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Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., in his office on Capitol Hill
Politics
Social Justice

Philly region remembers civil rights icon, congressman John Lewis

His passing comes after disclosing a pancreatic cancer diagnosis in December. Before his death, he was the last surviving member of the “Big Six” civil rights activists.

5 years ago

Activists painted a new street mural on the Ben Franklin Parkway Friday night. (Instagram/@brusilowphoto
Philadelphia
Social Justice
Billy Penn

‘I Will Breathe’ street mural appears near Parkway protest camp

The activist group behind the message is trying to change the narrative around “I Can’t Breathe.”

5 years ago

(Courtesy of Bartram's Garden)
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The story of America’s first garden, a trans-Atlantic flower trade, and a pivot to local community

Started by a Quaker farmer, Bartram’s Garden is now embedded in the fabric of Southwest Philadelphia.

5 years ago

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2011, file photo, President Barack Obama presents a 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom to U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, died Friday, July 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
History
Social Justice

John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80

John Lewis was the last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists, led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

5 years ago

Tinsel in July
Food & Drink
Philadelphia

’Tis the season: Tinsel pop-up bar returns to Center City for Christmas in July

Tinsel in July is taking over a stretch of 12th Street in Midtown Village, offering a pandemic pick-me-up in the form of a holiday pop-up bar.

5 years ago

Kids on bicycles in Cincinnati. (Ahshea1 Media/Pexels)
National
Race & Ethnicity

Elijah McClain and the invisibility of ‘different’ Black and brown boys

I challenge all of us to see, understand, and appreciate the uniqueness and individual qualities of different Black and brown boys, writes Whiquitta Tobar.

5 years ago

Jonas Nissley of Nissley Vineyards. July 16, 2020 (Sean Simmers / PennLive)
Business
Food & Drink
Public Health
PA Post

Pa. winemakers call for clarity in new COVID-19 mitigation restrictions even as they look to comply

“Our number one priority really is the safety of guests and staff. That’s been our number one priority."

5 years ago

The Cape May-Lewes Ferry (Elisabeth Perez-Luna/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Delaware
New Jersey

Pedestrians now welcome on Cape May-Lewes Ferry

Foot passengers are now welcome on the Cape May-Lewes Ferry following a months-long prohibition. 

5 years ago

First responders in Long Branch rescued a deer struggling in the ocean on Thursday. (Courtesy of Long Branch Police Department)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Police, lifeguards rescue deer from ocean at Jersey Shore

Emergency responders on land and in the water helped rescue a deer that got stuck in the ocean off a New Jersey beach.

5 years ago

In this Wednesday, April 4, 2012 file photo, civil rights activists and Southern Christian Leadership Conference members from left, Ralph Worrell, Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Jr., C.T. Vivian and Frederick Moore, join hands and sing
History
Social Justice

Rev. C.T. Vivian, key civil rights leader, has died at 95

C.T. Vivian's civil rights work stretched back more than six decades, to his first sit-in demonstrations in the 1940s in Peoria, Ill.

5 years ago

Zaire Cuspud helped lead a worker protest at a pair of Chick-fil-A franchises in Delaware County. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Fast food fight: The story of a protest you never saw, and the Black employees who made it happen

The George Floyd protests are changing workplace culture — even workplaces that get little attention. The story of a suburban Chick-fil-A shows how.

5 years ago

Listen 6:00
Bagged up trash sit outside Philly homes
PlanPhilly
Environment
Neighborhoods

Philly sanitation workers blame filthy streets on ‘poor management’; apologize for rotting trash

Philadelphia sanitation workers say Mayor Jim Kenney’s management is to blame for the mounds of stinky trash proliferating across the city.

5 years ago

Members of Philadelphia's music community performed at a vigil for Elijah McClain, a violinist who was killed by police in Colorado in June. They performed 'Molto Adagio' (Lyric for Strings) from String Quartet No. 1 by American composer George Walker. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Music
Philadelphia

Philly musicians pay homage to Elijah McClain and Mouhamed Cisse

Dozens of Philadelphia musicians gathered in Malcolm X Park to play in honor of Elijah McClain and Mouhamed Cisse.

5 years ago

Listen 3:35
Signs posted around the offices of Ceiba in Norris Square, Kensington encourage visitors to participate in the 2020 census. (Becca Haydu for WHYY)
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

Only half of Philly has filled out the census. Help is heading to low-response neighborhoods

Philly neighborhoods with the lowest self-response rates can expect to see socially distant, pop-up census booths this summer.

5 years ago

Sterling Johnson of the Black and Brown Workers Coop
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

City backs down from evicting homeless camp; Kenney to meet directly with protesters

Residents of the camp have said they would not leave until the city provided permanent housing options.

5 years ago

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