NewsWorks Tonight, April 4, 2018
Listen 21:17We recall the riots that erupted in Wilmington upon the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. fifty years ago today. Mayor Jim Kenney announces his appointments to Philadelphia’s new school board. Twelve jurors are selected in Bill Cosby’s trial. A pilot program at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine teaches medical students about nutrition. Bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma receives Philadelphia’s Benny Golson Award and announces the lineup for this year’s Outsiders Improvised and Creative Music Festival.
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