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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

Roots of justice: A conversation with Howard and Bryan Stevenson

Brothers Howard and Bryan Stevenson reflect on their Delaware childhood, their social justice work and how to make sense of these troubled times.

Air Date: June 13, 2025 12:00 pm

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Avenue United Methodist Church in Milford, Delaware
Community

Latina Business Summit brings visibility and voice to Latina entrepreneurs across Delaware

La Plaza Delaware’s first Latina-centered business summit focuses on empowerment and building confidence.

1 month ago

Listen 1:38
WHYY News' Vice President for News and Civic Dialogue Sarah Glover interviewed Irving Washington, board chair of the American Journalism Project and former CEO of the Online News Association in addition to Galen Gordon, executive producer for Straight Shooter Media and former senior vice president for talent strategy and development at ABC News about what it means to be a newsroom leader. (Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza/WHYY)
Community

WHYY News’ Black Men in Media Summit offered glimpse into a changing industry

Award-winning media professionals shared industry insights and offered professional guidance on how to succeed in a volatile media landscape.

1 month ago

Gas prices are shown on a Sheetz billboard, with prices listed as $4.19 a gallon.
Courts & Law

Sheetz racial discrimination case is on the chopping block as Trump rewrites civil rights

A Black worker who was let go from his job in Pennsylvania claimed he was fired after working there for a month because of a previous felony drug conviction.

1 month ago

Oshunbumi Fernandez-West
PlanPhilly
Community

Meet the woman behind Philly’s longest-running African American street festival, Odunde

For second-generation Odunde leader Oshunbumi Fernandez-West, investing in Philadelphia’s youth to learn about entrepreneurship is a top priority.

1 month ago

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side-by-side photos of Oshunbumi Fernandez-West and Adeniyi Ogundana
Community

‘Nothing but God’: Odunde CEO talks about 50 years of the Philadelphia festival’s history

Odunde CEO Oshunbumi Fernandez-West and COO Adeniyi Ogundana can only give thanks to God as they continue the work the festival’s founders began.

1 month ago

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Playwright Antu Yacob and cast member Evander Duck Jr. at the InterAct Theatre media event for their play On My Deen
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

InterAct Theatre debuts play on underrepresented Muslim community in Philly

“On My Deen,” which opens this weekend, is the first of three plays in InterAct’s three-year Philly Cycle.

1 month ago

During the MOVE bombing in Philadelphia on May 13, 1985, a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter, flown by Philadelphia Police Department aviators, was used to drop an explosive device on the MOVE house.
Community

Editor’s Note: WHYY News uncovers exclusive source and new insight on MOVE bombing 40th anniversary

On that fateful day, a helicopter pilot urged the city, "you don't have to drop the bomb" on MOVE’s West Philly home. His warning went unheard, until now.

2 months ago

A braider picks up pieces of synthetic braiding hair
Money

The Black hair industry imports products from China. Here’s what tariffs mean for braids and wigs

Stylists are considering raising their prices while the the U.S. and China negotiate new trade agreements.

2 months ago

Thousands packed the west end of South Street and Grays Ferry Avenue Sunday afternoon for the annual Odunde Festival.
Community

50th anniversary Odunde Festival in Philadelphia: What you need to know

The first Odunde Festival was held in 1975. Half a century later, it’s run by the daughter and grandson of co-founder Lois Fernandez.

2 months ago

Studio 2

Philadelphia’s juvenile justice problem

Philadelphia locks up more children than any other large city in America--four times the national average. Why is Philly such an outlier when it comes to juvenile detention?

Air Date: May 21, 2025 12:00 pm

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Ode to George 2 sculpture by Clifford Ward
Arts & Entertainment

Working in isolation for 10 years, Philly artist reveals his army at Grounds for Sculpture

Clifford Ward has quietly crafted two dozen African fantasy warriors. They are the centerpiece of his first exhibition in a decade.

2 months ago

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Tyler Dallas of South Philadelphia attempts to ascend the grease pole at the Italian Market Festival Sunday. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

Philadelphia’s Italian Market Festival returns this weekend. Here’s what to expect

A greased pole climbing competition, meatballs, gelato, tacos and more! The 9th street fest is back with a bang.

2 months ago

Attendees participate in a workshop at the Afro-Asian Solidarity Symposium at the Asian Arts Initiative's exhibit, Crescendo
Community
Billy Penn

Philly celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Concerts, walking tours, art workshops, film festivals and more

Billy Penn offers a curated guide to events in Philadelphia you won’t want to miss.

2 months ago

Afrikaner refugees from South Africa holding American flags
Politics & Policy

Trump just brought a group of white South Africans to the U.S. as refugees. What are they escaping?

U.S. President Donald Trump says the minority Afrikaners are being persecuted by their Black-led government because of their race and there's a “genocide" in South Africa.

2 months ago

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