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La Finquita farm stand, Summer 2014
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City failing to deliver on community garden promises

“We’re on a crisis right now,” said Lan Dihn, a member of Philadelphia’s Food Policy Council’s urban agriculture subcommittee and farm director at VietLead

8 years ago

Sheraton Hotel floor supervisor Alton Sawyer is fasting Wednesday to bring awareness to the issues facing workers of the Philadelphia hospitality industry. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
History
Philadelphia
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In spirit of King, Philly hospitality workers continue to press for economic justice

The gathering marked the 50th anniversary of MLK’s death in Memphis as he supported the rights of black sanitation workers — including their right to unionize.

8 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight, April 4, 2018

We recall the riots that erupted in Wilmington upon the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. fifty years ago today. Mayor Jim Kenney announce ...

Air Date: April 4, 2018

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In this March 29, 2018, file photo, the logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify before a House oversight panel on April 11 as Congress and U.S. regulators consider how to deal with the social media giant amid a privacy scandal. (Richard Drew/AP Photo, File)
Technology

Up to 87M affected in Facebook scandal, more than thought

Those developments came as congressional officials said CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify next week.

8 years ago

Jack Johnson performs with his band during the Farm Aid 2013 concert at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. (Photo: Hans Pennink/AP)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Asbury Park to host major music festival in late September

The Jersey Shore will host a major music festival at the tail end of the summer season.

8 years ago

A sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. by Zenos Frudakis is destined for a sculpture garden where it will join likenesses of Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi. (Scott Grote/WHYY)
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Pennsylvania
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The subject of a lifetime: Glenside artist Zenos Frudakis has been sculpting MLK since ’80s

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with a local artist about creating sculptures of Martin Luther King Jr. since the 1980s.

8 years ago

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In this April 3, 1968 file photo, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. makes his last public appearance at the Mason Temple in Memphis, Tenn. The following day King was assassinated on his motel balcony. (Charles Kelly/AP Photo, File)
History
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

King’s final speech ‘transformational’ for Philadelphia pastor

Bishop J. Louis Felton thinks about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. every day. That’s been especially true this week.

8 years ago

After rioting in Wilmington following King's death, the governor ordered in the National Guard to restore order. The Guard stayed for nine months. (Photo Courtesy/Delaware  Historical Society)
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Delaware
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Wilmington Siege: Moving Forward 50 Years Later

50 years ago, the National Guard was called out to stop rioting in Wilmington, Delaware. The troops stayed for 9 months. Through archival ...

Air Date: April 4, 2018

(National Civil Rights Museum)
History
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Watch live: 50th Anniversary Commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis

Watch live: 50th Anniversary Commemoration Martin Luther King, Jr. at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis

8 years ago

Rev. Bernice King, second from left, daughter of the late civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., tours an exhibit at the National Civil Rights Museum, Monday, April 2, 2018, in Memphis, Tenn. The museum was formerly the Lorraine Motel, where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated April 4, 1968. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
History
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Resilience, resolve and renewed commitment to MLK’s legacy

"Dr. King's work — our work — isn't done. We must still struggle; we must still sacrifice. We must still educate and organize and mobilize. "

8 years ago

Martin Luther King Jr. stands with fellow civil rights leaders on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on April 3, 1968 -- one day before he was assassinated while standing in approximately the same place. From left are Hosea Williams, Jesse Jackson, King and Ralph Abernathy.
NPR
History
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

An ‘exhausted’ Martin Luther King Jr.’s final 31 hours

That violent threat seemed to really get to King. He was used to threats, but he felt like this one in particular might be a sign of something terrible to come.

8 years ago

Bill Cosby, center, arrives for jury selection in his sexual assault retrial at the Montgomery County Courthouse, Monday, April 2, 2018, in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Corey Perrine)
Cosby Unraveled

Ep 10: Spanish Fly

On this episode of Cosby Unraveled from WHYY, we hear from a new Cosby accuser and explore why a successful, wealthy, celebrity icon, would need to drug women for sex.

Air Date: April 4, 2018

Listen 14:09
NewsWorks Tonight
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Politics

NewsWorks Tonight, April 3, 2018

An ex-Philly Sheriff’s ...

Air Date: April 3, 2018

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A NOAA satellite image of Hurricane Isabel taken on Sept. 10, 2003.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

AccuWeather: Another active hurricane season ahead

The season peaks in September, and 80 percent of named storms between 1981 and 2010 have formed between August and October.

8 years ago

Correctional Sgt. Steven Floyd was beaten and stabbed to death during the uprising at the Vaughn prison. (File/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Delaware

Smyrna inmates getting access to Wi-Fi-supported tablets to connect with families

Delaware's Department of Correction officials hope the move will improve family communication, as well as educational and recreational opportunities.

8 years ago

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