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Nor’easter slams region, knocking down trees and snarling travel
Philly officials suspend crane work, ask public to prep for high winds.
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Silly or Philly?: LeBron swats talk of Philadelphia visit
Sixers TV game analyst Alaa Abdelnaby said he was told that James, who has three kids, looked at private schools in Philadelphia last month.
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NewsWorks Tonight March 1, 2018
Mayor Kenney proposes tax hike. Local lawmakers react to Trump support of enhanced background checks. And overregulation of abortion clinics persists.
Air Date: March 1, 2018
Listen 20:46The school shooting threat was linked back to a 10-year-old student. And just after 11 a.m., Cumberland County College in Vineland, New Jersey, lifted its lockdown.
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Major tidal flooding possible on Saturday
The Jersey Shore should brace for the potential of major tidal flooding on Saturday.
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Walmart sets age of 21 to buy firearms, ammunition
Walmart said its decision came after the company reviewed its firearm sales policy in light of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida.
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Following student protests, Cherry Hill mayor favors armed security in schools
But Mayor Chuck Cahn says he does not support arming teachers.
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Listen 5:27NewsWorks Tonight, February 28, 2018
U.S. Senator Pat Toomey announces a bipartisan plan to promote new gun control measures. Congressional candidates in Pennsylvania struggl ...
Air Date: February 28, 2018
Listen 22:14A new group promises long-term support for Puerto Rican hurricane evacuees
This is a first step towards creating the long-term recovery strategy that city officials and community advocates have struggled to create in the five months since the storm.
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Controlled burning generating smoke columns Wednesday
Smoke will be visible today in the Jersey Shore region as firefighters conduct numerous prescribed burns.
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Touring Philly’s black history along South Street from Du Bois home to Standard Theater
Some University of Pennsylvania students studying African-American history are zooming in on the era when South Street was the heart of Philadelphia's black community.
7 years ago
The future depends on building legacies for — and with — the next generation
It’s the young people who are creating the movements.
7 years ago
Black consciousness has been hacked
A lot of black people are in a space where we have the spirit, the soul, and all that it takes to override oppression, but it means nothing if we don’t believe it.
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Creating my black future from freedom, social impact, and collective good
Black people have always had to project themselves into the future because of the reality of their present. Even today, it takes some cognitive dissonance not to be enraged.
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The future of blackness doesn’t depend on comparisons to whiteness
I am an educator because I choose to invest in the future of blackness.
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