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Nekia Pressley was accused of stealing a hoagie as she carried a package with prescription medication. (Darryl C. Murphy for WHYY)
Community

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 1:18
Newer homes with garages.(Ashley Hahn/PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

City 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

A pilot wears a wireless headband that tracks his brain activity, while flying a plane. Photo courtesy of ISAE-SUPAERO.
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

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 2:07
8th grade student Kristina Kelly and English teacher Monique Traugerat Thomas K. Finletter Academics Plus School in the Olney section of North Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Say 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 3:08
A temporary No Parking sign says street work is scheduled from 1/10/18 to T.B.D. (Jim Saksa/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Residents 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 2:28
Ernestine Cuellar raises her hands in prayer during a rally on Boston Common in 2016. (Elise Amendola/AP Photo)
Community

Pray 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 5:37
Ben Dibble balances Kate Bove, as Mary Tuomanen looks on, in Arden Theatre Company's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

The 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 3:45
New Jersey 7th Congressional District candidates Tom Malinowski, Peter Jacob, and Goutam Jois (WHYY/Dave Davies).
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

3 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 4:56
Alisha Risser owns and runs a dairy farm in Lebanon county. Having been in the business for 17 years, Risser said consistently low milk prices in recent years have been really hard for farmers.
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Pa. 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 4:56
Aidan Destefano (center, checkered shirt) outside of the Philadelphia Federal Courthouse with his legal representation. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Federal 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 2:55
Emergency room doctors from the University of Colorado School of Medicine take part in a new kind of firearm training. (Courtesy of Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine)
The Pulse
Health

To 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 12:55
Domestic Violence survivor Renee Norris Jones at her home in Nicetown. Norris Jones said that despite enduring years of abuse, nothing gave her more fear than when she was confronted with a gun. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

After years of domestic violence, a gun changed everything

Renee Norris Jones was in an abusive relationship for seven years.

7 years ago

Listen 7:48
A display of rifles in a gun shop, with a flag that says
The Pulse
Science

That 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 4:50
William Rivera, 37, has been incarcerated more than 40 times since he was 10. Today, he’s coming home with hope and help from a new program that aims to treat Rivera’s addiction. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Camden 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 3:53
Malcolm Kenyatta, who won the Democratic nod for the 181st district in the Pa. Legislature, cheers during the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in 2016. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. 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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