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FILE - In this 1921 file image provided by the Greenwood Cultural Center via Tulsa World, Mt. Zion Baptist Church burns after being torched by white mobs during the 1921 Tulsa massacre. Black community and political leaders called on President Donald Trump to at least change the Juneteenth date for a rally kicking off his return to public campaigning, saying Thursday, June 11, 2020. From Sen. Kamala Harris of California to Tulsa civic officials, black leaders said it was offensive for Trump to pick that date — June 19 — and that place — Tulsa, an Oklahoma city that in 1921 was the site of a fiery and orchestrated white-on-black killing spree. (Greenwood Cultural Center via Tulsa World via AP)
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History
Race & Ethnicity

The legacies of Juneteenth and the 1921 Tulsa massacre

First we discuss the history and importance of Juneteenth and the efforts to recognize it as a holiday. Then, we talk about the lasting impact of the Tulsa massacre of 1921.

Air Date: June 18, 2020 10:00 am

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Protesters at the Pennsylvania Convention Center urge police to ‘take a knee in solidarity.’ (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Policing
Social Justice

New Philly budget restores some funds for affordable housing and arts, cancels $19 million police increase

After weeks of protest, Philly Council passed a preliminary budget plan that responds to calls for reprioritization in spending.

6 years ago

Donavan West
PlanPhilly
Economic Development
Philadelphia
Social Justice

Philly could be the first U.S. city to address systemic racism with Black stimulus

The package would include capital investments in poor neighborhoods, as well as millions more on job training, rent subsidies and basic income support.

6 years ago

(Counterclockwise from top left) Falneshia Adams in her mother's arms; Falneshia at age 5; Falneshia (left) with her niece, Heather Robinson; Falneshia cradles her infant daughter, E'neshia Hill; Falneshia and E'neshia, now age 10; and Falneshia (left) attends the graduation of her niece, Ashley Wyatt, with sisters Shani Adams Nicolas and Sonya Robinson. (Courtesy of Shani Adams Nicolas)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Falneshia Adams, 49, remembered for her spot-on impressions and Janet Jackson moves

The Prospect Park resident who died from COVID-19 complications is remembered by her sisters for her spot-on impressions and “passion for people.”

6 years ago

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In this June 19, 2015, file photo, the men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. lead a crowd of people in prayer outside the Emanuel AME Church, after a memorial service for the nine people killed by Dylann Roof in Charleston, S.C. (Stephen B. Morton/AP)
NPR
Race & Ethnicity
Religion
Social Justice

5 years after Charleston church massacre, what have we learned?

The massacre shocked the nation and prompted a racial dialogue in the city. Those same issues resonate today amid the national outcry over recent incidents of police brutality

6 years ago

Momo St. Clair (left) and the cast of 'Mr. DuBois: A Myth' (from left) Niya Colbert, Eric Carter, Nancy Gilliam and Richard Bradford, prepare for a dramatic reading of the play on Facebook Live. (Courtesy of Momo St. Clair)
History
Performing Arts

‘Mr. DuBois’ uses magic to weave a history of Black Philadelphia

An online staged reading of “Mr. DuBois: a Myth” brings 19th-century activism to life.

6 years ago

Police cars burn in front of City Hall
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Feds use internet sleuthing to charge Philly woman with arson during protests

In the complaint, the Federal Bureau of Investigation lays out how it came to detain Blumenthal in granular detail using social media and internet sleuthing.

6 years ago

Temple students take a knee
Policing
Social Justice

AP-NORC poll: Sweeping change in US views of police violence

About half of American adults now say police violence against the public is a “very” or “extremely” serious problem, up from about a third as recently as September last year.

6 years ago

Dominique Rem’mie Fells
Criminal Justice
LGBTQ
Philadelphia

Philly police: Man wanted in murder of Dominique Fells

Akhenaton “Akh” Jones, 36, is being charged with murder, abuse of corpse and related offenses.

6 years ago

(WHYY)
Community Conversations
Criminal Justice
Policing
Social Justice

Police reimagined: The future of public safety

How do you reduce funding for police, and change their role in communities, while ensuring public safety for all?

6 years ago

2019 Juneteenth Parade
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

How Philadelphia is celebrating Juneteenth this year

Friday’s celebrations will take place amid more than three weeks of civil unrest following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

6 years ago

Aunt Jemima
Business
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

After 130 years, Aunt Jemima will vanish from packaging

A spokeswoman said the company recognized Aunt Jemima’s origins are based on a racial stereotype and that the 131-year-old name and image would be replaced.

6 years ago

NJ Transit
New Jersey
Public Health
Transportation
NBC10

NJ Transit issues guidelines to protect customers, employees during travel as N.J. reopens

The transportation agency is reinforcing a “shared responsibility” approach that relies on both customers and employers doing their part in making sure health safety measures.

6 years ago

Protesters watch smoke from police vehicles rise. (Phobymo)
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Homebound: How a new circumstance is helping me rethink an old place

We are a multiracial city made of monoracial blocks. A city where men delicately penned declarations of independence, a city that hosted slave auctions.

6 years ago

Founder and executive director of The Center for Returning Citizens Jondhi J. Harrell. (Ryan Collerd for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Policing

I did 25 years in prison. Don’t abolish police — demilitarize and detoxify policing

I’m a Black man in North Philadelphia who survived prison and helps people returning to the community. We need to reinvent policing from the ground up.

6 years ago

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