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Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Bryan Colangelo speaks with members of the media during a news conference at the NBA basketball team's practice facility in Camden, N.J., Friday, May 11, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Philadelphia
Sports
Technology

76ers investigate critical tweets linked to team president Bryan Colangelo

The Philadelphia 76ers are investigating whether team president Bryan Colangelo used Twitter accounts to anonymously trash some of his own players and fellow executives.

7 years ago

spotlights and reflections on a modern theater stage
Speak Easy

Taking on a creative — and behind the scenes — role in theater

Production management is a special type of artistry, and it requires two outlets of creativity.

7 years ago

Kathryn Ott Lovell is Commissioner of Philadelphia’s Parks & Recreation. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
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Philly’s Parks and Rec chief says Rebuild money needed more than ever

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with Kathryn Ott Lovell, Philadelphia's commissioner of parks and recreation about the city's Rebuild program.

7 years ago

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William Wright-El
Public Spaces
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Not just Starbucks: Buying a used car while black

Growing up, Wright-El said, he had experienced numerous instances of being profiled and harassed by police officers.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight May 29, 2018

As Starbucks employees at stores across the country go through racial bias training, Tonya Ladipo of The Ladipo Group joins us to talk ab ...

Air Date: May 29, 2018

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Business owners Bennie and Esther Broomer were honored with a street-naming ceremony. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
Business
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Delaware
Neighborhoods

Wilmington dubs street corner in honor of longtime ice cream shop owners

Mayor Mike Purzycki signed an executive order declaring the corner of Eighth and Church as “Bennie & Esther H. Broomer’s Way” with a new street sign.

7 years ago

Black coffee shop owners gather for a live-streamed conversation about retail racism and supporting black businesses at Amalgam Comics and Coffeeshop in Kensington. Participating are (clockwise from left) Amalgam owner Ariell Johnson, owner of Franny Lou's Porch Blew MaryWillow, activist Mark Lamont Hill, Shantrell P. Lewis of Shoppe Black, Keba Konte of Red Bay Coffee, and activist Pam Africa.
NewsWorks Tonight
Public Spaces
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

‘Challenge to us, as black businesses, is how do we do business differently’

Owners of small coffeeshops gather to talk about building up businesses in black community rather than boycotting Starbucks and other chains.

7 years ago

Listen 4:16
Gerald Gordon, owner of the General Store and
NewsWorks Tonight
History
Pennsylvania
Visual Arts

Photos document how history lives on in river town of Lumberville

'River Town Portraits' is a visual love poem to quaint Bucks County village.

7 years ago

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Holly Koczon jumps her horse Angel at the 122nd annual Devon Horse Show Sunday, May 27. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Sports

Young riders show off their skills at Devon Horse Show

Sapphire Grand Prix set for Thursday as show continues through Sunday.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

The Starbucks arrests: race, bias and policing

Guests: Kevin Woodson, Mark Kelly Tyler, Stacey Sinclair Tuesday afternoon 8,000 Starbucks will close for unconsc ...

Air Date: May 29, 2018 10:00 am

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 FILE - In this April 2, 1965 file photo, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., second from right, speaks at a news conference next to John Lewis, to his left, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/William A. Smith, File)
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

King, Conversation and Coffee

Some of the world’s greatest moments of social change began with a simple conversation.

7 years ago

Nekia Pressley was accused of stealing a hoagie as she carried a package with prescription medication. (Darryl C. Murphy for WHYY)
Public Safety
Public Spaces
Race & Ethnicity

Not just Starbucks: Shopping while black

Being a black, Muslim woman who wears a hijab, this isn’t the first time Nekia Pressley has faced discrimination

7 years ago

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A store closing sign for May 29 is posted at a pickup counter at a Starbucks store, Friday, May 25, 2018, in Chicago. Starbucks will close more than 8,000 stores nationwide on Tuesday to conduct anti-bias training, the next of many steps the company is taking to try to restore its tarnished diversity-friendly image.
Business
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Anti-bias training day for Starbucks

The identical, 4-hour sessions will happen inside 8,000 company-owned stores. It’ll be part history lesson, part personal exploration, part refresher course on company policy.

7 years ago

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French President Emmanuel Macron (L) meets with Mamoudou Gassama, 22, from Mali, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 28, 2018. Mamoudou Gassama living illegally in France is being honored by Macron for scaling an apartment building over the weekend to save a 4-year-old child dangling from a fifth-floor balcony. Thibault Camus/Pool via Reuters - RC17E8529380
PBS NewsHour

France’s President Macron rewards migrant hero who saved dangling child

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
K-12
Race & Ethnicity

NewsWorks Tonight, May 28, 2018

Starbucks conducts anti-bias training for its staff tomorrow. A Drexel University study has devised a method to better monitor pilots’ ...

Air Date: May 28, 2018

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