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In this Aug. 22, 1964 file photograph, Fannie Lou Hamer speaks before the credentials committee of the Democratic national convention in Atlantic City.  (AP Photo/File)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

‘Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America’

In her new book, Keisha N. Blain combines traditional historical biography with modern social commentary to paint a full picture of civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer.

Air Date: October 5, 2021 10:00 am

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A crowd gathers outside Chester police headquarters, where the family of Bahir Green held a press conference to demand answers about the 16-year-old’s arrest. A video appeared to show Chester police beating the boy after he surrendered. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

How unfulfilled promises of ‘21st-century policing’ are haunting Delco

Many in Delaware County are asking tough questions after a Chester use-of-force incident and a child’s death due to suspected Sharon Hill police fire.

4 years ago

Listen 1:43
Police stop traffic on Broad Street
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

With hard-won support of Philly’s top cop, bill to ban minor traffic stops moves ahead

A bill that would ban police enforcement of certain vehicle stops that disproportionately affect Black drivers moved forward Wednesday after months of debate.

4 years ago

Zulene Mayfield, wearing a mask, speaks at a press conference
Courts & Law

‘We are not going to sit idly by’: Family demands answers after videos show white Chester officer punching Black teen

Videos posted to Facebook show a Chester police officer repeatedly punching 16-year-old Bahir Green. Green’s family is calling for transparency and accountability.

4 years ago

Malaysia Hammond places flowers at a memorial mural for George Floyd in Minneapolis on Sunday. Police brutality has sparked days of civil unrest. But the sparks have landed in a tinderbox built over decades of economic inequality, now exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Courts & Law

Minnesota high court OKs ballot question on Minneapolis PD

The state’s highest court overturned a lower court ruling that rejected ballot language approved by the City Council.

4 years ago

Rickia Young talked about the emotional damages at a press conference announcing the pre-settlement at the Mincey Fitzpatrick Ross law firm on September 14, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philadelphia settles with mother police dragged from car and assaulted in front of toddler

Last year, Rickia Young was driving past protests against police violence, when police assaulted and detained her. The city settled for $2 million.

4 years ago

Protesters have been outside prosecutor Mark Denney's house three times in recent weeks. (Courtesy of Keandra Ray)
Courts & Law

Protests at Delaware prosecutor’s house went beyond free speech, says attorney general

Delaware’s AG tried to block demonstrators from continuing protests at the home of prosecutor Mark Denney, who had been leading the investigation into a fatal police shooting.

4 years ago

Listen 1:52
The death of Ahmaud Arbery, who was killed while jogging in February, 2020, prompted renewed calls for Georgia to pass a hate crimes law. Gov. Brian Kemp signed House Bill 426 on Friday, giving the state its first hate crime law in 16 years. (Stephen B. Morton/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Ex-prosecutor indicted for misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery death

Former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson was indicted on charges of violating her oath of office and hindering a law enforcement officer.

4 years ago

Protesters march from the scene of Walter Wallace Jr.’s killing to Malcolm X Park. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community
Eyes on the Street

Penn’s first Black newspaper EIC on racism in media

The Daily Pennsylvanian’s first Black editor-in-chief offers a look at how journalists of color are fighting racism in media and reshaping the industry.

4 years ago

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FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, a man walks past a display showing an image of Elijah McClain outside Laugh Factory during a candlelight vigil for McClain in Los Angeles.   Colorado’s attorney general said Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 that a grand jury indicted three officers and two paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was put in a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative two years ago in suburban Denver. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Courts & Law

Officers, paramedics charged in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death

The 23-year-old’s death gained widespread attention during last year’s protests against racial injustice and police brutality following the killing of George Floyd.

4 years ago

Pennridge School District (Google maps)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pennridge schools pause diversity initiatives; NAACP calls it ‘slap in the face’

The board’s vice president, who does not believe in systemic racism, was tasked with reinventing the district’s diversity, equity, and inclusion program.

4 years ago

Keandra McDole stands with a sketch of her brother, Jeremy
Courts & Law

Wilmington woman’s relentless quest to hold police accountable for killing Black men

Keandra Ray got involved in demonstrations after city cops killed her brother. Now, she’s advocating for other victims of police deadly force.

4 years ago

Listen 3:18
Protester Ajahnae Weal holds a bullhorn outside Adelphia restaruant
Community

After security used K-9 to attack a Black patron, protesters demand justice from South Jersey restaurant

After a video showing a white security guard and his K-9 dog charging at a Black man went viral, protesters aim to hold a popular South Jersey restaurant accountable.

4 years ago

 The Philadelphia City Morgue at 13th and Wood Streets (Image via PlanPhilly)
Community
Billy Penn

Three decades ago, Philly’s medical examiner sent 26 human brains to a Penn professor without consent

Despite vows to implement new policies, little appears to have been reformed.

4 years ago

Marty Watson
Courts & Law

Wilmington woman sues after undercover cops damage her car, hold taser to her neck in case of mistaken identity

Marty Watson had just put gas in her tank when the episode started. Police have not responded to a request for comment.

4 years ago

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