Think college isn’t for you. Think you can’t afford it? Consider Community College of Philadelphia which will close down 17th Street between Spring Garden and Callowhill Streets for a big block party with food, music, swag and more to announce the new college brand. I speak to
Dr. Shannon Rooney, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Strategic Communications, Community College of Philadelphia. www.ccp.edu
Media coverage of gun violence can do more harm than good and retraumatize survivors and their family and friends. I speak to Jim MacMillian and Oronde McClain from the Philadephia Center for Gun Violence Reporting about the Philadelphia premiere of a powerful documentary “The Second Trauma” what shows the harmful effects of episodic gun violence and how the media can do better. The event takes place April 17th at 7 pm at the Temple Performing Arts Center.
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PCGVR.orgGuest host Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati speaks to Astronomer and author Deborah Skapik about the upcoming total eclipse of the sun. Her book is "Look UP, Below! an educator's guide to the April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the Sun" available at
tinyurl.com/debseclipsebook Skapik recommends Glasses must be ISO 12312-2 rating. No glasses? Use a kitchen colander to project the image of the Sun onto the ground OR use a "pinhole projector" you can make out of a cereal box or a simple hole punched in a card. Instructions are
online.