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Pennsylvania tracks child abuse in ways that could be unfair, and long-lasting, study says

Researchers and legal advocates say Pennsylvania’s ChildLine registry should be abolished.
By Gabriela Martínez/WITF

Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi makes apologies and new goals about diversity

The comments came in remarks at the board of trustees meeting

By Emily Reddy/WPSU

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Carlisle’s Truth and Reconciliation Committee is hosting community dialogues to talk about race

“Thinking About Race Thursday” listening sessions will be held every second Thursday of the month both in person or virtually.

By Gabriela Martínez/WITF

Family demands answers after videos show white Chester officer punching Black teen

A white police officer was caught on video repeatedly punching Bahir Green, a Black teenager, while Green was being restrained in Chester on Friday.

By Ximena Conde/WHYY

The White House wants to fight climate change and help people. Cleveland led the way

The White House is calling climate action a form of environmental justice, part of a campaign to address economic and racial inequity.

By NPR

Many charges dismissed, dropped in civil rights march clash in Bedford County last year

A judge dismissed the most serious charge against a man accused of shooting a civil rights activist during a confrontation with a group of marchers on their way to Washington D.C.

By The Associated Press