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Politics & Policy

“Wilmington’s Lie”

David Zucchino's book "Wilmington's Lie" tells the little-known history of the white supremacist riot and coup of 1898 in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Air Date: February 4, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
Ellis McGruder Jr., 4, and his dad attended the 26th annual African-American Children’s Book Fair at the Community College of Philadelphia. They are starting a YouTube channel to post videos of them reading together. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

African American Children’s Book Fair to spotlight some of the biggest stars in children’s literature

Seven African Americans who appeared on the New York Times’ Best Sellers list will present their work at the African American Children’s Book Fair.

5 years ago

Jerry Craft was awarded the Newbery Award by the American Library Association for his book,
Arts & Entertainment

‘New Kid’ and ‘The Undefeated’ win Caldecott and Newbery medals in Philly

African American writers and illustrators took the top Newbery and Caldecott awards at the annual library conference.

5 years ago

Listen 1:22
A new guide gathers information and resources to assist parents with the challenge of providing care in the home. (Screenshot of Pennsylvania Homecare Association website)
Health

‘The Care We Share’ helps families navigate their children’s complex new medical needs

A new guide gathers information and resources to assist parents with the challenge of providing care in the home.

5 years ago

(photo credit, Maggie Casey)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Liz Moore on “Long Bright River”

Liz Moore discusses her new crime novel, "Long Bright River" about two sisters, one a police officer and the other a drug-addict, caught up in Philadelphia's opioid crisis.

Air Date: January 9, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
The crate pictured housed the collection for over 60 years and held a post-it note that read, 'Eliot/Hale, sealed until 2020.' (Shelley Szwast/courtesy of Princeton University Library)
Arts & Entertainment

Posthumously unsealed trove of T.S. Eliot letters reveals ill-fated relationship with Emily Hale

About 1,000 letters written by poet T.S. Eliot to confidante Emily Hale were unveiled Thursday, revealing an intense but ultimately thwarted love affair.

6 years ago

(photo credit, David Goddard)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Kiley Reid’s “Such a Fun Age” / Martha Graham Cracker

Kiley Reid discusses her debut novel, "Such a Fun Age," about a black 25-year old babysitter and her wealthy white employer. Then, Philly drag queen Martha Graham Cracker.

Air Date: January 2, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 48:58
(photo credit, Art Streiber / AUGUST)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Carmen Maria Machado: “In a Dream House”

Writer Carmen Maria Machado discusses her memoir. "In a Dream House" about her abusive relationship with another woman writer.

Air Date: December 17, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:03
The Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central branch. (Google Maps)
Community

Got a fine for overdue books? Philly libraries will soon forgive them

The trustees of the Free Library of Philadelphia voted Wednesday to eliminate fines for overdue books and other materials. The policy is expected to take effect by spring.

6 years ago

Salman Rushdie
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Salman Rushdie’s Quichotte

Salman Rushdie’s new novel, Quichotte is inspired by the Cervantes’ classic but set in America as a modern road trip.

Air Date: December 10, 2019

Listen 49:01
Children's book author and illustrator Ashley Bryan, 96, has donated his papers to the University of Pennsylvania. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

UPenn library acquires the papers of Ashley Bryan, a pioneering African American poet and artist known for children’s books

The children’s book artist is a pioneer in African American literature.

6 years ago

Listen 1:40
Dr. Amber Abbas and Dr. Shandana Khan speak at a PBC event in mid-November. (Instagram / @pennasiancenter)
Community
Billy Penn

Penn Book Center has a new name: People’s Books & Culture

The 57-year-old bookshop in West Philadelphia is thriving under new ownership.

6 years ago

(The First Thanksgiving by J.L.G. Ferris. circa 1912/Wikimedia Commons)
Radio Times

The real history of the first Thanksgiving

Historian David Silverman tells the troubling history of the first Thanksgiving from the perspective of the Wampanoag.

Air Date: November 26, 2019 10:00 am

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This June 17, 2009 photo shows a return date of January 29, 1964 stamped inside a copy of George Bernard Shaw's 'Man and Superman' displayed at the San Francisco Public Library in San Francisco that was returned after 45 years. In all, 29,000 overdue items were returned during the May amnesty program, library officials reported. That amounted to about $730,000 and included more than 3,100 books that were more than 60 days late and had been considered gone forever. (Eric Risberg/AP Photo)
Community

Advocate for nixing library book late fees gives her take on what’s becoming a national trend

Wisconsin librarian Dawn Wacek says waiving late fees helped bring people back to her library. Philadelphia’s libraries are considering doing the same.

6 years ago

Listen 5:39
WURD Radio’s president and CEO Sara Lomax-Reese (right) hosts the Fredrick Douglass and Harriet Tubman - Struggle and Progress, with panelists C. James Trotman, founding director of the Frederick Douglass Institute, (center), and Erica Armstrong Dunbar, author of She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman (left). (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

‘Two singular voices’: WURD radio hosts conversation on Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass

Scholars Erica Armstrong Dunbar and C. James Trotman talked about the lives of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass at the Barnes Foundation.

6 years ago

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