Social Justice
The Pentagon is calling on 6 U.S. airlines to help with the Afghan evacuation effort
The U.S. military is asking for 18 aircraft — three each from American Airlines, Atlas Air, Delta Air Lines and Omni Air; two from Hawaiian Airlines and four from United.
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FBI launches hate-crime awareness campaign in New Jersey
The goal is to get people to report hate crimes — officials say the majority of those crimes go unreported.
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A memoir describes Philadelphia man’s wrongful conviction and fight for justice
In 2016, Wright became the 344th person to be exonerated by DNA in the nation. He’s been fighting for others he says were railroaded by the system.
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Listen 8:19AFL-CIO president, Pa. native Richard Trumka has died, Democrats say
The son and grandson of coal miners, Trumka grew up in the small southeast Pennsylvania town of Nemacolin, where he worked as a coal miner while attending PSU.
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Despite vows to implement new policies, little appears to have been reformed.
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The U.S. men’s fencing team wore pink face masks to protest their own teammate
The American fencing team is not happy to have Alen Hadzic representing the U.S. at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Gun violence and community trauma in the Covid-19 pandemic
Philadelphia has been in a gun violence crisis for a long time, but the number of shootings in the city since the beginning of the pandemic is staggeringly high.
Air Date: July 29, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:15SEPTA riders with disabilities say one street-level elevator isn’t enough to improve accessibility
Two lawmakers from Philly have teamed up to improve accessibility on mass transit. But some riders with disabilities question whether the touted improvements go far enough.
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Official: 1960s civil rights activist Robert Moses has died
Moses worked to dismantle segregation as the Mississippi field director of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee during the civil rights movement.
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Teen girl leaders in a pandemic: Fight for what’s right, then groove to BTS
For girls like 19-year-old Giovanna Basso, a teen activist from Brazil, being a teen and an activist is a balancing act.
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Another racist attack in Mt. Laurel goes viral
For the second time this month, a video of a racist attack happening in Mt. Laurel, N.J. has gone viral.
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Cleveland’s MLB team changes its name to Guardians after years of backlash
The team announced the name change on Twitter on Friday morning, posting a two-minute video narrated by actor Tom Hanks.
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Decrying pandemic ‘profiteering,’ protesters call for a Pa. public health care advocate
Health care should be considered a human right, says Put People First! PA, which organized a Center City march.
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‘First of many’ protests over teardown of Philly’s only rec center for people with disabilities
“I’m praying that they stay open,” said a mother whose son has Down syndrome and visited the Carousel House often.
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Marty Watson had just put gas in her tank when the episode started. Police have not responded to a request for comment.
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