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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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Social Justice

Victims of sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual abuse and their supporters protest during a
NPR
Courts & Law

Sexual harassment cases often rejected by courts

The standard for harassment under the law is high, and only an estimated 3 percent to 6 percent of the cases ever make it to trial.

8 years ago

Keir Bradford-Grey is the chief public defender in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Does the Meek Mill case reflect problems with probation in Philly?

Philadelphia's top public defender, Keir Bradford-Grey argues the Philadelphia rapper's case "amplifies the problem."

8 years ago

Listen 10:12

Pretty sure this isn't how things really went down.
(Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
NPR
Lifestyle

How to enjoy Thanksgiving without swallowing the stereotypes

This week on Ask Code Switch, we're discussing how a new generation of parents and educators should talk to their kids about Thanksgiving.

8 years ago

Philadelphia City Council honors civil rights activists at City Hall. (photo courtesy of council member Helen Gym's office)
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Honoring the 50th anniversary of a pivotal student protest in Philadelphia

It's been 50 years since a seminal student protest shaped Philly and the legacy of Frank Rizzo. Participants gathered over the weekend to remember.

8 years ago

Listen 2:46
Politics & Policy

Philly adds sharper teeth to minority contracting rules

The measure now goes to Mayor Jim Kenney for his consideration.

8 years ago

The Pulse
Health

The complicated ‘science’ of individual Communion cups

Individual communion cups were supposed to be about protection from germs. But a look back shows Americans had other reasons to stop sharing a communion cup.

8 years ago

Listen 6:30
Hiram Adams and Deanna Bell from the Reentry Think Tank share their story at The Reentry Blueprint event.
Community

The Reentry Project: Stories and solutions from the formerly incarcerated

The forum focused on those who have served their time and now struggle to find their place in the community.

8 years ago

Larry Krasner speaks with members of the media outside of his polling place
Speak Easy
Courts & Law

I was Krasner’s biggest supporter, and I can’t wait to protest his office

Each one of the 148,522 people who voted for Krasner can and should take a part in helping him fulfill his campaign promises. One way to do that is public pressure.

9 years ago

state police officers
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pa. State Police seeks to shut down grand jury review of its in-house investigation policy

When a Pennsylvania State Police officer is involved in a shooting, the agency investigates the matter internally, but that approach is currently being challenged.

9 years ago

Portraits of the victims of gun violence hang on the walls at the chestnut hill presbyterian church
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Church in Chestnut Hill debuts art and music about gun violence

A weekend arts festival at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill will feature choral music, a new play reading, and painted portraits of shooting victims.

9 years ago

Listen 2:15
Erin Dunphy, 16, has raised almost $2,500 to distribute signs to her neighbors. (Annette John-Hall/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Pa. teen takes action against hate mail

A Montgomery County teen was admittedly curious when she came home from school this month and sorted through the mail. But that curiosity soon turned to outrage.

9 years ago

Listen 4:24
Black Lives Matter activist Asa Khalif (right) takes Philadelphia Councilman Curtis Jones from simulation to real life at City Hall Tuesday.
Community

Black Lives Matter activists crash another City Hall event, slamming ‘poverty simulation’

Councilman Curtis Jones and several of his colleagues were taking part in the exercise demonstrating the many hurdles confronting the city's most needy.

9 years ago

The author is shown posing with several of the people who met him for conversations about Islam over coffee.
Speak Easy
Community

7 common questions from my coffee conversations about Islam

In a series of conversations about Islam that I have been having with people from all across Pennsylvania, seven questions come up most often.

9 years ago

A crowd of people fill the Parkway
Community

20th reunion for Million Woman March begins year of actions

Twenty years later, Phile Chionesu, still looks back on the Million Woman March with a bit of disbelief.

9 years ago

Pennsylvania lawmakers formed a task force dedicated to studying capital punishment in 2011. The report came out June 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pa. capital murder study ties case trajectory to defendant income

A new report on death penalty cases in Pennsylvania shows a strong tie between how a case proceeds through the justice system and who a defendant relies on for legal counsel.

9 years ago

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