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Social Justice

A man rolls a marijuana joint. (Bigstock/cendeced)
Community

Can you get fired for smoking weed in New Jersey?

Companies in New Jersey are allowed to screen employees for marijuana, but they aren’t allowed to fire people just because they fail a simple drug test.

4 years ago

F5H271 1971 - Womens Liberation march 5th Ave. 8/26/71/ NYC. © Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Live News
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Community

Remembering Marilyn Loden, who gave a name to the glass ceiling

When Marilyn Loden first uttered the phrase "the glass ceiling" in the 1970s, it became an increasingly permanent fixture of the lexicon

4 years ago

Banksy's rats appeared on street signs in Bristol, England, in the 1990s. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

An unauthorized Banksy retrospective opens in Germantown

“BanksyLand” has about 50 original pieces by the secretive and controversial street artist. Banksy has neither endorsed nor condemned the show.

4 years ago

A ground mural depicting a portrait of Breonna Taylor is seen at Chambers Park, Monday, July 6, 2020, in Annapolis, Md. The mural honors Taylor, a 26-year old Black woman who was fatally shot by police in her Louisville, Kentucky, apartment. The artwork was a team effort by the Banneker-Douglass Museum, the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, and Future History Now, a youth organization that focuses on mural projects. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Courts & Law

Former Louisville cop pleads guilty in Breonna Taylor case

A former Louisville police detective who helped write the warrant that led to the deadly police raid at Breonna Taylor's apartment has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy.

4 years ago

Rep. Bennie Thompson, chair of the Jan. 6 Committee, speaks virtually during a hearing on July 21.
(Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

At the Jan. 6 hearings, race isn’t discussed much. Still, it’s a central issue

In the opening moments of the Jan. 6 Committee hearings, Chairman Bennie Thompson drew a line across history, connecting the Lost Cause to the Big Lie.

4 years ago

Rowhouses in North Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Community

Data highlights racial disparities in mortgage lending at TD Bank in Philly region

Between 2018 and 2020, TD bank denied a higher percentage of Black applicants seeking residential mortgage loans than white applicants.

4 years ago

Some of the evidence against Jessica Burgess, 41, was handed over to police by Facebook. Facebook's parent company, Meta, released a statement saying it had received valid warrants from law enforcement in Nebraska and that
NPR
Courts & Law

Nebraska cops used Facebook messages to investigate an alleged illegal abortion

The Nebraska case shows how police may rely on digital communications to investigate abortions in states where they're illegal.

4 years ago

SeaWorld's CEO is scheduled to meet with the families of two 6-year-old Black girls who were seen on a viral video being snubbed by a costumed character at Sesame Place. (6abc)
Community
6abc

SeaWorld CEO to meet with family, Jesse Jackson amid Sesame Place discrimination lawsuit

The Sesame Street-themed park has announced the implementation of diversity and inclusion training for its employees.

4 years ago

Prevention Point on the left, and a homeless shelter on the right, at the intersection of Kensington Ave. and Monmouth Street. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

New GoFundMe supports ex-Prevention Point workers who called out dangerous conditions and harassment

“It became extremely apparent that the survivors were really suffering,” said one of the fundraiser’s organizers.

4 years ago

NBA great Bill Russell reacts at a news conference as he learns the most valuable player award for the NBA basketball championships has been renamed the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, Feb. 14, 2009, in Phoenix. Russell has died at age 88. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Bonus Interview: Remembering Bill Russell

NBA great Bill Russell died Sunday at the age of 88. He is remembered for being a leader on and off the court, fighting for social change. We revisit our 2001 interview.

Air Date: August 6, 2022 8:00 am

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Community groups working against violence in the city of Philadelphia protested stop-and-frisk outside the 26th Police District in Fishtown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

‘Mad or nah?’: As shootings persist, Philly officials weigh stop-and-frisk

As the city continues to deal with a frightful gun violence crisis, some city officials have floated the idea of revisiting stop-and-frisk.

4 years ago

Listen 5:17
Lionel Dotson holds up a bag containing his sisters' remains
Community

‘I can say my goodbyes’: After 37 years, Philadelphia returns remains of MOVE victims to family

The city of Philadelphia released the remains of two children killed in the 1985 MOVE bombing back to their family.

4 years ago

Bill Russell smiles as President Barack Obama is visible putting a medal around his neck.
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

As a racial justice activist, NBA great Bill Russell was a legend off the court

Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell was a civil rights trailblazer, before, during and after his basketball career. In 2011, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

4 years ago

New housing (right) and old in Mantua
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly task force issues recommendations to eliminate home appraising bias

The long-standing problem is rooted in racial discrimination. Homes in primarily Black neighborhoods are undervalued by an average of nearly $26,000.

4 years ago

Pennridge School District (Google maps)
Education

Pennridge proposed policy on student expression goes ‘way further than anything I have ever seen’ ACLU lawyer says

The Pennridge school board is considering a policy that would limit the “nonschool materials” students can share in school and online.

4 years ago

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