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India Hardy, and her brother, Rico, suffer regular bouts of severe pain when their sickle cell disease flares up. (Johnathon Kelso for WABE)
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Health

Effort to control opioids in an ER leaves some sickle cell patients in pain

India Hardy has lived with pain since she was a toddler — from dull persistent aches to acute flare-ups that interrupt the flow of her normal life.

7 years ago

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Politics & Policy

GOP calls on members of its own party to resign after homophobic, anti-Semitic remarks

New Castle County GOP leader calls his use of a homophobic slur “locker room talk.”

7 years ago

The Why
Urban Planning

Philly’s ’20th century Underground Railroad’ hides in plain sight

Philly had 45 'Green Book' sites, places cited as safe for African-Americans during segregation. Many that still stand are hiding in plain sight.

Air Date: January 2, 2020

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(photo credit, David Goddard)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Kiley Reid’s “Such a Fun Age”

Kiley Reid’s debut novel Such a Fun Age, is receiving wide praise for being both a page-turner and a book that tackles the weighty issues of race and class.

7 years ago

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(photo credit, David Goddard)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Kiley Reid’s “Such a Fun Age” / Martha Graham Cracker

Kiley Reid discusses her debut novel, "Such a Fun Age," about a black 25-year old babysitter and her wealthy white employer. Then, Philly drag queen Martha Graham Cracker.

Air Date: January 2, 2020 10:00 am

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Danielle Outlaw is introduced by Mayor Jim Kenney as the new Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Courts & Law
The Philadelphia Experiment

A call for change is bringing Police Commissioner Outlaw to Philly. Now it’s time to move forward

A summer of protests called for changes to Philly police. Mayor Kenney did hear those calls and the selection of Danielle Outlaw as the police commissioner is a result.

7 years ago

Demonstrators against the Trump administration's push to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in April. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
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Politics & Policy

Census Bureau finds Latinos, Asians sensitive to now-blocked citizenship question

In areas where Latinx residents make up more than half of the population, the bureau found a 1.1% difference in self-response rates

7 years ago

Working Families Party candidate for City Council-at-large Kendra Brooks, at East Passyunk Recreation Center in South Philly on Election Day. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup 12/30

This week: the ongoing battle over Neshaminy High School's team name, the Redskins, Philadelphia City Councilmember-elect Kendra Brooks, and the Eagles' big game.

Air Date: December 30, 2019 10:00 am

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Director Kathryn Bigelow poses backstage with the Oscar for best achievement in directing for
Arts & Entertainment

Pop culture in 2010s marked gains in diversity, inclusion

In the decade drawing to a close, the conversation about diversity and inclusion moved to the front burner of our popular culture as never before.

7 years ago

People attend the visitation service for Margie Reckard at La Paz Faith Center in El Paso, Texas, in August 2019. She was killed in white supremacist attack that targeted Latinos at a Walmart. (Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images)
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Community

2019 Brought stepped-up efforts to counter white supremacist violence

The torch-wielding racists who marched on Charlottesville, Va., two years ago showed the ugly new face of the far right.

7 years ago

A stilt-walker leads the crowd celebrating Kwanzaa in the auditorium of the African American Museum in Philadelphia. (Michaela Winberg/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

Huge turnout lights up Kwanzaa celebration at African American Museum in Philadelphia

More than triple the expected number of folks showed up to dance, draw and sing.

7 years ago

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to supporters at an Iowa rally in March. (Nati Harnik/AP Photo)
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Politics & Policy

‘Authenticity,’ ‘culturally relevant’: Why Bernie Sanders is resonating with Latinos

This weekend, one of the most high-profile Latinas in Congress, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is campaigning for Bernie Sanders in Nevada and California.

7 years ago

Jean Hersholt, from left, president of Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, congratulates James Baskett, second African American to win an Oscar, for his special award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in the 1946 Disney feature film
Arts & Entertainment

The Jim Crow film that just won’t die, “Song of the South”

Racially segregated movie theaters disappeared decades ago but another element of the era just won’t die: Walt Disney’s 1946 movie “Song of the South.”

7 years ago

Cheerleaders perform at a Neshaminy Redskins basketball game on Jan. 15, 2019. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

Neshaminy School District spent more than $400K defending controversial team name

The total covers a six-year span and is expected to increase as Neshaminy appeals the latest decision.

7 years ago

A worshipper wears an
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Religion and politics

A majority of Americans believe religion should be involved in society but not in politics. This hour, we discuss the intersection between religion and politics.

Air Date: December 19, 2019 10:00 am

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