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Politics & Policy

“Long Time Coming:” Michael Eric Dyson on today’s racial reckoning

Professor, minister and author Michael Eric Dyson on his book, "Long Time Coming," written as letters to victims of police violence from Emmett Till to George Floyd.

Air Date: December 4, 2020 10:00 am

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Jeremiah Young, 11, right, listens as Dr. Janice Bacon, a primary care physician, with Central Mississippi Health Services explains the necessity of receiving inoculations prior to attending school, Aug. 14, 2020, while at the Community Health Care Center on the Tougaloo College campus in Tougaloo, Miss. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo)
Health

Building trust in COVID-19 vaccine marred by misinformation and America’s racist medical past

Community health care providers and community leaders work together to protect vulnerable populations.

6 years ago

Social justice and immigrants rights groups have launched a social media campaign urging the Delaware County District Attorney to drop charges against Juan Chub-Funes under the tag #JuanCantWait. (image via The Black and Brown Coalition of PHL’s Twitter account)
Courts & Law

After summer arrest, advocates push for Delco man’s freedom with #JuanCantWait campaign

Supporters say Juan Chub-Funes, 20, was in the wrong place at the wrong time on May 31, 2020. Police say he was participating in a riot.

6 years ago

Listen 1:34
An American flag waves in front of the Supreme Court building
Courts & Law

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s census plan

Trump is trying to categorically exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to allot seats among the states in the House of Representatives.

6 years ago

Marchers perform a Stomp Dance in Pilgrim Memorial State Park
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Community

Educators and Native leaders recommend bringing anti-racism to the Thanksgiving table

This year the holiday comes on the heels of a movement demanding racial justice. One Native American leader says that "people want to resolve the burdens of our history."

6 years ago

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Community
Billy Penn

Chickenjoy! Filipino cult fave Jollibee is opening a Philly location

Known for its fried chicken and spaghetti meals, the chain is on a U.S. expansion tear.

6 years ago

Susannah Remillard teaches her sixth-grade students at Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, in East Harwich, Mass. In a growing number of U.S. schools, students are now learning a more complex Thanksgiving story that involves conflict, injustice and a new focus on the native people who lived in New England for centuries before European settlers arrived. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Education

Thanksgiving lessons jettison Pilgrim hats, welcome truth

Instead of making Pilgrim hats, students are hearing what scholars call “hard history” — the more shameful aspects of the past.

6 years ago

Zhanon Morales, 30, of Philadelphia, raises her fist as demonstrators call for all votes be counted outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump push to invalidate votes in heavily Black cities alarms civil rights groups

Black voters in Detroit, Philly, Milwaukee and Atlanta were crucial to Joe Biden's victory. Those are also the places where Trump's campaign has targeted its legal efforts.

6 years ago

Cover image of Radha Blank. Illustrated by Makeba Rainey based on a photo by Caydie McCumber
Arts & Entertainment

BlackStar Festival launches new magazine celebrating Black, Indigenous filmmakers of color

The influential indie film festival in Philadelphia saw a need for critical writing about Black, brown, and Indigenous visual culture.

6 years ago

Philadelphia’s Olney and Logan neighborhoods had more votes for President Trump than in 2016. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Trump’s gains in North Philly show Latino voters are not a ‘gimme’ for Democrats

Voting data show Trump’s message resonated more broadly than is often recognized, particularly in a city where Democrats hold an overwhelming advantage.

6 years ago

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MLK speaking outdoors in Philadelphia
Community

It’s been 70 years since a lecture in Philadelphia inspired Dr. King’s civil rights journey

There will be no formal recognition of this monumental event, neither nationally nor in Philadelphia, where the event occurred. Here’s why.

6 years ago

A rendering of the Mamie Nichols Townhomes
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

33 affordable rental homes named for Point Breeze hero Mamie Nichols break ground

Built on formerly vacant city lots, the housing will be earmarked for families earning less than $50,000 and veterans.

6 years ago

Voters practice social distance while lining up at polling place in Northern Liberties in Philadelphia on Election Day. (Miguel Martinez for WHYY)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Spanish speakers in Pa. faced confused poll workers, lack of interpreters on Election Day

Latino advocacy groups across Pennsylvania said there were only a handful of incidents in which Spanish-speaking voters had trouble with language assistance.

6 years ago

Diana Cortes
Courts & Law

Philadelphia appoints first-ever Latina city solicitor

Cortes will succeed Marcel Pratt in overseeing the city's 330-employee law department. She currently chairs its litigation group.

6 years ago

Hate crimes rose to their highest numbers in a decade, with a record-breaking 51 fatal attacks, according to the FBI's annual hate crimes report for 2019, released Monday. (ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

FBI report: Bias-motivated killings at record high amid nationwide rise in hate crime

Hate crimes rose to their highest numbers in a decade, with a record-breaking 51 fatal attacks, according to an FBI count released Monday.

6 years ago

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