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Race & Ethnicity

Millicent Cahoon stands for a portrait, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. “It’s reiterating to me that my life does not matter, that I’m unsafe,” said Millicent Cahoon, a therapist who started a counseling network for the protest movement. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Community

In Breonna Taylor’s name: Devastation and a search for hope

For months, Breonna Taylor’s name has been a rallying cry for activists who hoped Black women and their deaths at the hands of police would finally receive the same attention.

6 years ago

Rep. Joanna McClinton (D, Delaware County) gives remarks on the floor of the Pennsylvania House. (Courtesy of Wesley Anderson)
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers introduce bill banning hair discrimination

“It’s so important that we address the right and the dignity behind our natural appearance, and being able to show up as we naturally are,” Lee said.

6 years ago

Protesters march up 33rd Street in Philadelphia’s University City chanting “Justice for Breonna Taylor.” (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

University groups protest in W. Philly seeking justice for Breonna Taylor

Drexel Community for Justice and Penn Community for Justice called Friday’s march after Kentucky’s attorney general decided not to charge anyone for Taylor’s killing.

6 years ago

Colorado Harvest Company CEO Tim Cullen describes the leaf structure of different strains of cannabis during tour of his company's 10,000-square-foot facility in south Denver on Sept. 16, 2016. (Andy Colwell for Billy Penn)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Should legalizing pot come with reparations? Advocates say yes — and so does PA’s governor

Expect lots of discussion at the inaugural CannAtlantic Cannabis Conference on Saturday.

6 years ago

Marvin and Linda Worthy have been fighting for racial justice for years in Chambersburg, Pa. They've been encouraged to see the protest movement of the summer garner significant attention locally.(Dani Fresh/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

The BLM movement found support in red, rural Pa. What will it mean for voting?

Protests happened across rural Pa., including Franklin County — elevating political fault lines and fractured alliances that have been lying beneath the surface.

6 years ago

Listen 5:06
People walk by the Pennsylvania Judicial Center Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg.
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Children bullied for race and gender now have broader leeway to sue in Pa.

In a case stemming from a brutal rape at a Philly school, the Pa. Supreme Court said minors deserve more time to bring discrimination lawsuits.

6 years ago

Protesters occupy Market Street in front of City Hall.
Community

‘My heart is heavy’: Philly reacts to lack of charges in Breonna Taylor’s killing

Hundreds of demonstrators chanted Breonna Taylor’s name and marched in cities across the U.S. to express anger and sadness following the grand jury decision.

6 years ago

Philly kids practice gaming at Pro Am Live while learning about the esports industry OMM PRODUCTIONS / COURTESY EDWARD KINNIBREW
Community
Billy Penn

As Philly becomes a hub for the $1.1 billion esports industry, can these founders close the racial gap?

A tournament venue on North Broad, a giant gaming center in Bucks and a build-your-own PC program all have goals to diversify the pipeline.

6 years ago

Police and protesters converge during a demonstration, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. A grand jury has indicted one officer on criminal charges six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in Kentucky. The jury presented its decision against fired officer Brett Hankison Wednesday to a judge in Louisville, where the shooting took place. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Community

2 Louisville officers shot amid Breonna Taylor protests

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he has authorized a “limited” deployment of the National Guard as hundreds of demonstrators have gathered to protest.

6 years ago

Demonstrators march for housing justice in the Old Town neighborhood in Chicago, IL on June 30, 2020, demanding a lift on the Illinois rent control ban and a cancellation of rent and mortgage payments during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Max Herman/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
NPR
Money

‘No one can live off $240 a week’: Many Americans struggle to pay rent, bills

One in six households reported missing or delaying paying bills just so they could buy food in a new NPR poll.

6 years ago

A memorial for Breonna Taylor
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community
The Philadelphia Experiment

Several aspects of the Breonna Taylor ruling fail to add up

In a system designed to devalue and disregard the sanctity of Black life, Breonna Taylor’s case proves that the system isn’t broken. It’s working just fine.

6 years ago

Steven Eng as Gordon Hirabayashi in HOLD THESE TRUTHS
Arts & Entertainment

My journey bringing Gordon Hirabayashi to life in a solo play inspired by the WWII internment opponent

Actor Stephen Eng, who portrays Gordon Hirabayashi in the one-person show "Hold These Truths," writes about settling into the role.

6 years ago

NPR
Health

As pandemic deaths add up, racial disparities persist — and in some cases worsen

People of color get sick and die of COVID-19 at rates higher than whites and higher than their share of the population.

6 years ago

Breonna Taylor
Courts & Law

1 officer indicted in Breonna Taylor case; not for her death

Taylor, a Black emergency medical worker, was shot multiple times by officers who entered her home using a no-knock warrant during a narcotics investigation on March 13.

6 years ago

Community members and family wear shirts that read
NPR
Courts & Law

No charges against Tucson police officers in death of Carlos Ingram-Lopez

Ingram-Lopez, 27, died after being handcuffed and held face-down in a garage for some 12 minutes.

6 years ago

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