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Las Madres de Berks
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Social Justice

Las Madres de Berks: Stories of detained immigrant families — and the fight to shutter Pa.’s oldest family prison

Filmmaker Michelle Ortiz produced Las Madres de Berks to share the stories of detained immigrant families and the fight to close down the state’s oldest family prison.

5 years ago

Jared Jackson, executive director of Jews in ALL Hues, speaking at a roundtable with Black and Jewish leaders on Tuesday night. (Livestream screenshot)
Race & Ethnicity
Religion
Billy Penn

Philadelphia Black and Jewish leaders come together to clear the air, work on solutions

There’s been an unspoken tension since the local NAACP chapter president shared an anti-Semitic meme.

5 years ago

(Mark Henninger / Imagic Digital)
Economy
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

Pa. unemployment update: Who gets the extra $300 and how long will it last?

When the commonwealth gets the program running, it’ll be retroactive to Aug. 1.

5 years ago

police car lights flashing
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Social Justice
Spotlight PA

Peaceful civil rights marchers shot at in Pa. while on trek from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C.

A white Bedford County man shot into a crowd of about 50 peaceful civil rights marchers who were crossing through Pennsylvania during a pilgrimage from Milwaukee to D.C.

5 years ago

A protester sits on a car
National
Policing
Social Justice

Jacob Blake’s father says son has paralysis from waist down after being shot by police

Anger over the shooting spilled into the streets of Kenosha for a second night Monday, with police again firing tear gas at hundreds of protesters.

5 years ago

Remnants of crime scene tape
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Broke in Philly

To stop shootings, young people say Philly must confront the ‘status and money’ guns can bring

‘Speaking about consequences being a motivator for them to stop gun violence isn’t enough,’ said one participant in a town hall on Philly’s gun violence epidemic.

5 years ago

Becky Ansel is a violinist who’s been out of work since the pandemic started. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania
Broke in Philly

Locked out of the economy: Unemployed workers face mounting fiscal, emotional stress

For families, a financial freeze is the first fallout from being out of work for months, but the effects can go deeper. There is also “an emotional crisis.”

5 years ago

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Crews worked on Monday Jan. 21 to stabilize a new sinkhole that opened up at Lisa Drive, a suburban development in West Whiteland Township, Chester County where Sunoco operates its Mariner East pipelines. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Sunoco asks Environmental Hearing Board to block new DEP shutdown of troubled Chester County drilling site

Company says prolonged pause at West Whiteland will harm public interest.

5 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown looks to an official during the first half of an NBA basketball first round playoff game against the Boston Celtics Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool)
Philadelphia
Sports

76ers fire Brett Brown after being swept out of playoffs

The 76ers were 43-30 this season and had woefully underachieved in a year when they were expected to be serious contenders in the Eastern Conference.

5 years ago

T.S. Smith & Sons farm in Bridgeville, Delaware. (Courtesy of the Delaware Department of Agriculture)
Delaware
Public Health
Technology

Coronavirus pandemic, virtual school expose rural Delaware’s broadband deficiency

The state will spend $20 million to provide accessible and affordable internet to those who can’t connect now to virtual classes and services.

5 years ago

'Crown' is the new installation at Municipal Services Building. (Danya Henninger / Billy Penn(
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

Philly’s newest Black Lives Matter mural is on its most prominent government building

“Crown” by Russell Craig overlooks the plaza where Rizzo once stood guard.

5 years ago

Protests erupt after police shoot Black man in Wisconsin
NPR
National
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Protests erupt after video shows Wisconsin police shooting Black man as he enters car

City police said the person was in serious condition and being treated at a hospital. Local media identified the man as 29-year-old Jacob Blake.

5 years ago

Activists have been calling for the Berks Center to be shut down for years. Tuesday, a county commissioner announced he agrees.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Radio Times
Immigration
Transportation

Regional Roundup – 08/24/20

This week; SEPTA predicts major cutbacks if state funding is halted, a new documentary about family detention in Pa., and sports with Marcus Hayes.

Air Date: August 24, 2020

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An investigation is underway after a suspect was caught on camera punching a woman in the face during Sunday Mass at a Center City Catholic church.
Philadelphia
Religion
NBC10

Video: Suspect punches woman during Mass at Philly Catholic church

About 32 minutes into the Facebook Live video of the Mass, a church reader was punched twice in the face by an unidentified suspect.

5 years ago

Diners at a Center City restaurant
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Public Health

What is up with young adults in Philly not taking coronavirus seriously? Here’s what they said

Some teens and young adults admit they’re being cavalier, while others are attempting to find a balance between isolation and safety.

5 years ago

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