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Wilmington Police investigate the shooting death of a 17-year-old girl Wednesday night in the 900 block of Kirkwood St. in the city's Eastside section. (John Jankowski/for NewsWorks)
Delaware

Wilmington stakeholders address gun violence in annual report

The Wilmington Community Advisory Council is continuing its work to end gun violence especially among the city’s youth.

8 years ago

Rescue workers walk on the rubble after a brand-new pedestrian bridge collapsed at Florida International University in Miami on Thursday, March 15, 2018. The pedestrian bridge collapsed onto a highway crushing multiple vehicles and killing several people. (Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)
National
Public Safety

Pedestrian bridge collapses at university in Florida; several hurt

A newly-installed pedestrian bridge collapsed Thursday at Florida International University, trapping at least five vehicles underneath.

8 years ago

In this Feb. 15, 2018, file photo, Emanuel Lawton, (left), and his family dressed in Wakanda-inspired attire arrive to see Black Panther in Silver Spring, Md. Featuring a predominantly black cast, the film that is an ode to Africa - with costuming and sets heavily inspired by African cultures - moved many viewers, including cast members themselves, to dress in African-themed garments for their viewing the film. (Sait Serkan Gurbuz/AP Photo, File)
History
International
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‘Black Panther’ puts spotlight on question of connection

"Growing up, we used to get made fun of for being African" by black Americans, says the 36-year-old physical therapist. "Now ... we're in, we're cool."

8 years ago

A fan waves the Finnish flag during the Nordic World Ski Championships last year. Finland is No. 1 on the annual World Happiness Report, released Wednesday. (Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
NPR
International
Public Health

Life’s nice in the Nordic ice: Finland, neighbors top U.N. happiness index; America slides

The U.S. dropped four spots from last year to No. 18, just above the U.K. and the U.A.E. In fact, the explanation for the American slide gets an entire chapter.

8 years ago

James Earl Davis, a Professor of Urban Education at Temple University and his golden Doodle, Baldwin, pictured in his home in East Germantown.
Keystone Crossroads
Changing Communities
Philadelphia

Black middle class finds refuge in East Germantown’s diversity, gentrifying on their own terms

“I can’t reverse gentrification with one bookstore. But what I can do is model alternatives to what gentrification looks like,” said Hill.

8 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight, March 14, 2018

We visit several of the schools in our region that participated in the national student walkout to protest gun violence. Movita Johnson-H ...

Air Date: March 14, 2018

Listen 17:13
. (Lindsay Lazarsky/WHYY, file)
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities

3 maps that explain gentrification in Philadelphia

“Gentrification” is a word that gets tossed around a lot, especially in Philadelphia, a city where some neighborhoods are experiencing rapid demographic shifts.

8 years ago

Bill Cosby departs a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse, Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Norristown, Pa.
Cosby Unraveled

Season 2 Preview

In Cosby Unraveled, Season 2 we prepare for Cosby’s retrial set against the backdrop of the #MeToo moment.

Air Date: March 14, 2018

Listen 2:30
(The Philadelphia Tribune)
The Philadelphia Tribune
History
Philadelphia

Remembering the 1967 Philadelphia student walkout

Nov. 17 marks the 50th anniversary of the Philadelphia city-wide Black-Student Walkout. Tribune Digital Editor Nicki Mayo spoke with protest organizer Walter D. Palmer.

8 years ago

Students at Charter School of Wilmington and Cab Calloway School of the Arts, in Wilmington, Delaware
NewsWorks Tonight
K-12
Public Safety

Thousands of Philly-area students walk out of school over gun violence

Students from more than 50 schools in the region left their classrooms this morning for today’s National School Walkout.

8 years ago

Listen 5:13
 (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Delaware Business Now
Delaware

Delmarva Power test to lead to four hour power outage in Middletown

Middletown will go dark for four hours on Thursday morning.

8 years ago

Mastery Shoemaker Principal Sharif El-Mekki, 46. stamds at the entrance to the school with students Essi Gasonu (left) and Bryce Thompson.  (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Voices behind the walkout: Mastery Charter School

At Mastery Charter School’s Shoemaker campus in West Philly, activism is ingrained in the school culture: 8th graders take a social justice class for heir history requirement.

8 years ago

Tonetta Graham on her Strawberry Mansion porch (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Changing Communities
Philadelphia

‘We want to see growth’ too: Why Tonnetta Graham isn’t worried about Philly hipsters moving into her neighborhood

Graham wants the main beneficiaries to be people like herself, residents who stuck with the neighborhood during its darkest moments.

8 years ago

Listen 5:59
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Radio Times
Kids
Law

The student walkout for gun control

Students across the country will be participating in a walk-out today to show their solidarity with the survivors of the Stoneman Douglas ...

Air Date: March 14, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 13:59
Meek Mill’s mother Kathy Williams and his attorney Joe Tacopina
Criminal Justice
Politics
Social Justice

From prison, Meek Mill vows to champion changes in Pa. criminal justice system

Penn hosts discussion of Philadelphia rapper's case as emblematic of a system clouded with racial bias.

8 years ago

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