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Down the Shore
New Jersey

Search ongoing for fisherman who fell out of kayak on Jersey Shore river

A multi-agency search is ongoing Friday morning for a fisherman who fell out of a kayak and into a Jersey Shore river, authorities said.

6 years ago

Breonna Taylor poses with her car on Dec. 25, 2019. Her friends and family remember Taylor as a caring person who loved her job in health care and playing cards with her aunts. (Taylor Family)
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National
Race & Ethnicity

As the nation chants her name, Breonna Taylor’s family grieves a life ‘robbed’

Breonna Taylor's family and friends mourn her death — and process what it means for her to become a national symbol.

6 years ago

Solomon Jones took his son to the George Floyd protests in Philadelphia. (Photo by Solomon Jones)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Race & Ethnicity
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The Philadelphia Experiment

The statue is gone but there will always be another Rizzo

In truth, broad systemic change is needed to save Black lives from the twin scourges of racism and police brutality. 

6 years ago

Sherlyn Bailon (right) and Gloria Lumbrano-Torres are high school students learning remotely, while working full time at the DeKalb Supermarket in Norristown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Public Health

Teens as ‘essential’ workers: How high schoolers stepped up for family during COVID-19

For thousands of Philadelphia-area teenagers, the end of the school year brings extra relief: a break from balancing being both a student and an essential worker.

6 years ago

Listen 4:32
A sign marking the entrance to ESPN's Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World is seen Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Business
Sports

NBA owners approve 22-team season restart plan

The NBA took a major step toward getting back on the court Thursday, with the league’s board approving a 22-team format for restarting the league season next month.

6 years ago

Smoke rises from cars on fire during the widespread protests in Philadelphia (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Philadelphia
Policing
Billy Penn

Military psy-ops or ATM explosions? Nightly booms spur conspiracy theories in Philly

Sound is amplified by hot weather and tall buildings, an acoustic expert said.

6 years ago

Joe Gale protest
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Hundreds rally in Montco to demand Commissioner Joe Gale’s resignation

In social media posts earlier this week, the Republican official referred to Black Lives Matter as a radical left-wing hate group.

6 years ago

USPS carrier Henrietta Dixon
PlanPhilly
Economic Development
Housing
Income Inequality
Eyes on the Street

I was a Philly judge in 2008. We need to act now to stop the next economic crisis

When the 2008 financial meltdown happened, we knew we had to move fast. Now, another economic disaster looms and Philly has a chance to lessen its impact.

6 years ago

Demonstrators lie face down depicting George Floyd during his detention by police
National
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

8:46: A number becomes a potent symbol of police brutality

The time span is how long prosecutors say George Floyd was pinned to the ground under a white Minneapolis police officer's knee before he died.

6 years ago

The Philadelphia Inquirer newsroom at 801 Market St. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Media
Race & Ethnicity

Inquirer journalists of color refuse to work Thursday, demand newsroom changes

A headline suggested equivalence between property destruction and violence against Black Americans. But staffers’ protest is about more than the headline.

6 years ago

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Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Black bear spotted roaming in Jersey Shore town

A black bear was spotted roaming in an Ocean County township Thursday morning, authorities say.

6 years ago

Sixx King, an activist and filmmaker, led a peaceful protest through Center City, Philadelphia Thursday afternoon. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Policing
Social Justice

Philly curfew in effect; Outlaw, Kenney announce ‘reconciliation’ plan as protests continue for 6th day

Philadelphia is yet again imposing a mandatory, citywide curfew — but it will start two hours later than usual, at 8 p.m.

6 years ago

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Gender
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice
Billy Penn

Philly’s Black drag queens pay it forward with show supporting Black Lives Matter

Performers say it’s still important to celebrate Pride.

6 years ago

Scenes from solidarity protests in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
Policing
Social Justice

‘Change needs to happen’: Peaceful protests spread across smaller Pa. cities and towns

Between the state's two largest population centers, dozens of protests in smaller cities, boroughs and towns have also taken place, often outside the national spotlight.

6 years ago

Listen 4:27
Hundreds of protesters gather a Philadelphia police headquarters. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice
Billy Penn

Focus on scalable growth, access to capital and pardon reform — and listen to Black Philadelphians

We need a vaccine for the racial pandemic.

6 years ago

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