Race & Ethnicity
South Jersey business coalition stands firm on DEI, despite federal pushback
The business coalition continues to provide DEI programming for its members and said they have no intention of wavering from it.
2 days ago
Funding delays push back opening of bilingual ASPIRA charter school in Georgetown to 2027
Funding setbacks and the federal shutdown have delayed the opening of ASPIRA’s new bilingual charter school in Georgetown until 2027.
7 days ago
Listen 1:09The remains and stories of Native American students are being reclaimed from a Pennsylvania cemetery
The latest round of exhumations of Native American students from a cemetery at the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School resulted in the remains of 17 being repatriated.
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Making its Philadelphia debut, the exhibit will display various aspects of Carter’s 40-year career as a designer.
2 weeks ago
Listen 0:46Black suffragist Frances Watkins Harper rises in new Germantown mural
With help from Penn State’s Center for Black Digital Research, the mural draws attention to the activism of 19th-century Black women.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:14Delaware Art Museum celebrates life and heritage during 6th annual Dia de los Muertos
The Delaware Art Museum brought together art, music and tradition to honor ancestors and celebrate Latin American culture for Día de los Muertos.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:19Una multitud reunida en Wilmington conoció el papel que desempeñaron los latinos y los pueblos indígenas en la configuración de la historia de Estados Unidos desde sus inicios
2 weeks ago
Black enrollment is waning at many elite colleges after affirmative action ban, AP analysis finds
At Princeton and some others, the number of new Black students has fallen by nearly half. Some colleges attribute it to natural fluctuations.
3 weeks ago
Philly’s Magic Gardens get otherworldly with a special Día de los Muertos ofrenda and craft workshop
This Saturday, artist Ivonne Pinto-García celebrates Philly’s Mexican community by teaching visitors to create their own paper flowers and painted sugar skulls.
4 weeks ago
The Preserving Black Haddonfield History Project kicks off semiquincentennial celebrations
Georgetown University professor Maurice Jackson hopes to spark discussion at Monday’s event.
4 weeks ago
‘The Untold Story’: How Latino migration and resilience shaped the nation’s past and present
A Wilmington crowd learned about the role Latinos and Indigenous people played in shaping U.S. history since its very beginning.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:49Visit Philly celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by showcasing its ‘Indivisible’ communities
The title is inspired by the Pledge of Allegiance, in which the word “indivisible” remains the same in Spanish and English.
1 month ago
Listen 0:56A new report shows multilingual learners make up nearly 19,000 of Delaware's students, but teacher shortages and outdated systems leave key gaps.
1 month ago
Listen 1:23WHYY hosts screening event and panel discussion honoring the legacy of Justice Thurgood Marshall
Produced by Emmy Award-winner and Oscar nominee Stanley Nelson and Travis Mitchell, the film explores Marshall’s landmark court victories and his historic appointment.
1 month ago
Listen 1:04The Karen Community Association of Philadelphia is dedicated to helping Karen people — a refugee population from Myanmar — with specialized social service needs.
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