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May 23, 2024 | 9:37 AM

Pro-Palestinian protesters leave after Drexel University decides to have police clear encampment

Protesters gathered their belongings as dozens of officers on bicycles arrived around 5:20 a.m.

By The Associated Press
May 10, 2024 | 9:32 AM

Police dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment at MIT and move to clear Penn and Arizona protests

By Michael Casey/The Associated Press
December 10, 2023 | 8:59 PM

Pro-Palestine supporters march through Harrisburg calling for ceasefire

By Ben Wasserstein/WITF

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January 28, 2023 | 7:35 AM

Mostly peaceful protests held across the U.S. after release of Tyre Nichols footage

Protests in some cities led to the calling of the National Guard, while others affected transit

By Giulia Heyward/NPR
January 24, 2023 | 3:32 PM

Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

Discover the factors that led to the birth of hip hop and how it has evolved since its first hit in 1982.

By Christina Zeiders
January 3, 2023 | 1:59 PM

Riveted: The History of Jeans – An American Experience Encore

American Experience’s Riveted: The History of Jeans reveals the fascinating and surprising story of this iconic American garment.

By Christina Zeiders
July 3, 2022 | 6:45 AM

Protesters pour into downtown Easton to rally for abortion rights after Supreme Court ruling

Protests and vigils across the region last weekend centered around sadness and grief, following the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade.

By Tyler Pratt/WLVR
February 19, 2022 | 9:10 AM

Police arrest more than 100 protesters as they try to break siege at Canadian capital

Police arrested scores of demonstrators and towed away vehicles Friday in Canada’s besieged capital

By The Associated Press
February 9, 2022 | 5:30 AM

Truckers in Ottawa block a key border crossing, as their protest morphs and drags on

An Ottawa City Councillor says the protest has morphed into a more far-reaching and hostile demonstration against the government than was originally planned.

By Joe Hernandez/NPR
November 5, 2021 | 5:19 AM

Immigrant groups frustrated by inaction in D.C. block traffic in front of Sen. Casey’s Philadelphia office

“We are here today because there are 11 million undocumented folks who have been promised a pathway to citizenship, and time and time again, have been let down.”

By Laura Benshoff/WHYY
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