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Billy Penn

Free supplies, clean bathrooms and a safe haven: Germantown hub opens to address ‘period poverty’

Lynette Medley, who started the hashtag #BlackGirlsBleed, is launching a new project for her community.

5 years ago

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Movies
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The ‘untold’ revolutionaries: Identity series explores lesser-known Black social movements

The most recent installment of Philadelphia journalist and storyteller Sofiya Ballin’s Black History Untold series explores the 'untold' histories of Black social movements.

5 years ago

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Adrian Miller, the author of 'Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time.' (Courtesy of Adrian Hill)
Food & Drink
New Jersey
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Attorney-turned-author to defend soul food at the Camden library

The author of the award-winning “Soul Food” book says don’t be afraid of the health and history of soul food.

5 years ago

A Philadelphia household mixes political signs and holiday decor in their front windows during the turbulent fall of 2020. (Conrad Benner for WHYY)
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Black Lives Matter and rainbows: How Philly windows got political

The pandemic turned a place for cozy seasonal displays into a space for public dialogue.

5 years ago

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Community Events
February 11 - 17, 2021

Celebrating Valentine’s Day, Ben Arnold on stage and stream, and fun with the kids in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Valentine’s Day may be nippy this year, but venues around the city are offering warm vibes.

5 years ago

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File photo: The wetlands and woodlands of the Upper Tohickon Creek watershed are near the proposed quarry site in Springfield, Bucks County. (Courtesy pf the Upper Tohickon Watershed Association)
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Pennsylvania
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Berms, blasts, and… dino prints? Bucks quarry hearing continues cross-examination

Springfield Twp. residents’ questions indicated a variety of reasons for opposition that could surface in later arguments, or simply go extinct.

5 years ago

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The Urgency of Now: A Spoken Word Experience

WHYY convened Black poets from Camden, Pennsauken, and Willingboro to explore the urgency of now.

5 years ago

Jimi Lewis, the senior skating instructor at Laura Sims Skate House, holds a flyer from 1986 that he created. (Taylor Allen/WHYY)
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Philadelphia
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West Philly is home to the first U.S. ice skating rink built by and for a Black community — and this week it turned 36

Laura Sims Skate House was the first U.S. ice skating rink created for an African American community by an African American architect.

5 years ago

Dancers from the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape tribe join hands with spectators at the 2019 Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration at Penn Treaty Park in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Indigenous Peoples’ Day to replace Columbus Day in Philly

The city of Philadelphia will no longer observe Columbus Day — and that has organizers of the city’s annual parade up in arms.

5 years ago

Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna watch during the U.S. national championships swimming meet
National
Transportation

Kobe Bryant crash pilot disoriented in clouds, agency says

The revelation during a hearing to announce the probable cause or causes of the crash followed plenty of finger-pointing.

5 years ago

Business on the 60th Street shopping corridor in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Business
Income Inequality
Race & Ethnicity

Comcast offers $10K grants to small businesses owned by people of color

Next month, small businesses owned by people of color in Philly, Chester, and four other cities can apply for $10,000 grants offered by the media giant.

5 years ago

At a May 2019 vigil for Michael Thomas in Camden, Thomas' son, Major Thomas is embraced by Michael Thomas' brother, Shaqjuan Randall. (April Saul / WHYY)
Criminal Justice
New Jersey
Policing

‘They are chasing these kids to their deaths’: Camden police pursuit prompts questions, flashbacks for Thomas family

Michael Thomas ended up in the Cooper River following a police chase in Camden. Two years later, questions remain.

5 years ago

Temple coach John Chaney watches his players
Philadelphia
Sports

From all walks of life, Philadelphians gather to mourn John Chaney

The late Temple men’s basketball coach left an impression on Philadelphians off and on the court.

5 years ago

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Temple University guard Eddie Jones, right, keeps basketball coach John Chaney in a headlock as they walk off the court after their practice session at the USAir Arena, Thursday, Match 17, 1994. (AP Photo/Ted Mathias)
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Regional Roundup – 02/08/21

This week; remembering legendary Temple basketball coach John Chaney, CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank Patrick Harker, and South Jersey soul singer Mary Cross.

Air Date: February 8, 2021 10:00 am

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Business
Media
TV
Billy Penn

Watch the Four Seasons Total Landscaping Super Bowl commercial

Thanks to a Fiverr ad, the Northeast Philly small biz had another moment on the global stage.

5 years ago

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