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It has been two years since the start of the #MeToo movement, with many powerful men accused of sexual misconduct. Some are now attempting comebacks, raising questions about rehabilitation, redemption and reentry. (Matt Chinworth for NPR)
NPR
Gender
Sex & Relationships

Is redemption possible in the aftermath of #MeToo?

"We have to grapple with this question of who can come back and who can't," says Tarana Burke, the activist who coined the term "Me Too" years before it went viral in 2017.

6 years ago

The Church of the Advocate at 1801 W. Diamond St. (PHLCVB)
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

This historic North Philly church needs $7 million in repairs. Can its ‘mother tiger’ reverend find a way?

Things are so bad at the Church of the Advocate that the ceiling is literally falling down.

6 years ago

In this Sept. 2, 2019 photo, seven-year-old Emilia Tembe pulls back on her hand-crafted toy bow and arrow made of sticks and leaves as she stands on a fallen tree, in the Ka 'a kyr village, Para state, Brazil. “This part used to be a native forest. This was primary jungle. But the fire arrived and it cleared the land,” said Emidio Tembe, Emilia’s grandfather and the Ka’ a kyr chieftain who named the village. (Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)
Changing Communities
International

Arrows and smartphones: Daily life of Amazon Tembe tribe

They hunt with bows and arrows, fish for piranhas and gather wild plants, while some watch soap operas on TV or check the internet on phones inside thatch-roof huts.

6 years ago

Attendees during the first meeting of the Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative (Jensen Toussaint/AL DÍA News)
Economic Development
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

Solutions to North Philly’s poverty level: New initiative aims to connect more North Philadelphians to employment

The Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative will bring together more than a dozen collaborating partners in an effort to reduce the 9% unemployment rate in the area.

6 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY)
Media

WHYY staffers file for union election

A group of 85 WHYY staffers have filed a petition with the NLRB asking that a vote be taken to see if those employees want to join the SAG-AFTRA union.

6 years ago

Father and son artists, Vince Ito (left) and Willie Ito, at their StoryCorps interview in Los Angeles last month. (Rochelle Hoi-Yiu Kwan/StoryCorps)
NPR
National
Visual Arts

Before he animated for Disney, he sketched cartoons in an internment camp

Willie Ito, 85, wanted to be an animator from the moment he first saw Snow White in theaters as a young boy.

6 years ago

FILE: A herd of Holstein cows on dairy farm in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Bradley C Bowe)
Economic Development
Economy
Pennsylvania

U.S. Agriculture Secretary says small farms are in trouble. But Pa. advocates have hope.

The U.S. Agriculture Secretary caused some indignation on a recent visit to Wisconsin after saying small dairy farms may not survive a changing market.

6 years ago

Philly skyline above the Schuylkill Banks Boardwalk (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Media
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

What’s the future of local news in Philly? And why should people care?

Come to GREATPHL19 to discuss the Philadelphia media landscape and what it means for our community.

6 years ago

Some homes in the 3700 block of North 15th Street, where six Philadelphia police officers were wounded during a shoot out in August, still have the bullet holes. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Building trades to donate repairs for houses shot up in North Philly police standoff

The city offers few options for assistance in making needed fixes due to bullets.

6 years ago

Imani Dawson moderates a panel with William Cobb, David Nathan and Desiree Ivey, at a cannabis in the media workshop at WHYY. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Business
Media
Philadelphia

Covering cannabis: Four takeaways for journalists reporting on pot and communities of color

The Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists hosted a workshop for journalists on covering cannabis in a new legal, cultural and economic landscape.

6 years ago

Victorian houses along the beach in Cape May.
Down the Shore
Economy
New Jersey

‘Mind-boggling’ summer revenue in Cape May County, officials say

Cape May County officials are crediting favorable summer weather for a likely record-breaking revenue season.

6 years ago

Gisele Fetterman opens flowers at Hollander's in Braddock, Pa. Hollander's is a co-working space and business incubator for minority, female entrepreneurs from Braddock and surrounding Mon Valley communities on Sept. 19, 2019. (Sean Simmers/PennLive)
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Politics
PA Post

Pa. second lady Gisele Fetterman: From ‘invisible’ undocumented immigrant to loud, proud advocate

Every day, as she headed out the door for school, Gisele Barreto Fetterman’s mother would tell her that she loved her. Then she told her to be invisible.

6 years ago

Courtesy of Site/Sound Festival
Things To Do
Community Events
October 3 - 9, 2019

Festivals devoted to dragons, design, and natural hair in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Dragons, design, natural hair, and food trucks form the diverse lineup of fall festivals in this week’s “Things To Do.”

6 years ago

Listen 4:32
(Emma Lee/WHYY)
Media

WHYY reporters, producers form union, ask for voluntary recognition

WHYY reporters and producers seek to form a union with demands of fair compensation, advancement opportunities and reasonable work schedules.

6 years ago

(Public domain image)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors

Dry conditions spark ban on backyard fire pits, campfires in Cape May County

Outdoor fire restrictions are in effect for Cape May County due to abnormally dry conditions, state officials announced. 

6 years ago

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