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The Royal Theater. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Community
Eyes on the Street

7 ‘Green Book’ sites to discover in Philly

A guide to Philadelphia’s “Green Book” sites in South Philly and Center City that highlight the area’s black history during the Jim Crow era.

7 years ago

A kindergarten teacher and her students at KIPP Thrive Academy, are pictured in this file photo, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, in Newark, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Education

N.J. teachers don’t mirror racial, gender makeup of student population, report says

A report from New Jersey Policy Perspective, a progressive think tank, says the state’s teaching workforce does not resemble the state’s student body.

7 years ago

Brothers Antonio (left) and Juwan Bennett have launched a police pipeline mentorship program. ( Courtesy of Juwan Bennett)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

New mentorship program helps people of color become Philly police officers

The goal: better community relations with fewer confrontations.

7 years ago

Wilma Mishoe has been named the first permanent female president of Delaware State University. She has been interim president since January. The bust next to her is of her father Luna, who was the school's president from 1960 to 1987.
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

First woman president of Delaware State University stepping down after two years

Wilma Mishoe, 70, will step down from the historically Black university at the end of the year, according to the university’s website.

7 years ago

A makeshift memorial of flowers and a photo of victim Heather Heyer sits in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 13, 2017. Heyer died when a car rammed into a group of people who were protesting white supremacists who had gathered in the city for a rally. (Steve Helber/AP Photo)
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Courts & Law

Charlottesville victims use post-slavery KKK law to go after hate groups

A rally in Charlottesville exposed the violence of the nation's white nationalist movement. Now, victims of that violence want the courts to hold the organizers accountable.

7 years ago

A bullet-riddled sign that once marked where Emmett Till's body was pulled from the Tallahatchie River is now housed at the Till Interpretive Center in Sumner, Miss. The historic marker was taken down after three white fraternity brothers from the University of Mississippi were pictured holding guns next to the sign. (Debbie Elliott/NPR)
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Community

‘Why don’t y’all let that die?’ Telling the Emmett Till story in Mississippi

Till's murder propelled the civil rights movement, but telling his story brings a reluctance for some in Mississippi "to come to grips with its history of racial brutality."

7 years ago

Artists Ian Pierce and Betsy Casañas created “Sanctuary City, Sanctuary Neighborhood,” a mural highlighting immigration issues in society located at 5ht and Huntingdon Streets in North Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly sanctuary is an explosion of Latinx pride

Artes Ekeko (Ian Pierce) mined the mythologies of Central and South America to create an image of cultural pride and political dissent.

7 years ago

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Students doing the exam in classroom
Education

N.J. residents tell pollster schools are diverse. Data says otherwise

Because of a suit seeking to desegregate New Jersey schools, pollsters asked residents about school population diversity. Most said status quo is “fine.”

7 years ago

Hundreds gather at the President’s House on Independence Mall to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first arrival of enslaved Africans. (Miguel Martinez for WHYY)
Community

‘We didn’t just sit down and let this happen’: Hundreds in Philly mark 400th anniversary of American slavery

"They're helping to make history. They may not realize it now, but one day they'll be able to look back and say, 'I was there.'"

7 years ago

Listen 1:06
This painting by Sidney King depicts Virginia in 1619 as a Dutch frigate docks at Point Comfort bringing 20 African slaves to be traded to the settlers for food. (AP Photo)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community
The Philadelphia Experiment

Point Comfort’s legacy: Slavery and scars, but also strength that builds from pushing back

When you’re always pushing against the weight of oppression, it’s like your soul is pumping iron. The heavier the weight, the stronger your spirit gets.

7 years ago

Listen 2:31
Samip Mallik, director and co-founder of the South Asian American Digital Archive, stands at 6th and Arch streets, the former site of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Coming soon: Audio walking tour of Philly’s South Asian history, set to new music

This fall, discover a new self-guided audio walking tour of Old City that uncovers hidden stories of South Asians in Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Listen 1:38
Philadelphia Police Department van
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community
The Philadelphia Experiment

Why a black woman should be Philly’s next police commissioner

The problems in the police department go beyond misogyny and racism. The problems can be traced to the department’s culture and structure.

7 years ago

Doug Brinson collects candles to prevent a fire at the make-shift memorial, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, where Eric Garner died in a police chokehold five years ago, in the Staten Island borough of New York. (Richard Drew/AP Photo)
Community

Where Eric Garner died, changes in policing win little applause

After Garner's death, the police department required all 36,000 officers to undergo three days of training, including classes focused on de-escalation.

7 years ago

Broadway Theatre in Pitman, N.J. (Google Maps)
Community

Changing minds or spreading hate? Controversial event puts South Jersey town on edge

The flap has exposed a disagreement between local activists and event organizers over how to engage people of different viewpoints.

7 years ago

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'All this stuff touches home. It doesn’t go back that far,' says Germantown resident Mark Keenheel as he looks at items in the Lest We Forget Museum of Slavery recently in August. (Michael D'Onofrio/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Slavery and Philly: Since arrival of first enslaved Africans, deep scars exists here, across Commonwealth

Enslaved Africans were present in the region well before William Penn planted England’s flag here in 1681.

7 years ago

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