Philly’s primary progressive win, screen time in school, and a historic church lost to a fire | The Week in Philly
About this episode
The episode discusses the recent primary election results in Philadelphia, focusing on Chris Rabb's victory, educational screen time debates, and a historic church fire.
In Tuesday’s primary election, all eyes were on District 3’s congressional race, where progressive candidate Chris Rabb won over candidates backed by major Philadelphia Democrats. We hear about that and the broader election results in the Commonwealth, plus a battle in Lower Merion over laptop use in classrooms, and a fire that burned down a Delaware church with ties to the Underground Railroad and the Civil Rights Movement. 00:00 Intro 02:00 Chris Rabb’s win demonstrates that Philly voters want change 07:30 Shapiro-backed Democrats win primaries in PA swing districts 14:56 Mother African Union Church destroyed by fire 19:55 Lower Merion parents protest “excessive” screen use in class 25:42 Shootings are at all-time low in Philadelphia 30:28 What’s doing on down the shore this summer Listen to The Week in Philly every Saturday at 5am and 3pm, and Sunday at 3pm and 9pm.
Topics covered
- Philadelphia elections
- progressive politics
- screen time in education
- historic church fire
- community protests
- crime rates
Keywords
- Chris Rabb
- Philadelphia
- primary election
- screen time
- Lower Merion
- Mother African Union Church
- fire
- protest
- Democrats
- crime rates
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Democrats
Books & works: Mother African Union Church
Places: Philadelphia, Lower Merion, Delaware, Commonwealth
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