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From Organix until Things Fall Apart, Malik B. was a member of The Roots, making guest appearances on 2006's Game Theory. (Mpozi Tolbert/Courtesy of The Roots)
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Music
Philadelphia

Malik B., early member of The Roots, dies at 47

His death was confirmed by The Roots' Questlove and Black Thought in a statement Wednesday, but no cause of death was provided.

5 years ago

Cheerleaders perform at a Neshaminy Redskins basketball game on Jan. 15, 2019. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
K-12
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Social Justice

Bucks County school board president calls Black Lives Matter ‘anti American’

Steve Pirritano shared his opinion in response to a Facebook post from a conservative author.

5 years ago

Harrison House Senior Living
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Delaware
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Coronavirus-related deaths at Delaware long-term care facilities stubbornly high

A WHYY analysis found that fewer than 0.7% of Delawareans live in long-term care facilities, but those residents account for 8.2% of COVID cases and 62.3% of related deaths.

5 years ago

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A student gets off the bus for the 1st day of school at Oakcrest High School on Tuesday. Sept. 3, 2019. (Craig Matthews/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)
New Jersey
Public Health
Sports

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Bill would demand fully online learning to start the fall

Three Democrats from the Assembly want all classes in New Jersey to start online this fall.

5 years ago

Hospital
Environment
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Climate change, structural racism pose double threat to Black parents. Birth workers can help

A recent scientific review showed the effects of climate change can worsen the systemic racism Black parents already face.

5 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

Coast Guard rescues fishing crew from life raft off N.J. coast

U.S. Coast Guard personnel rescued two people after a fishing vessel began sinking Tuesday off the New Jersey coast. 

5 years ago

Free Library of Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

Free Library board mostly silent as workers demand involvement in selecting new leader

In a meeting Tuesday, only one board member committed to anti-racism efforts. Others have resigned in solidarity with their former director.

5 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced a coronavirus relief proposal on Monday that did not include any provisions to extend legal deadlines for the national head count as the Census Bureau has requested. (Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
National
Politics

Republicans signal they’re willing to cut census counting short

Because of COVID-19, the Census Bureau says it can no longer deliver 2020 census results by the current legal deadlines and need four-month extensions.

5 years ago

Donald Trump Jr.
NPR
Media
Technology

Twitter restricts Donald Trump Jr.’s account over COVID-19 misinformation

Twitter confirmed the restriction in a subsequent tweet, emphasizing the action was a temporary limit on some of his account's features and not a permanent suspension.

5 years ago

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Housing
Income Inequality
New Jersey
Public Health
NJ Spotlight

Crunch time for bill to avert feared surge in N.J. evictions as landlords push back

The report predicts 300,000 New Jersey renters could be evicted for nonpayment in next four months.

5 years ago

A man dressed in all black wore a tactical vest and carried an AR-15-style rifle
Pennsylvania
Policing
PA Post

Free speech and firearms raise tensions in suburban Pennsylvania

Activists come armed to protests in a mansion-lined neighborhood in Berks County.

5 years ago

Harriet Feggins
NPR
Income Inequality
National

‘Tidal wave’ of power shut-offs looms as nation grapples with heat

Shut-off moratoriums imposed at the start of the pandemic are beginning to expire. Customers and utilities face a backlog of missed bills that may be passed on to ratepayers.

5 years ago

Philadelphia NAACP President Rodney Muhammad speaks at a peaceful protest at City Hall. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Race & Ethnicity
Religion
Social Justice

State NAACP condemns Philly chapter president’s anti-Semitic meme, won’t act without national guidance

Many officials and public figures have expressed dismay and disappointment in the Philly chapter president’s actions, but the NAACP’s leadership has yet to issue a statement.

5 years ago

Graffiti Pier
PlanPhilly
Environment
Philadelphia
Technology
Eyes on the Street

4 Delaware River industrial artifacts that shaped Philadelphia

Photographs of Philadelphia’s Delaware River waterfront reveal the intertwined fates of nature, industry and culture.

5 years ago

Eastern State Penitentiary
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

Eastern State Penitentiary to reopen in mid-August after months-long closure

Staff and visitors ages 2 and up will be required to wear face masks. Visitors must follow social distancing guidelines, and will be asked to sanitize their hands upon entry.

5 years ago

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