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Police arrest dozens of protesters on Route 676 near 21st Street after they blocked traffic.
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Eyes blistering, crawling on highway: What it felt like to be tear gassed on 676

Fifteen people describe their violent encounter with police while protesting police brutality in Philadelphia.

5 years ago

James Aye, a youth organizer, stands in the median on 52nd Street. (Ryan M. Collerd for PlanPhilly)
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Why Gen Z wants a place on 52nd Street — West Philly’s Black ‘Broadway’

Young people see a role for themselves on 52nd Street, especially after last week’s violent clashes between police and protesters and looters.

5 years ago

People walk along the boardwalk in Asbury Park, N.J., Wednesday, June 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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In defiance of N.J. governor, Asbury Park to allow indoor dining on June 15

The Asbury Park City Council voted Wednesday evening to allow indoor dining beginning on June 15, a move in direct violation of New Jersey executive orders.

5 years ago

Chase Elliott (9), Aric Almirola (10) and Joey Logano (22) drive during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday in Hampton, Ga. On Wednesday, NASCAR announced a ban of the Confederate battle flag at all of its events and properties. (Brynn Anderson/AP Photo)
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NASCAR bans Confederate flag

NASCAR has been under pressure for years to ban the flag that has long been prevalent at its racetracks and flown on RVs at its infields on race days.

5 years ago

Beach litter
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Environment
New Jersey
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N.J. awards grants to fund litter clean-ups at the Jersey Shore

More than $1 million in state grants are on the way to Jersey Shore municipalities and counties to fund litter cleaning efforts, state officials said.

5 years ago

A sign protesting the proposed PennEast Pipeline route in Carbon County, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Energy
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Delaware River Basin Commission faces pressure to reject PennEast pipeline

Delaware River Basin Commission members continue to review the gas pipeline application. Environmentalists, residents gave them a virtual earful Wednesday.

5 years ago

The boardwalk in Ocean City, N.J.
Down the Shore
Business
New Jersey
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‘We are running out of time,’ boardwalk business owners say to Murphy

Business owners on the Ocean City boardwalk are pleading with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to lift restrictions.

5 years ago

Corrections officer mocks death of George Floyd
New Jersey
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N.J. corrections officer who mocked George Floyd’s death suspended

The corrections officer was counter-protesting a march in Franklin Township when video of the incident was filmed.

5 years ago

Philadelphia police officers at the municipal services building
Philadelphia
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How Kenney was able to remove the Rizzo statue without additional approval

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney used a legal loophole in the statue’s maintenance agreement.

5 years ago

NBC10 News helicopter
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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Chasing protests: How TV news helicopters keep from crashing into each other

Aerial program directors have been working overtime.

5 years ago

Demonstrators march to City Hall during a protest, Saturday, June 6, 2020 in Philadelphia over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (Yong Kim/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Radio Times
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Policing

How Black Lives Matter compares to past social movements

Today we'll examine the similarities and differences between the current nationwide protests and the social movements that have preceded them.

Air Date: June 10, 2020 10:00 am

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White Fragility author Robin DiAngelo says the question white people should be asking themselves is not: Have I been shaped by race, but how have I been shaped by race? Above, protesters at a
NPR
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

‘There is no neutral’: ‘Nice white people’ can still be complicit in a racist society

White Fragility author Robin DiAngelo says that the status quo in the U.S. is racism, and for white people, that's comfortable. "We've got to start making it uncomfortable."

5 years ago

Jay Coreano’s street murals in progress at Tacony Creek Park. (Courtesy of Julie Slavet/TTF Watershed Partnership)
Environment
Outdoors

Powering through the pandemic: Tookany/Tacony-Frankford watershed work also builds community connection

‘We’re all connected by water’: Here’s how a Philly environmental org is thriving in the time of coronavirus by prioritizing neighborhood engagement.

5 years ago

LaTonya Floyd speaks during the funeral service for her brother George Floyd at The Fountain of Praise church Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool)
National
Race & Ethnicity

‘He is going to change the world’: Funeral held for George Floyd

Following the service, Floyd’s golden casket was taken by hearse toward the cemetery in the Houston suburb of Pearland where he was to be entombed next to his mother.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley speaks with Dr. Ala Stanford, head of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium. (Nina Feldman/WHYY)
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity

Black Doctors Consortium wins city’s first coronavirus testing bid

Tuesday’s announcement represented a change in tune from a few weeks ago, when the Kenney administration expressed hesitancy to fund the group.

5 years ago

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