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Scenes from solidarity protests in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Keystone Crossroads
Community

‘Change needs to happen’: Peaceful protests spread across smaller Pa. cities and towns

Between the state's two largest population centers, dozens of protests in smaller cities, boroughs and towns have also taken place, often outside the national spotlight.

6 years ago

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Hundreds of protesters gather a Philadelphia police headquarters. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

Focus on scalable growth, access to capital and pardon reform — and listen to Black Philadelphians

We need a vaccine for the racial pandemic.

6 years ago

Protesters kneel in front of New York City police officers
NPR
Community

Demonstrations over George Floyd’s death and police brutality carry on

Protesters filled the streets the same day it was announced that the charge against one Minneapolis officer was increased to second-degree murder in the death of George Floyd.

6 years ago

File photo: George Floyd mural painted on South Street in Philadelphia. (Elisabeth Perez-Luna/WHYY)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Will there be police reform in the wake of George Floyd’s killing?

With so many incidences of police violence against Black Americans, many are asking why are we here again?

Air Date: June 4, 2020

Listen 49:58
Protesters at the Pennsylvania Convention Center urge police to ‘take a knee in solidarity' on Monday, June 1, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Philly to slash police oversight, anti-violence initiatives while increasing PPD budget

This is exactly the wrong time for such a move, critics say, especially one that would hit youth hard.

6 years ago

President Barack Obama accepts the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award
Community

Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises

President Obama held a virtual town hall event with young people to discuss policing and the civil unrest that has followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

6 years ago

Frank Rizzo mural
Arts & Entertainment

Frank Rizzo mural in South Philly to be replaced with better representation of neighborhood, leaders say

The nonprofit’s announcement came on the heels of the removal of another controversial Rizzo landmark: the 10-foot-tall bronze statue outside the Municipal Services Building.

6 years ago

Trevor Rodriquez sits alone at the spot where Floyd died at the hands of police
Courts & Law

Murder charge upgraded in Floyd case, 3 other cops charged

The three other police officers on the scene when a Minneapolis officer pressed his knee on George Floyd’s neck are being charged with aiding and abetting a murder.

6 years ago

Sharon Horn (right) came to Fishtown from New Jersey to protest a vigilante mob that was in the neighborhood Monday night. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philadelphia protesters want police to condemn white men ‘protecting’ Fishtown with baseball bats

Amid the civil unrest in Philadelphia, about 50 ATMs in have been blown up since Saturday by thieves attempting to steal the money inside, according to city officials.

6 years ago

The former site of the Frank Rizzo statue
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

The Rizzo reign is finally over. Thank Black Philadelphia.

For more than a decade, African Americans called for the removal of the Rizzo statue. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has finally heard them.

6 years ago

(Michael M. Santiago / Post Gazette)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Police reforms in Pa. languished after Antwon Rose’s killing. Will now be any different?

On Tuesday, a group of state House Democrats and local Philadelphia lawmakers proposed dozens of reforms regarding police training, discipline, and oversight.

6 years ago

Protesters march down Interstate 676 in Philadelphia, Monday, June 1, 2020 in the aftermath of protest and unrest in reaction to the death of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Race, protest and media coverage

We talk about how the media's coverage of the protests, the images and the language that is used, and how it shapes the narrative and influences public opinion and policy.

Air Date: June 3, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:14
Protesters attend a Black Lives Matter protest at the city hall and the police department in Clifton, N.J.
Community

N.J. to overhaul police use-of-force guidelines, AG says

New Jersey will update its use of force guidelines for the first time in two decades and will move to require a statewide licensing program for all police officers.

6 years ago

Protesters in downtown Washington, D.C.
NPR
Community

Protests over George Floyd’s death flare nationwide despite curfews

Mostly peaceful throughout the day, the demonstrators faced police officers, National Guard troops and other forces.

6 years ago

Frank Rizzo statue removed
Community
Billy Penn

Protests get results: The Rizzo statue is gone

Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration removed it overnight.

6 years ago

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