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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)
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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

Bertha Gonzalez (middle right), her mother Floria and her twin sons Sebastián and Santiago at her mother’s 70th birthday this April. Floria contracted the coronavirus in July. (Courtesy of Bertha Gonzalez)
The Why
Health

Philly Latinos are under-tested for COVID-19

There are many potential hurdles between Philly Latinos and a COVID-19 test — even though they're contracting the virus at high rates.

Air Date: September 22, 2020

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Rev. Robert S. Graetz, center, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy
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Community

Robert Graetz, only white pastor to back Montgomery bus boycott, dies at 92

Robert and his wife Jeannie Graetz faced bombs and KKK death threats for their role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, but their Black friends and neighbors protected them.

6 years ago

Protestors in Rochester, N.Y., call for justice for Daniel Prude,
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Community

Black protest leaders to white allies: ‘It’s our turn to lead our own fight’

As Black Lives Matter protests spread across the country, a lot of white people joined in to help the cause. In many cities, Black leaders are being deliberate about the roles

6 years ago

Ramón Diaz and Vicenta Ortiz Rivera
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Puerto Rican community in Pa. displaced by Hurricane Maria eager to vote in 2020

Three years after Hurricane Maria, Pennsylvanians displaced from Puerto Rico and now able to vote for president reflect on priorities for the 2020 election.

6 years ago

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Courts & Law

Family of Black man killed by National Guard in Louisville files wrongful death suit

The family of a 53-year-old Black man shot and killed by a National Guard soldier during protests this summer in Louisville, Ky., is filing a wrongful death lawsuit.

6 years ago

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