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We Are Not Like Them is published by Simon & Schuster. (Christine Han/Brittney Valdez)
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Lifestyle

Christine Pride and Jo Piazza on ‘We Are Not Like Them’

The novel is written from alternating perspectives and tells the story of two women of different races whose friendship is altered by a tragic police shooting in Philadelphia.

Air Date: February 22, 2022 10:00 am

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A picture of George Floyd hangs on a fence outside Hennepin County Government Center
Courts & Law

Defense rests in federal trial in George Floyd’s killing

The officer testified that he didn’t realize how dire Floyd’s condition was until paramedics turned him over.

1 year ago

Bridgewater Commons Mall
Courts & Law

Teen in mall fight faults cops for handcuffing Black youth

A New Jersey teen involved in a mall fight says police were wrong to treat him differently than the other youth involved in the altercation, who is Black.

1 year ago

Hold For Use With Michael Melia Story Slugged Schools Teaching Race—In this Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, photograph, Alexis Knox-Miller, equity director for the Colorado Springs, Colo., school system, is shown in the board room in the district’s main office on the north side of Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Education

Some school systems pause diversity programs amid pushback

Conservative takeovers of local school boards have already altered lessons on race and social injustice in many classrooms.

1 year ago

Greg McMichael, center, listens to his attorney Franklin Hogue during the sentencing of he and his son Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William
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Courts & Law

Defense and prosecutors rest their case in hate crimes trial against Arbery’s killers

Prosecutors relied heavily on racist evidence from cell phones and testimony from acquaintances, but the defense called only one witness.

1 year ago

Former Philadelphia Police Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna (center) is seen striking a protester with a baton during a protest.
Courts & Law

Former PPD inspector hit with civil rights lawsuit following 2020 protest beating

A former Philadelphia police inspector who was filmed striking protestors in June 2020 is facing a new civil rights lawsuit.

1 year ago

Curator of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection Diane Turner holds a copy of the graphic novel BLAM! (Abdul Sulayman / The Philadelphia Tribune)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Temple’s Blockson collection publishes graphic novel to encourage youth

High school students in the School District of Philadelphia will soon have access to Philadelphia’s rich history of local African American heroes and trailblazers.

1 year ago

A protester kicks a tear gas canister fired by police as protests continue Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Philadelphia over the death of George Floyd. Floyd died May 25 after he was pinned at the neck by a Minneapolis police officer. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Philly is getting a new police oversight board with more power. Meet the activists, leaders, lawyers, and judges nominated to serve on it

At a virtual town hall, the commission was hailed as the new watchdog the city needs.

1 year ago

A mural of Ahmaud Arbery is on display
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Courts & Law

Federal hate crimes trial set to begin for the 3 men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s murder

The Justice Dept. has charged Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan with hate crimes and attempted kidnapping of Arbery.

1 year ago

FILE - Travis McMichael is shown during the sentencing of he and his father Greg McMichael and neighbor, William
Courts & Law

Judge rejects plea deal for man who killed Ahmaud Arbery

Arbery’s parents had denounced the proposed deal for Travis McMichael, and the judge proceeded with plans to summon potential jurors next week.

1 year ago

David Bazemore rehearses a scene from ''This Bitter Earth.''
Arts & Entertainment

‘This Bitter Earth,’ a Black Lives Matter love story, to debut in Philly

The play, produced by Philly’s InterAct Theatre, follows an interracial gay couple amid the protest movement, raising important questions about allyship.

1 year ago

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Community members walk towards the Symbol of Solidarity mural alongside elected officials. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
Community

Pa. First Lady Frances Wolf visits Jenkintown to mark National Day of Racial Healing

The event in the Montgomery County community included speakers and praise for a local mural and documentary, both called ‘Symbol of Solidarity.’

1 year ago

A person holds a sign that reads Justice for Fanta in front of a sign that reads Sharon Hill Police Department.
Courts & Law

Three Sharon Hill police officers charged in the death of 8-year-old Fanta Bility

Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced the charges in connection with the August incident after an Academy Park football game.

1 year ago

Catherine Hicks is sworn in as the president of the Philadelphia NAACP.
Community

Catherine Hicks marks six months at the helm of Philadelphia’s NAACP chapter

Hicks, who is also publisher of Philadelphia Sunday Sun, reflected on that time and what’s ahead for the chapter with WHYY’s Cherri Gregg.

1 year ago

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FILE -  In this April 26, 2017 file photograph, a Newark, N.J. police officer displays how a body cam is worn during a news conference in Newark. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Politics & Policy

N.J. Legislature passes bill to allow police to review body camera footage in some cases

The original bill was vetoed by Gov. Phil Murphy last year. The new measure lays out cases in which police would not be allowed to review the footage.

1 year ago

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