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Politics & Policy

Stacey Abrams: her politics and her life

Stacey Abrams talks about her book, "Lead from the Outside" and about current politics, voting rights, and her personal story.

Air Date: April 5, 2019 10:00 am

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Albert Woodfox served more than 40 years in solitary confinement in Angola Prison in Louisiana. (photo credit, Peter Puna)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Ending solitary confinement

We talk about solitary confinement in American prisons with Albert Woodfox, who served more then 40 years in isolation in Angola Prison, and Amy Fettig, of the ACLU.

Air Date: March 27, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:45
In this file photo, Pat Albright speaks at the state Capitol in defense of the General Assistance program, flanked by sign language translators. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

The Poor People’s Campaign is back in Harrisburg with a long list of demands

The Poor People's Campaign, a loose coalition of political process reformers, social safety net supporters, racial justice advocates and many others made a stop in Harrisburg.

6 years ago

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Community

Facebook to overhaul ad targeting to prevent discrimination

Facebook will overhaul its ad-targeting systems to prevent discrimination in housing, credit and employment ads as part of a legal settlement.

6 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Asian Arts Initiative showcases art striving to cast out caste system

The Asian Arts Initiative in Philadelphia is exhibiting work by a group of Dalit, once known as “untouchables,” to protest that social hierarchy.

6 years ago

Professor David W. Brown finds inspiration from his Temple University students who are working to promote diversity in the field of public relations. (WHYY file photo)
Community

Making diversity happen from the classroom to the corner suite

I had believed the hype that students of this millennial generation were “over” the diversity thing … that they believed we were living in a post-racial society.

6 years ago

Arts & Entertainment

Penn student among winners at 91st Academy Awards

University of Pennsylvania sophomore Claire Sliney won an Academy Award Sunday evening.

6 years ago

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7), shown here in 2016, has reached an agreement with the NFL over his allegations of collusion by teams. (Lynne Sladky/AP)
NPR
Money

Colin Kaepernick reaches deal with the NFL to settle collusion allegations

The league has also reached a deal with Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid over similar collusion allegations.

6 years ago

This Jan. 31, 2014, file photo, shows a Taco Bell facade behind a KFC drive-thru sign (Elise Amendola/AP Photo, File)
Courts & Law

Jury finds two Delaware KFC locations discriminated against breastfeeding supervisor

A KFC near Dover, Delaware forced a supervisor to pump breast milk in an office where employees often barged in on her.

6 years ago

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This image shows Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s page in his 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook. The page shows a picture, at right, of a person in blackface and another wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood next to different pictures of the governor. It's unclear who the people in the picture are, but the rest of the page is filled with pictures of Northam and lists his undergraduate alma mater and other information about him. (Eastern Virginia Medical School via AP)
Community

The backlash to Virginia’s blackface scandal provides insight into Americans views on racism

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam admitted that he wore blackface, and the subsequent backlash has provided insight into Americans views and knowledge of our racist past.

6 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Feminista Jones’ new book ‘Reclaiming Our Space’ examines how hashtags build community for black women

WHYY reporter Trenae Nuri talked with Feminista Jones about her new book, "Reclaiming Our Space."

6 years ago

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Andrea Martinez (left) and Janelle Rosado are food stamp recipients. They live in Reading, Pa., where 44 percent of households receive SNAP benefits.  (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Food stamp crisis looming in Pa. because of government shutdown

The partial federal government shutdown is threatening food stamp benefits beyond February. Pennsylvania officials see a crisis coming in the next few weeks.

6 years ago

Dozens of clergy members, immigration activists and others participate in a protest against the imprisonment and potential deportation of an immigration activist. Religious liberals are becoming increasingly outspoken in their opposition to many Trump Administration policies.
NPR
Community

Provoked by Trump, the religious left is finding its voice

Religious conservatives have rarely faced much competition in the political realm from faith-based groups on the left. Donald Trump may finally be changing that.

6 years ago

Students from a Kentucky Catholic High School appeared to harass and mock a Native American demonstrator during a rally in Washington D.C. (NBC10)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community

Learning to take responsibility for your actions

Some say a new video depicting a confrontation between a Native American elder and schoolboys wearing "MAGA" hats excuses the boys' disrespectful behavior.

6 years ago

Participants at the MLK Day of Service at Girard College create banners.
Community

For Girard College’s MLK Day of Service, a focus on solutions to gun violence

The 24th annual Martin Luther King Day of Service at Girard College brought 4 to 5,000 volunteers to the historic school in North Philadelphia.

6 years ago

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