NewsWorks Tonight, February 22, 2018
Listen 23:08While so-called sanctuary cities get a lot of media attention for refusing to work with immigration officials, some Pennsylvania towns are looking to increase cooperation with the feds. A new interactive map shows Philadelphia’s forgotten burial sites. The website Black History Untold offers essays by African Americans about the historical black figures who inspired them. A Quaker school faces a dilemma in mounting a musical where gun violence is prominently displayed. And at another area school, an Eagles Superbowl superstar pays a visit.
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