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Philadelphia NAACP President Rodney Muhammad speaks at a peaceful protest at City Hall. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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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

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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

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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

A growing homeless encampment at 22nd Street and the Ben Franklin Parkway is actually a protest against a law that prohibits camping on public property. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Regional Roundup – 07/27/20

The Philadelphia Housing Authority gives us their perspective on homeless encampments, an update on unemployment compensation in PA, and the odd sports season ahead.

Air Date: July 27, 2020 10:00 am

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Gritty skates on the ice
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Philadelphia Business Journal

Philadelphia Flyers to award free advertising to 5 small businesses hurt by COVID-19

The Flyers will award $500,000 in free advertising to small businesses hurt by the coronavirus. Here's how to apply.

5 years ago

Elizabeth Gray
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania

Pa. unemployment offices have doubled staff, but thousands still waiting on claims

Tens of thousands of Pa. workers are still trying to receive unemployment compensation as those processing claims work seven days a week.

5 years ago

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McDonald's will require all customers at its U.S. restaurants to wear a face mask, starting Aug. 1, the company says. Here, a customer wears a mask at the oldest operating McDonald's Corp. restaurant, in Downey, Calif., in April.
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Public Health

McDonald’s will require face masks at its more than 14,000 U.S. restaurants

The U.S. now has more than 4 million known coronavirus cases; 1 million infections were diagnosed in just over two weeks.

5 years ago

Amanda Vendetti of Tullytown
Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Elcon scraps plan for controversial wastewater plant in lower Bucks County

For years, community members have resisted Elcon Recycling Services’ bid to treat hazardous wastewater so close to rivers and waterways.

5 years ago

Uncle Bobbie's Coffee & Books
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Uncle Bobbie’s window smashed in apparent robbery at beloved Germantown cafe

The coffee shop and bookstore from author Marc Lamont Hill is focused on uplifting Philly’s Black community.

5 years ago

The Rev. Darryl Caldwell speaks as the casket of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., lies in repose during a service at Troy University in Troy, Ala., on Saturday.
NPR
Politics
Social Justice

Civil rights icon John Lewis remembered in ceremonies across Alabama

The late congressman was celebrated at “The Boy from Troy” memorial service in his Alabama hometown. “It’s up to us to keep his legacy alive,” his great-nephew told mourners.

5 years ago

The casket of Rep. John Lewis moves over the Edmund Pettus Bridge
NPR
National
Social Justice

In Selma, a ‘final crossing’ for John Lewis across the Edmund Pettus Bridge

After Sunday's passage across the bridge, Lewis will be received at the Alabama State Capitol.

5 years ago

Faustina Bema, a candidate for Novice of the Sisters of the Holy Family, prays inside a chapel during a retreat at their Mother House in New Orleans, Thursday, July 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Race & Ethnicity
Religion

Black Catholics’ history: Will US Catholic schools teach it?

The history of Black Catholics in the U.S. is a mix of struggles and breakthroughs. It has been largely ignored in the curriculum of Catholic schools. That may change.

5 years ago

People wearing a protective face coverings hike at Shark River Park in Wall Township, N.J., Saturday, May 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Environment
Outdoors

Visits to state parks are up. Who’s keeping an eye on water and pandemic safety?

June saw higher numbers. Holiday weekends and sweltering temperatures could push an increase in visitors for July, too.

5 years ago

In this Nov. 18, 2011 file photo, Regis Philbin appears on his farewell episode of
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TV

Report: Television personality Regis Philbin dies at 88

Philbin died Friday, just over a month before his 89th birthday. He died of natural causes, according to a family statement to the magazine.

5 years ago

Hundreds of people marched from LOVE Park to school district headquarters to call for police-free schools. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
K-12
Philadelphia
Policing

Protesters continue fight for ‘police-free schools’ in Philly

The public fight to redirect $31 million spent on policing Philly students continued Saturday. Protesters want the money used for nurses and social workers.

5 years ago

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