
Social Justice
In one Indiana prison, a program allows incarcerated moms to raise their newborns
The U.S. incarcerates women at a higher rate than any other country and a majority of these women are mothers.
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#MuteRKelly co-founder on the moment, her movement and its momentum
Founded last year by Kenyette Barnes and Oronike Odeleye, #MuteRKelly seeks to draw attention to the artist's controversial past and is pressuring companies to cut ties.
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In Spring Garden, trio plan to serve up social justice along with craft beer
Triple Bottom Brewing Company intends to hire workers whose criminal pasts have made it hard to land a job.
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Federal judge upholds DACA, calling White House decision to rescind it ‘capricious’
He said that the decision to rescind DACA must therefore be set aside, but he gave Homeland Security 90 days to "better explain its view" that DACA is illegal.
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Amid licensing limbo, immigration advocates push to shut down Pa. detention center
Immigrants' rights advocates have launched two initiatives, trying to pressure the state government to close down the detention center.
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Not everyone feels welcome camping out in ‘third spaces’ like Starbucks
The way the rules are enforced isn't always consistent which is how unconscious bias and discrimination can creep in.
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Men arrested at Starbucks say they feared for their lives
Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson speak about their controversial arrest at a Center City Starbucks last Thursday.
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Fifty years after King speech, John Lewis honors his mentor at St. Joe’s
Lewis, the longtime civil rights activist, spoke as part of a year-long series commemorating Martin Luther King's 1967 address at St. Joe's.
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Protesters demand firing of Philly Starbucks manager following arrests of two black men
Protesters called on Starbucks to fire the manager, demanded the Philadelphia Police terminate the officers.
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Listen 1:5750 years ago Baltimore burned. The same issues set it aflame in 2015
Lots of comparisons have made between the 1968 riots and those in 2015.
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King’s final speech ‘transformational’ for Philadelphia pastor
Bishop J. Louis Felton thinks about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. every day. That’s been especially true this week.
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Watch live: 50th Anniversary Commemoration Martin Luther King, Jr. at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis
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Resilience, resolve and renewed commitment to MLK’s legacy
"Dr. King's work — our work — isn't done. We must still struggle; we must still sacrifice. We must still educate and organize and mobilize. "
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Remembering King: The 50th Assassination Anniversary of MLK Jr.
Guests: Jason Sokol, Rev. Charles Howard, Karen Asper-Jordan, Kenneth “Freedom Smitty” Salaam Today, ...
Air Date: April 4, 2018
Listen 49:48Despite swirl of conspiracy theories, investigators say the MLK case is closed
Authorities have investigated the death of Martin Luther King Jr. five times since his murder in April 1968.
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