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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.
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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.

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Tamika Morales holds a photo of her son Ahmad, who was killed July 2020 in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philadelphia is suing Pennsylvania so the city can enact stronger gun control laws

The legal action comes as local lawmakers struggle to combat rising violence, with homicides hitting a decade-long high.

5 years ago

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IAFF 22 Firefighters and EMTs protest their union's endorsement of Trump without their knowledge or consent. (Robby Brod /WHYY)
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Philly firefighters protest union’s Trump endorsement again as union brass cancels meeting

IAFF Local 22 members again protest the union's endorsement of Trump, balking at union boss’ decision to cancel meeting.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw
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‘We’re looking for you,’ Philly police commish tells shooters as murders exceed all of 2019

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw on Monday addressed the city’s major surge in gun violence.

5 years ago

Chalk circles drawn on the sidewalk mark where shell casings landed at 22nd and Jackson Streets in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philadelphia surpasses 2019’s homicide total with nearly three months left in 2020

Meanwhile, the number shooting victims is up 47% over 2019 with police reporting more than 1,600 people injured by gunfire so far this year.

5 years ago

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Courts & Law

13 people sue Devereux over alleged child sexual abuse

Thirteen people allege Devereux allowed them to be sexually abused as children while in the organization’s care and failed to stop that abuse.

5 years ago

Judah, a high-energy dog at Morris Animal Refuge. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Red Paw pet relief will pass the torch to Philadelphia Fire Dept.

The group has been operating in the region for almost 10 years, and estimates it helps 1,000 animals a year during fires and other disasters.

5 years ago

Community Conversations
Community

Neighbors in the crossfire: Code of the streets

The conversation about the gun violence crisis in Philly continues with a look at the codes of the streets, and how that culture can obstruct peaceful conflict resolution.

5 years ago

The Philadelphia Fire Department's first Black woman Battalion Chief Lisa Forrest, after her swearing in ceremony. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

After 150 years, the Philly Fire Dept. promotes first Black woman battalion chief

Mt. Airy native Lisa Forrest is also a mom and community leader. “Keys to the city, baby,” said a cousin. “She’s just getting started.”

5 years ago

A Philadelphia Police Department cruiser is seen traveling down a Philly street.
Community

Pair of quadruple shootings in Philly leaves 6 teens wounded

Police say the homicide rate is currently running more than 30 percent above last year's toll, which was already the highest in more than a decade.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Police Department investigators stand on a sidewalk as bullet casings and evidence markers lay on the ground after a shooting
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Boys, 15 and 16, among 4 people shot near West Philly block party

The gunman shot the teens and two others as they walked away from a party on Lindenwood Street shortly before midnight, police said.

5 years ago

Carl Day is the Pastor of Culture Changing Christians Worship Center in North Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Community

Philly pastor who confronted Trump fights gun violence on city streets and over Zoom

Day is one of a growing number of local church leaders on the frontlines of the city’s ongoing battle against gun violence.

5 years ago

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Down the Shore
Courts & Law

Police suspect high-end car theft ring after two chases on Long Beach Island

Police are warning Long Beach Island residents to be vigilant after the theft of a high-end vehicle and subsequent pursuits early Thursday.

5 years ago

The scene of a partial house collapse in the Brant Beach section of Long Beach Township Thursday. (Courtesy of the Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Company)
Down the Shore
Community

Construction workers injured in partial house collapse on Long Beach Island

Two construction workers were injured when a house they were working on suffered a partial collapse, authorities said. 

5 years ago

A Sept. 24 car crash on Benjamin Franklin Parkway killed one person.
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20-year-old man dies in Philadelphia car crash as fatality rate spikes

2020 has been an especially deadly year on Philadelphia roads.

5 years ago

John Solomon talks about his experiences with guns, which began when he was 11 years old and ended with a 5-year prison sentence. He spoke during a community meeting in North Philadelphia with Pennsylvania Attorney General-elect Josh Shapiro in 2016. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Community

Want answers to Philly gun violence? Ask someone who’s lived it

More than 1,500 people have been shot in Philly this year. The city needs answers, and listening to John Solomon's story may be one place to start getting them.

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