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The Atonement Agenda: Defining reparations

A panel of experts define and contextualize reparations and explore how it could close the racial wealth gap.

3 years ago

FILE - Dennis Parada, right, and his son Kem Parada stand at the site of the FBI's dig for Civil War-era gold in Sept, 2018, in Dents Run, Pennsylvania. A scientific report commissioned by the FBI shortly before agents went digging for buried treasure suggested that a huge quantity of gold was below the surface, according to newly released government documents. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam, File)
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Sanctions sought against FBI over Civil War gold dig videos

The FBI has long insisted its agents recovered nothing of value when they went looking for the fabled gold cache.

3 years ago

Wilt Chamberlain stretches up to make a basket in a black-and-white photo from 1961.
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Remembering when the Warriors were a Philly franchise, and basketball legends were made

The team moved to California in the ‘60s, devastating local fans.

3 years ago

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Billy Penn

The Philadelphia Quaker who invented modern work’s relentless drive for efficiency

Frederick Taylor began experimenting with “scientific management” at Nicetown’s Midvale Steel.

3 years ago

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Philly releases independent report on city’s mishandling of MOVE bombing victims’ remains

The report focused on the city’s possession of human remains from the 1985 MOVE bombing and the policies and procedures of the city’s Medical Examiner’s Office.

3 years ago

(photo credit, Stuart Simpson)
Radio Times

‘The Facemaker:’ the pioneering surgeon who mended WWI soldiers’ faces

Lindsey Fitzharris on the work of Harold Gillies, whose innovative plastic surgery techniques mended the maimed and broken faces of WWI soldiers.

Air Date: June 9, 2022 10:00 am

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The PABJ said in a statement on Twitter: 'Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists in saddened by the recent news that Broadcast Legend Trudy Hayes has passed this morning at 95-years-old. We’re not mourning, but will continue celebrating her trailblazing life and legacy.' (Philadelphia Tribune)
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Trudy Haynes, first Black TV reporter in Philly dies at 95

CBS3 Eyewitness News has reported that Trudy Haynes, whose hiring there in 1965 made her the first Black television reporter in Philadelphia, has died at 95.

3 years ago

Members of the Black Male Community Council hold up the official flag of Juneteenth while Ben Haith (left) the creator of that flag describes what inspired him. Haith was the guest of honor at the flag raising ceremony at Philadelphia City Hall. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Juneteenth flag raised at Philadelphia City Hall

The Juneteenth flag was designed by Ben Haith, of Boston, who was honored by the city of Philadelphia 25 years later.

3 years ago

Portrait of Wilma Mankiller in black and white with a statue behind her.
NPR
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A new quarter honors Native American leader and activist Wilma Mankiller

The Cherokee National History Museum will host a launch event for the new quarter. Mankiller was the first woman to head a major Native American nation in the U.S.

3 years ago

Photo of Ryan Long as he competes on Jeopardy.
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Billy Penn

The 10 best moments (so far) from Philly fave Ryan Long’s impressive Jeopardy run

The Mt. Airy resident already has the ninth most consecutive wins in show history.

3 years ago

Vikki and Mark Pier visit the grave of their son, Noah, who was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in July 2011. They used to visit every few months, but they have been unable to make it in recent years. (Erin Stalnaker)
NPR
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‘My heart is in Arlington’: What Memorial Day means to one Gold Star family

For many years, Vikki and Mark Pier would come during Memorial Day weekend to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

3 years ago

Framed photographs are hung on a wall with yellow wallpaper.
Arts & Entertainment

Library Company displays patient memoirs from 19th-century asylums

Patient memoirs of 19th-century asylums tell the good, the bad, and the ugly from the early days of institutional mental health treatment.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
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Billy Penn

Memorial Day in Philadelphia: 8 city landmarks that commemorate fallen heroes

These memorials around the city pay tribute to those who’ve served.

3 years ago

Ongoing construction and scaffolding is visible in front of the building which houses the National Liberty Museum.
Arts & Entertainment

Throw open the windows: National Liberty Museum rebuilds its future

The new leader of a small museum in historic Old City wants to change the way we talk about liberty.

3 years ago

Two people embrace in front of a memorial to victims of the Buffalo supermarket shooting.
NPR
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Buffalo plagued by economic neglect, segregation long before shooting, residents say

Buffalo consistently ranks as one of the most segregated cities in the nation.

3 years ago

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