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Not just Starbucks: Shopping while black
Being a black, Muslim woman who wears a hijab, this isn’t the first time Nekia Pressley has faced discrimination
7 years ago
Listen 1:18City Council tweaks bill requiring developers to provide more parking in Philly neighborhoods
The new version of the bill calls for smaller increases in parking requirements that are more likely to be signed into law than those in the measure’s predecessors.
7 years ago
Scientists measure what goes through a pilot’s brain in real time while flying
The scientists say It could be useful for deciding who should or should not be flying.
7 years ago
Listen 2:07Say anything: Inside a writing assignment gone right in North Philadelphia
A second-year English teacher in the Olney section of North Philadelphia gave up control and gave her students the space to open up. To their own surprise, they did.
7 years ago
Listen 3:08Residents wait wearily as Water Dept. takes months to replace sewers and mains
According to Philadelphia Water Dept. spokesman Joe DiGiulio, the average water-main replacement takes about a month, and replacing a sewer takes about three to four months.
7 years ago
Listen 2:28Pray for us? Americans see nation lacking in morality
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
7 years ago
Listen 5:37The unleashed power of a personal story: ‘Fun Home’ at Arden Theatre Company
A daughter discovers her gay self, and then discovers her father's.
7 years ago
Listen 3:453 Democrats gunning to unseat N.J. Congressman Leonard Lance
A look at the three Democrats in the primary for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District seat.
7 years ago
Listen 4:56Pa. dairy farmers struggling to find greener pastures in tough milk market
Along stretches of farmland on South Lincoln Avenue in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, you will notice yard signs with bright orange letters that read, “SAVE OUR LOCAL DAIRY FARMS.”
7 years ago
Listen 4:56Federal court upholds Boyertown school bathroom policy; appeal likely
A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has upheld the policy of a Berks County school allowing transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice.
7 years ago
Listen 2:55To better counsel patients, doctors try handling firearms themselves
Emergency medicine doctor Emmy Betz wanted to get more comfortable with guns. Pistol instructor and family physician Michael Victoroff had a proposal for her.
7 years ago
Listen 12:55After years of domestic violence, a gun changed everything
Renee Norris Jones was in an abusive relationship for seven years.
7 years ago
Listen 7:48That time a Second Amendment advocate agreed to sell a ‘smart gun’
Gun-shop owner Andy Raymond thought personalized firearms might get new people interested in guns. Instead, he attracted anger and was cast as an anti-gun gun dealer.
7 years ago
Listen 4:50Camden County Jail inmates get jump-start on re-entry help
Thirty-four Camden County Jail inmates have been tapped to participate in the Co-Occurring Reentry Program for those with mental health and substance use problems.
7 years ago
Listen 3:53Pa. Statehouse likely getting first openly gay lawmaker of color
The Pennsylvania Legislature is poised to soon make history as it welcomes its first openly gay lawmaker ...
7 years ago
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