“Pepperpot, smoking hot!” That is what Black women reportedly sang in the streets of 18th-century Philadelphia, ladling out cups of pepperpot soup from a bucket to customers on the cobblestones and in taverns. Composer Kendrah Butler-Waters imagined those... See more
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! “Pepperpot, smoking hot!” That is what Black women reportedly sang in the streets of 18th-century Philadelphia, ladling out cups of pepperpo... See more
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Terry Gross marked the 50th anniversary of her longtime WHYY radio show “ Fresh Air ” by putting herself in the hot seat. During a fundraisi... See more
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The Daughters of the American Revolution has installed a permanent plaque in Yellow Springs in Chester County, Pennsylvania, to commemorate ... See more
The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts is restoring state arts funding to smaller organizations. Last year, the council renamed itself Pennsylvania Creative Industries and reorganized its funding criteria, making organizations with budgets under $100,000 in... See more
