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VietLead, a local social justice nonprofit, was one of the recipients of the Asian Mosaic Fund's crowdsourced grants. (ASIAN MOSAIC FUND / FACEBOOK)
Government Accountability
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

Asian American nonprofits get low share of Philly’s COVID relief grants, so mutual aid orgs step in

The Asian Mosaic Fund’s giving circle has raised $40k.

5 years ago

Empty church pews
National
Philadelphia
Religion

Report finds flaws in Catholic Church abuse-prevention plans

CHILD USA says prevention will remain flawed as long as individual bishops remain in charge of implementation without more forceful independent oversight.

5 years ago

James “Yaya” Hough, first-ever artist-in-residence at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, cuts a ribbon with DA Larry Krasner (left), Mural Arts' Jane Golden, (third from left), Michael “Smokey” Wilson, (third from right) and boxing champion Bernard Hopkins (right). (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Visual Arts

Philly DA’s resident artist hopes new exhibition pushes social justice forward

After being sentenced to a life term as a teen, James Hough practiced painting while incarcerated and contributed to over 50 murals in Philadelphia.

5 years ago

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Things To Do
Community Events
October 1-7, 2020

Dining virtually and in-person, spooky movies and pumpkins usher in October in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

This is an unusual time without the usual variety of Oktoberfests and other major fall festivals on the seasonal events calendar.

5 years ago

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Activist Lauri Dawn Kindness, right, speaks at the Crow Indian Reservation, in Lodge Grass, Mont. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, as Lodge Grass Mayor Quincy Dabney records her for a social media campaign to increase Native American participation in the U.S. census. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
National
Politics

Census takers: We’re being told to finish early, cut corners

The census is used to determine how many congressional seats each state gets and the distribution of $1.5 trillion in federal funds annually.

5 years ago

Community Conversations
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Neighbors in the crossfire: Code of the streets

The conversation about the gun violence crisis in Philly continues with a look at the codes of the streets, and how that culture can obstruct peaceful conflict resolution.

5 years ago

Bowie Moon Porter drew this rainbow for other kids on the rainbow hunt through Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

Philly’s good things: How a resilient city stepped up in the face of adversity

President Trump’s comment that “many bad things happen in Philly” prompted a fierce online response of all the good things that happen here. Here’s a short list.

5 years ago

File photo. (Justin Auciello/WHYY)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Mother dies when attempting to rescue children at N.J. beach

A Pennsylvania woman vacationing with her family at the New Jersey shore drowned while trying to rescue her three children from rough waters, authorities said.

5 years ago

The obstacles and hardships facing working mothers are not new, but the pandemic has given them more visibility.
NPR
Home & Family
Kids
Public Health

‘This is too much’: Working moms are reaching the breaking point during the pandemic

The coronavirus did not create the struggles that working mothers face daily. But it has exacerbated them and made them more visible, forcing women to make hard choices.

5 years ago

Bergen County Court House
Housing
Law
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Jury trials to resume in person; landlord grant program expanded

N.J. plans to ramp up jury selections using both virtual and in-person proceedings. It will also expand a program to provide relief to landlords who lost out on rent payments.

5 years ago

From left, Heavenly, Stephanie and Robert and Pettigrew are seen outside their two-bedroom rental apartment in Milwaukee
NPR
Homelessness
Housing
National
Public Health

Evictions damage public health. The CDC aims to curb them ― for now

A survey of 17 cities found 50,000+ pandemic-related eviction filings. Advocates worry that increased housing instability will lead to more COVID-19 and other illnesses.

5 years ago

Video footage from the night of a shooting in Bedford County does not support state police accounts that a confrontation preceded shots being fired at a group of civil rights marchers.
Pennsylvania
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Spotlight PA

A changing story by police on a rural Pa. shooting helped fuel white vigilantes and misinformation

Footage from the night of a shooting in Bedford Co. does not support state police accounts that a confrontation preceded shots being fired at a group of civil rights marchers.

5 years ago

Gabi restaurant in Philadelphia
Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Indoor dining in Philly increases to 50% capacity: 10 things to know

No more than four per table, and no bar seating.

5 years ago

Quintuple shooting in Logan
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
NBC10

5 people injured after being shot on Philadelphia porch

At least one gunman approached a group of men on a Logan porch and opened fire late Tuesday night, police said.

5 years ago

Gritty does not count as a bad thing.
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Bad things happen in Philadelphia? Here’s 7 of the most ridiculous

Also: Trump's claim of "corruption" during the city's launch of early mail voting was incorrect.

5 years ago

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