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The Philadelphia Experiment Archive

Afghan refugees are processed inside Hangar 5 at the Ramstein U.S. Air Base in Germany
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Community
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Refugees of color wish they could get the Ukrainian treatment

Columnist Solomon Jones examines the differences in American policies for immigrants and refugees from Black and brown countries and Ukraine.

11 months ago

Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson glances at members of the media during her meeting with Sen Mark Warner, D-Va., on Capitol Hill, Monday, April 4, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Courts & Law

Confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirming the value of Black womanhood

Columnist Solomon Jones sees the Black women who nurtured him in the experience of Judge Jackson’s fight for confirmation.

12 months ago

Will Smith walks off stage at the Oscars after slapping Chris Rock, who made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's hair. March 27, 2022.
The Philadelphia Experiment
Arts & Entertainment

Will Smith and Chris Rock should have both known better

The sight of West Philly’s own Will Smith slapping another Black man on the international stage has deeper implications than a joke about hair.

12 months ago

A SEPTA police officer stands on the platform of the Somerset stop
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community
The Philadelphia Experiment

Blame SEPTA, not riders, for woman’s rape on a train

SEPTA was at fault for creating the conditions that would allow something so heinous to take place, WHYY columnist Solomon Jones writes.

1 year ago

A voter signs in at a polling location, separated by a plastic partition
The Philadelphia Experiment
Politics & Policy

Attempts to suppress Black voters have evolved, but not ceased

The case of Hervis Rogers, a Black Texas resident facing years in prison for illegally voting, is the latest in the war for American democracy.

2 years ago

Bill Cosby is taken away in handcuffs after he was sentenced for felony sexual assault on Sept. 25, 2018, in Norristown, Pa. (Mark Makela/AP Photo)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Courts & Law
The Philadelphia Experiment

Lessons from Cosby case should serve as a cautionary tale for all of us

The court is right, but Cosby’s accusers are understandably angry.

2 years ago

Protesters march outside Penn Museum, with one sign prominent that reads,
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community

The MOVE bombing was traumatic. Learning what happened to the bodies is, too.

After the MOVE bombing, the city of Philadelphia held some of the remains for 36 years. Then the answers kept changing, and things got infinitely worse.

2 years ago

The U.S. Capitol is seen behind security fencing after a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021.
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community
The Philadelphia Experiment

After a second deadly Capitol attack, mental health must become a priority in the Black community

Structural racism, stigma, and fear keep too many from receiving the help they need.

2 years ago

Our Town Alley in East Norriton, Pennsylvania (NBC10)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community
The Philadelphia Experiment

Our Town bowling alley is a murder scene, and things will never be the same

My family has spent many evenings at Our Town bowling alley. Now that a murder has taken place there, I wonder if things will ever be the same.

2 years ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists are confronted by Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber
The Philadelphia Experiment
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Experiment

What if the rioters who breached the US Capitol were Black?

Columnist Solomon Jones examines the events in Washington that left four people dead. But what if the rioters who breached the U.S. Capitol were Black?

2 years ago

Philadelphians took to the streets after Biden's win was announced. (Solomon Jones for WHYY)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Tribune

To heal the country’s gaping racial wounds, Biden and Harris will need help from us all

Those who engage in that daunting mission must look like those now dancing in the streets: Black and white, young and old, gay and straight.

2 years ago

A memorial for Breonna Taylor
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community
The Philadelphia Experiment

Several aspects of the Breonna Taylor ruling fail to add up

In a system designed to devalue and disregard the sanctity of Black life, Breonna Taylor’s case proves that the system isn’t broken. It’s working just fine.

2 years ago

Kamala Harris speaking with Solomon Jones during a visit to Philadelphia on Thursday. (Courtesy of Solomon Jones III)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Experiment

What I learned when Kamala Harris came to my block

Columnist Solomon Jones shares his thoughts on what it will take for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to win the 2020 election.

3 years ago

King Hill
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community
The Philadelphia Experiment

And a little child shall lead them: King Hill’s death brings call for change

A chaotic week featuring Trump, John Lewis, coronavirus and federal troops is overshadowed by the murder of a 2-year-old child.

3 years ago

Nasir Bell (on the bullhorn) chants “I will breathe” at a protest march on Juneteenth. Bell, 22, started his organization, I Will Breathe, will other protesters he met during his arrest at a protest in Philadelphia on June 1. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community
The Philadelphia Experiment

This year Juneteenth is more meaningful

Juneteenth is more than a remembrance of the day in 1865 when 2000 Union troops marched into Galveston Texas, and told enslaved blacks they were free.

3 years ago

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