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NewsWorks Tonight April 5, 2018

Nova parades down Market Street. The Flyers prep for a likely playoff run. And how an online chat room caught an alleged child predator.

Air Date: April 5, 2018

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Delaware
Income Inequality
Race & Ethnicity

Wilmington: 50 years after MLK discussion focuses on racial, income inequality

On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., economists, psychologists and sociologists discussed racial and economic disparity in the United St

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
Race & Ethnicity

1968: MLK assassination, riots, and the National Guard occupation of Wilmington

April 4 marked the 50th anniversary of the death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The disciple of nonviolence was gunned down in Memphis, Tennessee.

8 years ago

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Scientists have been studying the link between climate change and extreme weather events such as Hurricane Sandy, which left more than 1.3 million Pennsylvanians in the dark in 2012. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Environment
Pennsylvania

Poll: Climate change causing problems for significant number of Pennsylvanians

Across Pennsylvania, four in 10 registered voters say they have personally experienced problems related to climate change.

8 years ago

Villanova championship parade is under way
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Sports

Villanova fans descend on Center City to celebrate NCAA championship

The Villanova Wildcats — and their devoted fans — have made their way into Center City this afternoon for a victory rally.

8 years ago

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Cars drive past windmills on the grounds of a sewage treatment plant in Atlantic City, N.J. on Monday Jan. 4, 2016. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Energy
New Jersey
Politics

Murphy: Danish off-shore wind firm coming to Atlantic City

"Opening of this office is just the beginning," Murphy said.

8 years ago

Facebook says it took down more than 200 pages and accounts that were linked to a Russian
NPR
International
Politics
Technology

Kremlin calls Facebook’s takedown of Russian pages and ads censorship

The Kremlin is crying foul on Facebook.

8 years ago

La Finquita farm stand, Summer 2014
PlanPhilly
Environment
Food & Drink
Public Spaces

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
Race & Ethnicity

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

NewsWorks Tonight
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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)
History
Pennsylvania
Visual Arts

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)
First
Delaware
History

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

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