield Township home
Gun Violence
New Jersey
Public Safety

‘It is not who we are’: Mass shooting near Bridgeton leaves community shaken, but resolved

A young man who survived the shooting said a 90s-themed birthday party became deadly when multiple shooters came through the gathering.

5 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, right, and Ben Simmons watch from the bench during an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic, Sunday, May 16, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia
Sports

76ers trust playoff process leads to 1st NBA title since ’83

The Sixers (with 8-1 odds) really can win the NBA championship for the first time since 1983. No Super Team assembly required.

5 years ago

Microsoft is officially pulling the plug on Internet Explorer in June 2022. (Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
NPR
Media

Internet Explorer, the love-to-hate-it web browser, will die next year

Microsoft is officially pulling the plug on perhaps the most-hated web browser that once dominated the competition. Internet Explorer will be put to rest in Summer 2022.

5 years ago

Palestinians wave national flags in front of the Dome of the Rock in the al-Aqsa mosque complex in Jerusalem, Friday, May 21, 202, as a cease-fire took effect between Hamas and Israel after an 11-day war. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
International
Military

Palestinians see victory in Gaza truce as Israel warns Hamas

Like the three previous wars, the latest round of fighting ended inconclusively.

5 years ago

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