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We held Philly Quizzo at the Common in University City , a pretty sweet-looking space (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

June Philly Quizzo: How well do you know this city’s past, present and future?

How well do you keep up with what goes on in this city? That’s what we find out at our monthly Billy Penn Philly Quizzo nights.

6 years ago

Kristina Amell and Grace Berry attend to clients at Starshine Salon, located on Manayunk's Main Street. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Gender
Philadelphia

Hair stylists often hear stories of abuse from clients. Why not offer help at the salon?

A St. Joseph’s University study found stylists learned about abuse from their clients, especially in immigrant communities. It suggests salons could help offer resources.

6 years ago

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A float travels through Center City during the annual Juneteenth parade. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Juneteenth parade organizers want to draw as many people as the Mummers

Juneteenth organizers are confident they can attract thousands of more people this Saturday to the new West Philly parade route ending at Malcolm X Park.

6 years ago

(Princeton High School Spectacle Theatre‎ Facebook page)
The Why
K-12
Performing Arts
Race & Ethnicity

Confronting racist stereotypes in Princeton’s high school musical

Princeton High School's production of "Anything Goes" featured racist stereotypes of Asians that sparked a debate about how to handle older plays.

Air Date: June 19, 2019

Listen 14:47
The New Jersey Avenue bay beach in Long Beach Township. (Google Maps)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

For second week in a row, high fecal bacteria levels discovered at 2 N.J. beaches

For the second consecutive week, two New Jersey beaches are under swimming advisories issued Tuesday afternoon due to unacceptable fecal bacteria levels, state officials said.

6 years ago

A great white shark grabs a bag filled with bait off the New Jersey coast on Monday. (Courtesy of Jeff Crilly)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors

N.J. fishermen have close encounter with great white shark

A group of New Jersey fishermen received a once-in-a-lifetime thrill while off the state's coastline Monday.

6 years ago

Iesha Harper, (right), answers a question during a news conference as she is joined by her fiancee Dravon Ames, (left), at Phoenix City Hall, Monday, June 17, 2019, in Phoenix. Ames and his pregnant fiancée, Harper, who had guns aimed at them by Phoenix police during a response to a shoplifting report, say they don't accept the apologies of the city's police chief and mayor and want the officers involved to be fired. (Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo)
The Philadelphia Experiment
National
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
The Philadelphia Experiment

Making communities safer takes more than changing policing

What can a 4-year-old do that would make police pull guns on her pregnant mother?

6 years ago

Sephora closiedng its U.S. stores for an hour Wednesday, June 5, 2019. to host inclusion workshops for its employees. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Radio Times
Business
Gender
LGBTQ
Race & Ethnicity

How effective is diversity training?

Many companies require diversity training, but changing people's attitudes and behaviors is challenging. We'll talk about implicit bias, and making inclusive workplaces.

Air Date: June 18, 2019 10:00 am

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Janel Turner, (bottom right), her husband, and two of her sons, at their home in Philadelphia’s Nicetown neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Home & Family
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

Half of Philadelphia households struggle to make ends meet

A new report from the United Way found that nearly two million households in Pennsylvania have a hard time paying for basic necessities like housing and food.

6 years ago

Bridesburg Rec is one of the facilities Parks and Rec says is equipped with the device (Base photo: Bridesburg Rec Center/Facebook)
Kids
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

30 Philly parks contain sonic devices that target teenagers with terrible sounds

Intended to prevent loitering and vandalism, “The Mosquito" has been banned in several cities around the globe.

6 years ago

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The scene of a shooting in Southwest Philadelphia Sunday night, where the violence interrupted a graduation party near James Finnegan and Paschall playgrounds. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Safety

‘Things need to change:’ Shooting at Philly grad party one of 19 incidents in two days

After 19 shooting incidents rocked Philadelphia over the span of two days, activists and residents say police can’t curb gun violence alone.

6 years ago

(Skyline photo: Mark Henninger)
Media
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Billy Penn Awards: Brought to you by cheesesteaks, hoagies, innovators and makers

The Billies are a festive fundraiser for local news.

6 years ago

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 1970 file photo, an NYPD officer grabs a youth by the hair as another officer clubs a young man during a confrontation in Greenwich Village after a Gay Power march in New York. A year earlier, the June 1969 uprising by young gays, lesbians and transgender people in New York City, clashing with police near a bar called the Stonewall Inn, was a vital catalyst in expanding LGBT activism nationwide and abroad. (AP Photo/File)
History
LGBTQ
Social Justice

50 years after Stonewall, LGBT rights are a work in progress

From the perspective of veteran activists, the progress has been astounding.

6 years ago

Symphony Ramson plays on the floor of the new apartment she and her dad will live in for a year. (Courtesy of Bergen Rental Communities)
Homelessness
Housing
Income Inequality
Broke in Philly

Property company gives Philly homeless free apartments for a year

Hope & Door is a partnership between Berger Rental and One Step Away.

6 years ago

Thousands of people viewed the more than 1,000 pieces of art at Trenton's Art All Night festival. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
New Jersey

Art All Night attendees hope successful return will bring crowds back to Trenton next year

Hundreds flocked to Trenton’s annual celebration of local art and music, though longtime attendees said turnout seemed lower after last year’s shooting.

6 years ago

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