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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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 Akbar Hossain, age 26, is a Muslim immigrant from Bangladesh, a P.D. Soros Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and a recent appointee to the Norristown Planning Commission. (Courtesy of Penn Law)
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What does a Muslim immigrant look like? The best of America

How does a Muslim boy born in Bangladesh end up at the University of Pennsylvania Law School? By winning the lottery, of cours ...

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  In this Aug. 25, 2015 file photo, Gavin Grimm poses on his front porch during an interview at his home in Gloucester, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Supreme Court scraps case on transgender bathroom rights

The Supreme Court is returning a transgender teen’s case to a lower court without reaching a decision. The justices said Mon ...

9 years ago

 People at a rally in downtown Miami in 2012 hold signs demanding justice for Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, file)
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5 years since Trayvon Martin, and black lives still don’t matter

Cruising through 7th grade, I truly believed I was invincible. On Feb. 26, my life changed forever when another ...

9 years ago

 A scene from Henry Hampton’s documentary “Eyes on the Prize.”
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Black History Month is not enough

It’s that time of year again, Black History Month, the month that brings attention to the American history that doesn’t get much “a ...

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Health

Women’s emotional labor on your behalf comes with a cost

I have opened my mind and my heart and given my time to others to unload their burdens on me despite my own turmoil and trauma, because I thought it was my duty as a woman.

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 Newspaper vending machines are shown in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)
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Arts & Entertainment

The joy of writing — and being published

Writing has given me an outlet for my emotions. It organized my thoughts and helped me find my way out of a very dark place. Getting published made me feel equal.

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On the sound of black joy

The music filled me with joy; the music made me feel free, even when the lyrics were speaking to conditions of struggle.

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The overwhelming joy of graduation day

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9 years ago

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Judge rules Philly man beaten by police was stopped illegally

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