Public Spaces
Environmental groups say they’re committing to racial equity. What does that mean?
Land preservation and environmental advocacy nonprofits are largely white, despite the ties between racial injustice, economic inequity, environmental degradation.
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Listen 1:25After new cluster of COVID-19 cases, Delaware beachgoers urged to get tested
Starting Monday, COVID-19 testing sites will be set up at restaurants in Rehoboth and Dewey Beach following a cluster of new positive cases.
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A tour of iconic designer Milton Glaser’s Philadelphia legacy
The visual luminary, who died at 91, created the look of the Franklin Mills Mall and Sesame Place.
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White urbanists: let’s use our privilege to advocate for anti-racist design
Urban anthropologist Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman argues that in order for cities to be “human-centered,” white urbanists need to actively be anti-racist.
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Trump threatens prison for attempts to topple statues. Here’s the law he cites
His announcement comes after he decried an attempt by demonstrators to remove a statue of Andrew Jackson that sits across from the White House.
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Black bird watchers draw attention to racial issues outdoors
The Amy Cooper video in Central Park has brought attention to how the great outdoors can be far from great for Black people.
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Shore town ends public booze consumption measure
With the resumption of outdoor dining, the town's mayor said that open alcohol consumption is over.
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It’s the first year fireworks are legal in Philly, and police have gotten nearly 1,000 complaints
Mayor Jim Kenney signed the law allowing their use on July 3, 2019.
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Teens contract coronavirus after partying at Delaware beach
The health department says that while the teens were there, they attended large parties in nearby Rehoboth that may have exposed more than 100 partygoers to the virus.
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Camping to be allowed at 12 N.J. parks, forests, other areas
Camping will be limited to tent-style camping while all other forms of overnight use will remain closed.
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Cities brace for ‘collision course’ of summer heat waves and COVID-19
Spray parks have become popular places for people to cool off in the summer. But fears over the coronavirus mean that some cities are re-evaluating whether to keep them open.
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Two West Philly teens drowned in the Schuylkill. No signs told them why they shouldn’t swim there.
Philadelphia officials promise to install more fences and signs after demands from community leaders.
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Checking in, not out: How libraries are moving from closed toward reopening
There’s no single blueprint for making these public spaces public again, no agreed-on best practices for sanitizing materials. Libraries learn as they go.
6 years ago
This week: NJ's plans to reopen, the tenure and resignation of PA House Speaker Mike Turzai, and the role of murals in social movements.
Air Date: June 15, 2020 12:00 am
Listen 49:14Men, some armed with guns or bats, surround South Philly Columbus statue
Some argue Christopher Columbus should not be revered due to his brutality against indigenous people in the Americas.
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