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Social Justice

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Arts & Entertainment

Paper flowers bring messages of freedom from Berks Detention Center

A Monument Lab project brings to City Hall 1600 paper flowers made by detained immigrants and their supporters.

8 years ago

Teams presented their ideas to use technology to help formerly incarcerated people return to their communities at a 'hackathon' in Philadelphia organized by The Reentry Project. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Courts & Law

At Philly reentry ‘hackathon,’ using tech to drive down recidivism

About 35 volunteers spent their Saturday working together to harness the power of technology to help people coming out of prison rebuild their lives.

8 years ago

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Politics & Policy

NAACP names new leader for more active future

The NAACP has decided to hire its interim leader, Derrick Johnson, as its 19th president and CEO.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Courts & Law

James Forman Jr.’s “Locking Up Our Own”

Guest: James Forman, Jr. The American criminal justice system disproportionately affects people of color, and t ...

Air Date: October 20, 2017

Listen 48:59
Candidates for Philadelphia district attorney, Republican Beth Grossman (right) and Democrat Larry Krasner, debate at La Salle University. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Philly DA candidates debate civil forfeiture program at LaSalle

Weeks away from the general election, Democrat Larry Krasner and Republican Beth Grossman debated at LaSalle University.

8 years ago

Spiral Q apprentice Laura Beery paints houses for Peoplehood parade participants to wear on Saturday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Spiral Q's Philly Peoplehood puppet parade celebrates those living, working at the forefront of social justice

“The puppet is mighty,” said Spiral Q puppet theater's Jennifer Turnbull, as staff and volunteers prepared for Saturday's 18th Annual Peoplehood Parade through West Philly.

8 years ago

A woman in a black tshirt that reads
Lifestyle

‘My initial reaction was panic’: #MeToo campaign creator on continuing the sexual assault conversation

Activist Tarana Burke, who lived in Philadelphia until recently, created the "Me Too" movement more than 10 years ago. Here's her conversation with WHYY's Annette John-Hall.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Weinstein and how to treat sex offenders

Guests: Margaret Sullivan, Vicki Magley, Brandi Stewart The Harvey Weinstein scandal is continuing to unfold, and ...

Air Date: October 13, 2017

Listen 49:00
Members of the San Francisco 49ers kneel during the national anthem as others stand prior to an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz.
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

Americans must decide who we stand with and what we kneel for

Does standing up for racial justice, economic equity, compassion, or truth demand, at crucial moments, that we plant one shoe on the earth and lower the other knee?

8 years ago

A sign on Albright College's campus
Community

Backup quarterback cut by Albright College for kneeling during anthem

A backup quarterback for Division III Albright College in Pennsylvania has been cut for kneeling during the national anthem.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Birth control / soap ad controversy / Weinstein

Guests: Gretchen Borchelt, Yaba Blay, Kim Masters We begin today’s show discussing the Trump administration’s ...

Air Date: October 10, 2017

Listen 48:59
Aaron Miller of the Seneca Nation performs a smoke dance with members of the Longhouse Singers and Dancers at the Museum of the American Revolution.
Arts & Entertainment

Indigenous people recount ancestors’ role in Revolutionary War

The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia marks Indigenous People's Day with a new film about the involvement of Native Americans in the Revolutionary War.

8 years ago

Listen 0:00
Radio Times
Education

Sexual Assault on College Campuses

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos rescinded the Obama-era guidelines for how colleges investigate sexual misconduct complaints, saying she ...

Air Date: October 9, 2017

Listen 48:59
A woman passes crosses set up to honor those killed during the mass shooting in Las Vegas.
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

The Second Amendment shouldn’t be king

As Monday mornings often go, I woke up after one too many "snoozes" of my alarm clock. Still half-asleep, I opened Facebook. Two words were everywhere: Las Vegas.

8 years ago

Sen. Joe Pennacchio stands in a suit at a mic
Courts & Law

N.J. lawmaker aims to prevent, rectify wrongful convictions

State Sen. Joe Pennacchio, a Republican from Morris County, said 27 people in New Jersey have been exonerated since 1989 after an average of 10 years behind bars.

8 years ago

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