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Every week listeners hear stories about race and identity that expand their minds, and learn practical ways to make their lives better. It's lifelong learning that ranges from the big picture to tiny details and everything in between.

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Outgoing Philadelphia City Solicitor Sozi Pedro Tulante. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

An immigrant’s tale of becoming Philadelphia’s lawyer

After two years as Philadelphia solicitor, Sozi Tulante has resigned to teach at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

8 years ago

Listen 6:09
Jasmine Ward (front) as Pecola  and Nicolette Lynch in the background, in
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

A robust stage version of ‘The Bluest Eye’ at Arden Theatre

Grade-school characters tell a story about being black and poor in the '40s, adapted from Toni Morrison's novel.

8 years ago

Listen 2:44
A detail from John Singleton Copley’s “Mrs. James Warren (Mercy Otis)
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Museums’ Super Bowl bet nets Philly a portrait of patriot

The Philadelphia Museum of Art made a bet with the Museum of Fine Arts Boston over the Super Bowl. On Friday, the victor reaped its spoils.

8 years ago

Listen 2:22
Friday Arts

Les Dames d’Escoffier Philadelphia

Les Dames d’Escoffier is an international philanthropic society of professional women in the fields of food, sustainable farming, f ...

8 years ago

This teenager is part of a medical study at CHOP to see if drinking a certain amount of water per day can help decrease a certain type of kidney stones. The special water bottle has a
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

CHOP researchers: Why are so many young teens getting kidney stones?

Over two decades, there's been a sharp increase among adolescents with the disease. Historically, the condition affected mostly middle-aged white men.

8 years ago

Listen 5:28
N.J. State Capitol dome in Trenton (AP, file)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

New Jersey thinks now might be the time to raise corporate taxes

New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney has put forward a proposal that would have the state’s highest-earning corporations staring at a tax hike.

8 years ago

Listen 4:39
Community members, activists and students shut down a town hall meeting about the proposed $130 million, 35,000-seat stadium on Temple's North Philadelphia campus Tuesday. (Bastiaan Slabbers/for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Temple officials foresee community support for stadium; neighbors skeptical

Philadelphia Council President Darrell Clarke says he won’t consider supporting the proposed stadium until the university wins over the community.

8 years ago

Listen 2:05
Allentown Mayor Edwin Pawlowski, pictured in this Thursday, July 27, 2017 file photo, announced his resignation days after being found guilty of federal corruption charges. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Allentown mayor resigns office following corruption conviction

Democrat Ed Pawlowski said Thursday he is leaving the office he's held for a dozen years, effective 5 p.m. Friday.

8 years ago

Listen 4:33
A spread of ointments, gauze, sterile water and other items stocked inside Prevention Point Philadelphia’s mobile wound care unit.  (Elana Gordon / WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Healing the wounds from injecting drugs

Injecting drugs can cause serious, life-threatening wounds. As the drug crisis escalates, some clinics are teaching simple techniques to reduce the risk of infection.

8 years ago

Listen 9:51
Rose Marie Beauchemin Verzella uses a template to pick the size of Maureen Matteis-Bilbee’s nipple and areola tattoos. (Alex Stern for WHYY)
The Pulse
Lifestyle

After mastectomy, some women visit tattoo artists

The “illusion of protrusion” makes for a realistic nipple tattoo.

8 years ago

Listen 5:12
Bethune students take a photo right before entering Philadelphia Mills to see
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

North Philly students ‘lost for words’ after seeing themselves in ‘Black Panther’

The school’s principal, Jamina Clay-Dingle set up a GoFundMe page in February online to raise money to help pay for her students to see the film. Her goal was to raise $1,125.

8 years ago

Listen 3:48
Juliana Sarita from Women Organized Against Rape leads a training on workplace sexual harassment at a taqueria in South Philadelphia. (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

A crash course in workplace sexual harassment is putting #MeToo on the menu in Philly

While sexual harassment can occur anywhere, more workers in the restaurant industry file sexual harassment claims than in any other field according to the EEOC.

8 years ago

Listen 4:53
Dancers with BalletX rehearse
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Dances with Angels and Demons of Childhood

In its spring series, Philadelphia's BalletX premieres two dances recalling childhood memories.

8 years ago

Listen 2:02
Heavy wet snow falls in West Philadelphia Wednesday morning. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Winter storm: Take two

What you need to know about the latest winter storm to hit our region.

8 years ago

Listen 2:09
(NFL Films screengrab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_RHOB9xkqo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

NFL Films senior producer ends long career with swan song to Eagles

NFL Films has released its annual movie chronicling the Super Bowl champions: “Philadelphia Eagles: Super Bowl LII Champions.”

8 years ago

Listen 15:40
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