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Walter Wallace Jr.’s casket is moved out of New Temple Baptist Church in North Philadelphia.
Radio Times
Policing

The impact and lessons from the shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.

Following the release of bodycam footage of the police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr., we'll discuss the impact that the incident has had and what should change.

Air Date: November 10, 2020

Listen 49:43
Ubiq storefront with Atmos written on top
Business
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly’s world-famous sneaker brand Ubiq is gone, but Atmos has arrived

With founder John Lee’s blessing, the shop that originated in the Gallery Mall is now part of a Japanese global chain.

5 years ago

Community leaders and members of the clergy led a march Tuesday from the site where Walter Wallace Jr. was killed to the police precinct at 55th and Pine (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Philadelphia
Public Health

The trauma caused by viral videos of police killing Black men

Watching videos of police killings, like the one of Walter Wallace Jr., can be traumatic, especially for Black and brown people. Should people share them anyway?

Air Date: November 9, 2020

Listen 15:04
Pollution caused a noticeable haze over the Philly skyline on Monday DANYA HENNINGER / BILLY PENN
Environment
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Smog alert: Philly air quality is twice as bad as usual, thanks to the warm weather

Blame “temperature inversion” for the hazy sky.

5 years ago

Philadelphia jazz musician Micah Graves
Radio Times
Medicine
Music

Regional Roundup – 11/09/20

This week: COVID update in Philadelphia, what the rollout of legal pot will look like in NJ, and jazz musician Micah Graves.

Air Date: November 9, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 48:57
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks during the news conference in the parking lot of Four Seasons Total Landscaping.
Business
Philadelphia
Politics
Billy Penn

Best Yelp reviews of Four Seasons Total Landscaping, which will sell t-shirts Monday

The garden service center is next door to an adult bookshop, across the street from a crematorium, and down the block from a city prison.

5 years ago

Protesters march from the scene of Walter Wallace Jr.’s killing to Malcolm X Park in Oct. 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Mental Health
Philadelphia
Policing
Billy Penn

How mental health pros intervene on a 911 call — what didn’t happen for Walter Wallace Jr.

If there is a weapon involved, “people feel comfortable enough to relinquish [it],” a local crisis response expert said.

5 years ago

Dominique Wallace (center) leaves the funeral of her late husband, Walter Wallace Jr.
Philadelphia
Policing
Social Justice

‘He fought hard’: Walter Wallace Jr. eulogized at emotional funeral service

Friends and family described a version of Wallace that went beyond his mental illness. And politicians vowed reform.

5 years ago

Dr. Peter Puthenveetil celebrates Biden's win in Philadelphia
Elections
Music
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

These Philly music playlists celebrate the Biden-Harris win

Featuring Meek Mill, Taylor Swift, Boyz II Men and so many others.

5 years ago

The Día de los Muertos procession in 2019. (Photo by Justin Mayer/Fleisher Art Memorial)
PlanPhilly
Community Events
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Wind down Philly’s epic election week with a bittersweet Día de los Muertos livestream

Fleisher Art Memorial’s Día de los Muertos celebration goes virtual, but “still carries the spirit.”

5 years ago

Shaka Johnson, attorney for the Wallace family, (left) and Gwen Carr (right), mother of Eric Garner, spoke in support of the Wallace family and Wallace’s mother who is bedridden with grief. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Behavioral Health
Mental Health
Pennsylvania
Politics

Eric Garner’s mother joins Wallace family to call for more police training and new crisis hotline

“We have to stop the police from being the first responders,” said Gwen Carr, Garner’s mother. “They shoot first and ask questions later.”

5 years ago

Marchers protesting the police killing of Walter Wallace Jr. were met with more police PROVIDED BY AMISTAD LAW PROJECT
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice
Billy Penn

Opinion: Funding police is not the answer to the crisis that killed Walter Wallace Jr.

More Tasers will not help solve ongoing divestment in Black Philadelphia, the cofounder of the Amistad Law Project argues.

5 years ago

Lifelong West Philadelphia resident Sybil Jordan said racism in policing the community has been around for a long time. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Neighborhoods
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Walter Wallace Jr.’s neighbors say bodycam footage reveals systemic problems — and they have solutions

After Philadelphia Police released bodycam footage of Walter Wallace Jr.’s shooting death, West Philadelphia residents have ideas for reform.

5 years ago

Members of a mariachi band look on as Joe Biden discusses the disproportionate ways coronavirus has impacted Latinos in Nevada during a campaign stop at the East Las Vegas Community Center in Las Vegas on Oct. 9.
NPR
Elections
Race & Ethnicity

Why Joe Biden saw mixed success with Latinos

Joe Biden's presidential campaign saw mixed success among different blocs of Latino voters across the key states of Florida, Texas and Arizona.

5 years ago

(Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

13 pics from outside Philly’s vote counting operation, aka the center of the known universe

Elmo drum line, CNN broadcasts, dance parties and dueling rallies.

5 years ago

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