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Social Justice

A close-up of Gov. Josh Shapiro speaking. The U.S. flag is visible behind him.
Politics & Policy

Pa. Gov. Shapiro joins other Democratic governors to form alliance on abortion rights

Democratic governors in 20 states are launching a network intended to strengthen abortion access.

3 years ago

The South Philadelphia Community Health and Literacy Center
Health
Billy Penn

Philly’s ‘AIDS’ office goes away: How a new acronym helps fight racism in medicine

The Division of HIV Health is working to reduce stigma and increase equity — and its name is part of the key.

3 years ago

Police walk outside the Tops grocery store following a mass shooting
Courts & Law

White racist gets life sentence for Buffalo market massacre

Gendron pleaded guilty in November to charges including murder and domestic terrorism motivated by hate. The terrorism charge carries an automatic life sentence.

3 years ago

Voters mark their ballots for the midterm election Nov. 8, 2022, at Lawrenceville Road United Methodist  (Church in Tucker, Ga.
Ben Gray/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

More than half of Republicans support Christian nationalism, according to a new survey

Researchers found that more than half of Republicans believe the country should be a strictly Christian nation.

3 years ago

St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls in Philadelphia (Google maps)
Education

Racist video spurs protest at Philly Catholic high school

The racist video showing teenage white girls in blackface was circulated on social media this week.

3 years ago

Parents, students, and teachers rally ahead of the Central Bucks School District’s vote to remove books perceived to have sexualized content from their libraries outside the district’s headquarters
Education

The Central Bucks School District is buying books to consider banning them from libraries

As part of its book review process, the district is buying books so committees can read them and make recommendations.

3 years ago

A group of fans in Chiefs gear do the
NPR
Community

As Kansas City Chiefs head to the Super Bowl, their violent traditions alienate even some local fans

Some Kansas City Chiefs fans feel outright alienated every time they see that arrowhead-shaped logo or the so-called “tomahawk chop.”

3 years ago

A choir sings, dressed in black.
Community

Impassioned calls for police reform at Tyre Nichols’ funeral

The family of Tyre Nichols plans to lay him to rest Wednesday, three weeks after he died following a brutal beating by Memphis police.

3 years ago

Vice President Harris (center) marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 6, 2022, in Selma, Ala., to commemorate the 57th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. (Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Community

It’s Black History Month. Here are 3 things to know about the annual celebration

Here are three things to know about Black History Month.

3 years ago

A memorial is displayed for Tyre Nichols at the Embrace statue in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 28, 2023.
NPR
Courts & Law

Police statements tell the first version of an incident. Then video footage comes out

In the days since Tennessee officials released video footage of Memphis police officers brutally beating Tyre Nichols, law enforcement has faced a new wave of criticism.

3 years ago

Tyrique Glasgow, Founder of the Young Chances Foundation, lead a meeting to talk about alternatives to Stop and Frisk policing policy at a public meeting in a South Philadelphia Church on January 25, 2023. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

South Philly group discusses renaming ‘stop and frisk,’ adding community-oriented policing

In one South Philly neighborhood, community leaders and law enforcement are discussing creating a procedure that supports officers stopping young people and sharing resources.

3 years ago

The Octavius V. Catto Memorial outside Philadelphia City Hall. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Philadelphia is open to exploring a reparations task force, city says, after advocates push for action

The idea of a formal commission is backed by activists, Council members, and at least one mayoral candidate.

3 years ago

FILE - The State Department seal is seen on the briefing room lectern at the State Department in Washington, Jan. 31, 2022. Everyday Americans will be able to help refugees adjust to life in the U.S. in a program being launched by the State Department. The goal is to give private citizens a role in resettling the thousands of refugees who come to America every year. The State Department is calling the new program the Welcome Corps.(Mandel Ngan, Pool via AP, File)
Politics & Policy

New program lets private citizens sponsor refugees in U.S.

The State Department program is called the Welcome Corps. The agency aims to line up 10,000 Americans who can help 5,000 refugees during the first year of the program.

3 years ago

Lucy Duncan, a member of Philadelphia's Commission for Interfaith Affairs and a fellow with the Truth Telling Project, leads a discussion on reparations at Congregation Rodeph Shalom. (Jordan Levy/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

Philly faith leaders hope weeklong seminar awakens a ‘citywide culture of reparations’

One of the goals is to address poverty “in a way that acknowledges the root,” an organizer said.

3 years ago

Shelley Henderson (left) and her daughter, Jaylynn Chalmers, 13, work together to clean up Tacony Creek Park
Community

Volunteers tackle short-dumping along Tacony Creek

Hundreds of tires, a deflated soccer ball, and a bag of bones are just some of the items cleaned up as part of the King Day of Service in North Philadelphia.

3 years ago

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