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'Black at' Philly colleges
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

Filled with stories of discrimination, ‘Black at’ Philly college pages get mixed results

Villanova’s president made immediate changes, while Penn says little.

6 years ago

Sprayground at LOVE Park
Philadelphia
Public Health
Public Spaces
Billy Penn

Basketball, fountains, snacks: Slowly and safely, Philly parks reopen for summer fun

Rec centers are still closed, but at least you can play HORSE.

6 years ago

320 Coalition
Pennsylvania
Policing
Social Justice
Spotlight PA

In State College, a police shooting and calls for action, not more committee reports

The police killing of Osaze Osagie has sparked protests and the creation of The 3/20 Coalition, named for the date Osagie died.

6 years ago

A woman holds her hands in a prayer position in the video by Kevin Nguyen projected during the 'Cleanse' exhibit in the Italian Market on July 11, 2020. (Photo by Lori Waselchuk)
PlanPhilly
Neighborhoods
Public Spaces

‘We want to fill this space with light’: Philly artists, residents ‘cleanse’ Rizzo wall

Michelle Angela Ortiz and other Philly artists want to honor the community that has grown around the historic Ninth Street Market on the wall that once featured Frank Rizzo.

6 years ago

Jane Jordan (center, third from left) attends a family gathering, and is pictured (clockwise from top left) with her son, Blair, her daughter, Natalie, her husband Abraham, and her brother, Kermit, who died in 2008. (Courtesy of Natalie Jordan)
Philadelphia
Public Health

Jane Elizabeth Boston Jordan, 78, remembered as a history lover and Philly’s biggest fan

Family and friends learned a bit of Philadelphia lore whenever they ventured out with her. She died from complications of COVID-19 on June 12.

6 years ago

Listen 1:55
Protesters from the march against racism on Sunday July 12 make their demands known on the steps of Masterman. (Photo by Neena Hagen)
K-12
Philadelphia
The Notebook

Masterman alumni issue demands to improve racial equity at selective school

Masterman Alumni for Change (MAfC), an organization that includes graduates from the 1990s to the class of 2020, is asking for more transparency in the admissions process.

6 years ago

A memorial has been construction in honor or 19-year-old Nakysha Richardson, who was shot and killed July 6 on Pine Street. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware

Wilmington shootings surge as mayor decries ‘frightening’ number of guns on the street

Mayor Purzycki pledged police will redouble efforts to bring peace to the streets. During the first 13 days of this month, 16 people were shot.

6 years ago

Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson led a protest chant, “Don’t shoot, I want to live” as residents fed up with gun violence marched through South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Race & Ethnicity

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to uninterrupted gun violence

Tamara Russell brings her popular ‘Mad or Nah’ segment to WHYY. This first topic is the gun violence plaguing the city.

6 years ago

Listen 4:24
Broad Street Run
Philadelphia
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: All large events in Philly canceled for six months

Canceled events include the Thanksgiving Day parade, the Mummers Parade and the Broad Street Run, which had already been postponed to October.

6 years ago

Delaware parents will have to wait until August to learn how the state plans to restart schools. (AP Photo/Suchat Pederson)
Delaware
Higher Education
Public Health

Del. coronavirus recovery: Decision on schools pushed to August

Delaware parents will have to wait until August to learn how the state plans to restart schools.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf
Pennsylvania
Policing
Social Justice

First George Floyd-inspired bills become law in Pennsylvania

Wolf, a Democrat, characterized the two bills he signed as small, but important steps “toward what we have to do to make our society fair."

6 years ago

Hundreds of people filled the street outside Lebanon’s courthouse at a Black Lives Matter protest in early June. (Alanna Elder/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Voices of the movement: Meet the women who organized the anti-racist protest in this divided Pa. town

Lebanon, Pa. is known for being a town divided. These three women are trying to bring the town together in the wake of George Floyd’s killing.

6 years ago

Listen 5:12
Taylor Corbin, 4, (center) helps block captain Roslyn Myers inflate a hopper ball
PlanPhilly
Outdoors
Public Spaces
Streets & Roads

100 extremely hot Philly blocks are getting super soakers and other toys to beat the heat

Philadelphia is expanding its Playstreets program to help cool the city’s hottest neighborhoods.

6 years ago

PhillyResist protesters marched through the streets on Monday. (Avi Wolfman-Arent / WHYY)
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Philly protest marks deaths of Sandra Bland, Breonna Taylor

It’s been four months since the police killing of Breonna Taylor, five years since the death of Sandra Bland. Protesters honored the pair in Center City.

6 years ago

A white van that says
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Protest in Allentown after cop uses knee to restrain man

Allentown police appeared to violate their own policy against neck restraints when an officer used his knee to bear down on the man's head, the activists said.

6 years ago

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