insert_link Commentary These Organizations Want To Spur a Movement Around Impact Investing In Philadelphia And The U.S. By Hadriana Lowenkron | The PlugFrom Black Lives Matter and police brutality, to COVID-19 and racial disparities in public health, millions of people took to the streets last summer to protest injustice. For many Americans, however, their words and posters do not match their financial investments — a disconnect two organizations are attempting to fight in Philadelphia and throughout the country.With the support of funders, grants, and donations, Cory Donovan, […] todayFebruary 26, 2021
insert_link Commentary Help Wanted This story is part of the SoJo Exchange of COVID-19 stories from the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous reporting about responses to social problems.By Sarah Gustavus | Solutions Journalism NetworkSJN’s Economic Mobility Beat needs open-minded journalists willing to shed biases, tired narratives and musty ideasA few years ago, I was at a gathering in Colorado with journalists and civic leaders interested in exploring solutions. We discussed […] todayFebruary 24, 2021
insert_link Commentary Our Town bowling alley is a murder scene, and things will never be the same By Solomon Jones | WHYY.orgBefore COVID-19 shut down the world, I would often take my family to a bowling alley in East Norriton, Montgomery County. Back then, it was called the Facenda-Whitaker Bowling Lanes. Now it’s called the Our Town Alley Bowling Lanes, and it’s called one thing more — a murder scene.In the days before gunshots shattered the peace on a quiet winter weekend, we’d head to Steppy’s Sports Bar, which was attached […] todayFebruary 23, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Heard On WURD: Solomon Jones Interviews Dr. Ala Stanford By Ngakiya Camara | WURD RadioDr. Ala Stanford, pediatric surgeon and the founder of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, joined Solomon Jones last week on WURD Radio to announce an amazing initiative to vaccinate Philadelphians who’ve been impacted the most by this pandemic. Beginning last Friday at noon, the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium began a 24-hour vaccination clinic lasting until the following Saturday at the Liacouras Center on Broad Street.This first […] todayFebruary 23, 2021
insert_link Coronavirus ‘The people live here’: First Philly-run mass vaccination clinics target underserved neighborhoods By Ximena Conde | WHYY.orgPhiladelphia opened on Tuesday its first city-run mass COVID-19 vaccination site for eligible residents in Phase 1B. The clinic at North Philly’s Martin Luther King Jr. Older Adult Center is one of three opening this week with the aim of making the vaccines easy to access in traditionally underserved neighborhoods.“There’s been this discussion about these large-scale facilities, and that’s all great — drive-throughs, Convention Center — […] todayFebruary 23, 2021
insert_link Press Release A Message From WURD Radio President and CEO, Sara Lomax-Reese Regarding Cody Anderson It is with a very heavy heart that we acknowledge the passing of radio icon Cody Anderson. According to his family he passed peacefully on Saturday evening. Cody was instrumental in breathing life into WURD and shepherding it over our almost 20 years, first as General Manager and most recently as a beloved host, mentor and friend. Like his biological family, the WURD family will miss him deeply. But we […] todayFebruary 21, 2021
insert_link Commentary Dear journalism students: Feeling dispirited? Try covering more than just problems This story is part of the SoJo Exchange of COVID-19 stories from the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous reporting about responses to social problems.By Sara Catania | Solutions Journalism NetworkGoing into her senior year as a journalism major at FAMU, Nallah Brown was having serious doubts about her chosen career path.She wanted to make a difference with her reporting, but she knew for certain that she […] todayFebruary 20, 2021
insert_link Education Philly schools delay reopening amid stalled dispute with teachers union By Avi Wolfman-Arent | WHYY.orgThe School District of Philadelphia is delaying its plan to return some students to classrooms due to ongoing mediation with the teachers union — postponing from Feb. 22 to March 1.The decision comes amid a dispute with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, which opposes returning members to buildings until all are fully inoculated against COVID-19.The district and the union had agreed to a plan to return to schools […] todayFebruary 19, 2021
insert_link Coronavirus Philly should use the schools reopening debate to fix longer-term problems | Opinion By Tajma Cameron | Inquirer.comAs author Adrienne Maree Brown wrote, “Things are not getting worse, they are getting uncovered. We must hold each other tight and continue to pull back the veil.” For communities of color, COVID-19 has compounded the inequities prevalent in K-12 schools as virtual instruction has replaced face-to-face instruction for the foreseeable future. School closures and the transition to remote learning have resulted in millions of students […] todayFebruary 16, 2021
insert_link News Ice storm threat for Philly region as more severe weather looms By NBC 10 Staff | WHYY.orgIce storm warnings have been issued for northern and western counties as the Philadelphia region and Lehigh Valley brace for a potential ice storm.A mix of sleet and freezing rain is moving into our area Monday afternoon, with dangerous amounts of freezing rain expected Monday evening into Tuesday morning north and west of Philadelphia.NBC10 has issued a First Alert for the weather, which could make […] todayFebruary 15, 2021
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