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Students at Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School sing together in memory of a lost friend ('OUR PHILADELPHIA')
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Made by students, ‘Our Philadelphia’ offers a look at how boys talk about gun violence

A group of West Philly teens who lost friends to shootings created a must-watch documentary.

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The best car-buying incentives are over, but you may still find a good deal

April’s record-breaking rebates are long gone as car sales pick up, but experts say that doesn’t mean potential buyers can’t get a good deal.

5 years ago

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Meet the ‘trash man’ working to solve Philly’s sanitation woes with PPE and Instagram

Terrill Haigler always wanted to be a Philly trashman. Now, the sanitation worker is helping his colleagues, and helping others understand the grueling job.

5 years ago

Police officers congregating in West Philadelphia at 6:10 p.m. on May 31, 2020. (Photo anonymously provided)
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The tear gassing of West Philly — a history told in police dispatches

A UPenn historian uses police records to write a new chronology of the violence that overtook West Philly’s 52nd Street on May 31, 2020.

5 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline can be seen from Fairmount Park's Belmont Plateau (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Scavenging Fairmount Park and masking up for the Delaware State Fair in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

In the Philadelphia region, people are finding new ways to enjoy the outdoors and public spaces with coronavirus mitigation efforts in place.

5 years ago

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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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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)
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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

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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)
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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

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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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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
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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)
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National
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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

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Media
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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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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.

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