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Ginny Suss, Carmen Perez, Gloria Steinem, Linda Sarsour and Mia Ives-Rublee appear at the first Women's March in Washington, D.C., the day after President Trump's 2017 inauguration. Two years later, divisions in the movement have dampened the 2019 events. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
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Gender

Women’s March divisions offer lessons for Democrats on managing a big tent

The first Women's March was one of the largest protest days in American history. Now, some are disillusioned with the Women's March movement itself.

7 years ago

The American and Pennsylvanian flags (Julie Zeglen/Generocity)
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania
Broke In Philly

This newly revived cash assistance program for poor Pennsylvanians is at risk again

General assistance was reinstated last summer after a six-year hiatus. New legislation threatens to gut the program, which offers about $200 per month to qualified residents.

7 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

Flash freeze likely at the Shore on Sunday as temperatures plummet

A robust and complex storm system slated for later Saturday into Sunday is giving forecasters headaches as they work to determine precipitation types and overall impacts.

7 years ago

Karen Paz hugs her daughter, Liliana Saray, 9. They are from San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
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Immigration
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‘I’m a survivor of violence’: Portraits of women waiting in Mexico for U.S. asylum

Domestic violence was the leading reported crime in Honduras, according to a March 2015 report by the United Nations' special rapporteur on violence against women.

7 years ago

A city street sweeper cleans Chester Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
PlanPhilly

Philly street cleaning pilot will ‘blow trash into street’ to bypass parking issues

The city has revealed details about a planned street cleaning pilot project the same week as a WHYY/PlanPhilly investigation into Philly's lackluster litter collection work.

7 years ago

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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January 17 - 23, 2019

Celebrate MLK’s legacy, sample extraordinary wines, and hear the latest from John Oates

Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by participating in a service project, attending a jazz concert, and more this week.

7 years ago

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#MuteRKelly supporters protest outside R. Kelly's studio, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 in Chicago. Lifetime's
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Criminal Justice
Gender
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Why ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ has some black women feeling more included in #MeToo

Why have many black girls and women felt the social media movement that has exposed the misdeeds of powerful men has left them behind, until now?

Air Date: January 17, 2019

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Mariner East 2 pipeline construction crews work in the backyards of homes on Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, on May 2. (Marie Cusick/WITF)
Environment
Pennsylvania

Chesco DA blasts Mariner East contractor’s crass threats directed at pipeline opponent

Complaint one of many district attorney has heard regarding bullying or harassment of residents by pipeline workers during the troubled cross-state project.

7 years ago

This image released by ABC shows Marsai Martin, left, and Tracee Ellis Ross in a scene from
Media
TV

Colorism reveals many shades of prejudice in Hollywood

"Colorism" is the idea that light-skinned minorities are given more privilege than their darker-skinned peers.

7 years ago

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Black feminism

Guests: Brittney Cooper, Feminista Jones We talk about black feminism and what makes it distinct from white femin ...

Air Date: January 16, 2019 10:00 am

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A city street sweeper cleans Chester Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia on Jan. 3, 2019. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Government Accountability
Streets & Roads

PPA makes millions ticketing drivers for blocking street sweepers that rarely show

PPA tickets cars parked in street sweeping zones, despite the fact Philly’s Streets Department doesn’t show up to clean those streets most of the time.

7 years ago

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Sister Mary Scullion, co-founder of Project HOME, speaks at the construction kickoff ceremony for the nonprofit's Maguire Residence in Kensington on Jan. 15. It will be housing for homeless people with an addiction. (Photo courtesy of Jay Gorodetzer)
Addiction
Homelessness

New homes for those struggling with addiction set for heart of Philly opioid crisis

In heart of Philadelphia’s opioid epidemic, new home rising for those in recovery

7 years ago

In this September 2007 photo, Raymond and Ruth Perelman pose for a photo in the exhibition gallery for the opening of the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building in Philadelphia. The businessman who built a fortune buying and selling factories and became one of the Philadelphia region's greatest philanthropists has died. Perelman was 101. His son Ronald Perelman says in a statement that his father died Monday night, Jan. 15, 2019. (Michael Bryant/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Businessman and philanthropist Raymond Perelman dies at 101

In 2011, Perelman donated $225 million to the University of Pennsylvania medical school, which was renamed the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine.

7 years ago

In this image taken from a Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 video provided by SNJTODAY.COM, Buena Regional High School wrestler Andrew Johnson gets his hair cut courtside minutes before his match in Buena, N.J., after a referee told Johnson he would forfeit his bout if he didn't have his dreadlocks cut off. Johnson went on to win the match after a SNJ Today reporter tweeted video if the incident, the state's Interscholastic Athletic Association says they are recommending the referee not be assigned to any event until the matter has been reviewed more thoroughly. (Michael Frankel/SNJTODAY.COM viavAP)

As probes into N.J. high school wrestler hair-cutting incident continue, group calls for ref’s firing

Activists are seeking the firing of a white referee who forced a biracial high school wrestler to cut his dreadlocks in December.

7 years ago

 (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)
PlanPhilly
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Plan Philly

Shutdown: SNAP funded through February but outage glitch unfixed

The Trump administration has said that SNAP would be funded through February, despite the shutdown. But if the closure continues to March, millions will be left scrambling.

7 years ago

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