Race & Ethnicity
South Philadelphia’s El Carnaval de Puebla cancelled for second straight year
Organizers of the Cinco de Mayo celebration cite the risk of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as well as potential low turnout not making financial sense for sponsors
3 days ago
Tim Merrill on faith, resilience and resistance
Tim Merrill has been a pastor and youth leadership developer in Camden for decades. He dedicated his new novel, "The Song Sparrow," to the young people of Camden.
Air Date: December 19, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 50:00How a reporter began to investigate diabetes risk, and along the way, made a startling discovery about his own health.
2 weeks ago
Listen 13:10Camden and Essex counties have the most children in foster care. New Jersey has the lowest placement rate in the country.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:05Black Girls STEAMing Through Dance offers after-school classes, training for teachers, workshops and seasonal camps throughout Philadelphia.
4 weeks ago
Listen 2:09Campbell’s fires executive who was recorded saying company’s products are for ‘poor people’
Campbell's said Wednesday it listened to a recording of Ballys meeting with Garza and fired Bally on Tuesday.
1 month ago
‘Power to the Pupil’: Black educators gather in Philly to discuss the future of teaching
Studies show Black students learn best with teachers who look like them, yet in Philly — where they’re the majority — only 4% of teachers are Black men.
1 month ago
Listen 1:41Campbell’s defends food after alleged racist, profanity-laced tirade by company executive
A recording of the rant is part of a wrongful termination lawsuit that was filed in Michigan against the company.
1 month ago
Listen 0:59Penn Museum’s new Native North America exhibition collaborates with Indigenous curators
Eight curators from eight Indigenous nations redesigned Penn Museum’s Native North America display.
1 month ago
Listen 1:20Los contratiempos en la financiación y el cierre parcial del gobierno federal han retrasado la apertura de la nueva escuela bilingüe chárter ASPIRA en Georgetown hasta 2027.
2 months ago
Arden’s ‘Mountaintop’ visits MLK Jr. on last night of his life
Akeem Davis plays the civil rights icon as wonderfully imperfect. The show runs through Dec. 14.
2 months ago
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 months 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.
2 months 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.
2 months ago
Making its Philadelphia debut, the exhibit will display various aspects of Carter’s 40-year career as a designer.
2 months ago
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