
Black Lives Matter
The remains of people killed in the city’s 1985 MOVE bombing were found in a storage room by employees cleaning in preparation for a move.
2 years ago
Murals honoring Black activists now wrap the Municipal Services Building
Mural Arts Philadelphia has extended the work of artist Russell Craig across three sides of the Municipal Services Building.
2 years ago
Redefining Black Magic: African Americans and the illusion industry
WHYY convened Ran’d Shine, RJ the Magician, and Ice McDonald for a family-friendly magic show followed by a Community Conversation on equity and diversity.
2 years ago
NBC won’t air 2022 Golden Globes in rebuke to Hollywood Foreign Press Association
The network is the latest company to distance itself from the press group which has been accused of self-dealing, corruption and conflicts of interest.
2 years ago
Bill requires Delaware schools to give lessons in Black history and ‘racism and intolerance’
State Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker says it’s not enough to teach about racism and slavery during Black History Month.
2 years ago
Listen 1:45‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to Penn’s storage of MOVE childrens’ remains
Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets to hear what Philadelphians are saying about the news that Penn Museum had stored and studied the remains of MOVE children.
2 years ago
Listen 4:34U.S. indicts 3 on hate crime charges in death of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia
The Justice Department announced federal hate crime charges Wednesday in the death of a Georgia man who was killed while out for a run last year.
2 years ago
Federal lawsuit filed against New Castle County over police killing of Lymond Moses in Wilmington
Police say Lymond Moses drove at a high rate of speed ‘directly’ at officers, but a lawsuit says bodycam footage undermines that account and shows officers were in no danger.
2 years ago
Philadelphia high school students offer reaction to guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial
WHYY asked students from its Media Lab how they were feeling about the Chauvin verdict. Here are some of their responses.
2 years ago
Residents along 52nd Street expected the worst. Post-Chauvin verdict, there’s relief.
Saj Blackwell, a partner in WHYY’s News and Information Community Exchange, spoke to her neighbors along 52nd Street about the relief they’re feeling after the Chauvin verdict
2 years ago
What the Chauvin verdict does and doesn’t change about American policing
For many, justice is about more than one trial.
Air Date: April 28, 2021
Listen 23:29Andrew Brown Jr. family lawyers say video shows an ‘execution’
Sheriff's deputies shot and killed Brown, a 42-year-old Black man, while carrying out search and arrest warrants at his home Wednesday in Elizabeth City, N.C.
2 years ago
In Camden, a son’s death moves parents to ‘break the silence’ on mental health issues
Nah’Jole Frazier had been dealing with mental health issues when he was struck by a driver earlier this month. Now, his parents want to address a need for better services.
2 years ago
Study: Body-worn camera research shows drop in police use of force
Across the country, police departments are increasingly using body-worn cameras to better monitor what officers are doing out in the field.
2 years ago
Recordings show chaos surrounding Ma’Khia Bryant shooting
Less than 30 minutes before the man charged with killing George Floyd was pronounced guilty, yet another Black person was dead at the hands of police in the U.S.
2 years ago