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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Social Justice

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

A large group gathers to watch a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Politics & Policy

On King’s holiday, daughter calls for bold action over words

The Rev. Bernice King said leaders — especially politicians — too often cheapen her father’s legacy into a “comfortable and convenient King” offering easy platitudes.

3 years ago

Councilmember Kendra Brooks
PlanPhilly
Community

‘No work is insignificant’: When community service is what you’re called to do, you do it every day

Philly City Councilmember Kendra Brooks reflects on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and encourages people to show up for their community, in whatever way they can.

3 years ago

Three people hold up bags and pose for a photo.
Community

How to get involved in MLK Day events in the Philadelphia suburbs

Service, event, and volunteer opportunities are available in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties for MLK Day 2023.

3 years ago

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