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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.
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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.
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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.
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At a virtual town hall, the commission was hailed as the new watchdog the city needs.
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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.
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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.
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‘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.
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Listen 1:34Pa. 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.’
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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.
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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.
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Listen 7:00N.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.
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Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charges in Floyd’s murder
Chauvin’s plea Wednesday means he will not face a federal trial in January, though he could end up spending more years behind bars when a judge sentences him at a later date.
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Philly’s former chief defender on why the jury convicted Ahmaud Arbery’s killers
Keir Bradford-Grey, former chief of the Philadelphia Defenders Association, explains why the defendants’ claims of self-defense did not hold up in court.
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Listen 6:00‘There’s some hope for this country’: Philly civil rights advocate responds to Arbery verdict
Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler, co-director for the racial justice organization Power Live Free said the case was about much more than what happened to Ahmaud Arbery.
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Listen 5:27All 3 defendants found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery
Arbery’s killing became part of a larger national reckoning on racial injustice after the graphic video of his death leaked online two months later.
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