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Pro-gun rally by thousands in Virginia ends peacefully
Tens of thousands of gun-rights activists rallied peacefully at the Virginia Capitol to protest plans by the state's Democratic leadership to pass gun-control legislation.
7 years ago
Meet the teen leading Philly’s youth climate strike movement
Sabirah Mahmud, 17, on why she feels responsible for taking to the streets and what it's like to be face of the movement as a young Muslim woman of color.
Air Date: January 20, 2020
Listen 11:35Dozens of students paint new mural honoring MLK in Wilmington
Dozens of students help paint a mural of Martin Luther King inside The Warehouse, a teen center opening soon in Wilmington.
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A look at expected participants in Virginia gun rally
State officials and U.S. hate-monitoring groups are warning about the potential for violence ahead of a gun-rights rally in Virginia
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Video: Martin Luther King Jr. at Girard College in Philadelphia, 1965
He joined fellow civil rights activist Cecil B. Moore to protest the North Philly school’s segregation.
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‘You need to act now’: Meet 4 girls working to save the warming world
A teenage girl, Greta Thunberg, has become the world-famous face of the climate strike movement.
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Unpacking Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘mountains’ 60 years after Spelman speech
Panelists at WHYY and NewCORE’s “Conversations of King” event consider the “mountains” of relativism, materialism, segregation and violence in 2020.
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Time running out to save historic ‘MLK House’ in Camden
That structure is now on the verge of collapse in the face of indecision by local and state officials.
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Interfaith choir keeps MLK’s voice alive as bias incidents rise in N.J.
The Camden County-based Unity Choir has become a way to defy what many feel is mounting hatred towards the Black and Jewish communities.
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On the edge of America, census begins in a tiny Alaska town
There are no restaurants in Toksook Bay, Alaska. No motels or movie theater, either. There also aren't any factories. Or roads.
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Jazz saxophone legend Jimmy Heath has died
Jimmy Heath, a prolific saxophonist, composer and bandleader who played alongside some of the biggest names of jazz, including Miles Davis and John Coltrane, has died.
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Sweeney’s N.J. Transit Panel Fields Complaints from Riders with Disabilities
Witnesses share stories about how NJ Transit services for people with physical and developmental challenges are reliably unreliable
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Scientists seek rare species survivors amid Australia flames
Australia’s unprecedented wildfires season has so far charred 40,000 square miles (104,000 square kilometers) of brushland, rainforests, and national parks.
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‘We cannot wait:’ Philly area youth tackle gun violence, climate change at this year’s Women’s March
For many young people at the march, it was about showing the lawmakers and other people in power that they’re galvanized and ready for change.
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She was told not to open a Black-owned bookstore in Fishtown. She’s doing it anyway.
Harriet’s Bookshop is now welcoming customers to browse its woman-centric shelves.
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