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What does it mean to be a ‘nation of immigrants’?
This week we explore how one family is handling the stress of decisions and policies like these while facing a mix of immigration-related challenges.
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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.
8 years ago
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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Report updates landmark 1968 racism study, finds more poverty and segregation
A new study that builds on the Kerner Report's work was released this week.
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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.
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The future depends on building legacies for — and with — the next generation
It’s the young people who are creating the movements.
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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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Dick’s Sporting Goods ends sale of assault-style rifles, citing Florida shooting
Dick's Sporting Goods has announced it is immediately ending its sales of assault-style rifles and requiring all customers to be older than 21 to buy a firearm at its stores.
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Packed Cherry Hill meeting gives school board earful over security and removed teacher
Cherry Hill East students demanded answers from the board of education, called for increased school safety measures and supported Locke.
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