Race & Ethnicity
The 25th Amendment; Cole Brown and finding Blackness in a white world
Author Cole Brown joins to discuss Blackness and his experience being tokenized in his wealthy, predominantly white upbringing.
Air Date: October 13, 2020
Listen 49:45Black-owned Philly bookstore creates civic intervention as Afrofuturist theater
In the face of a racist attack, the Black-owned bookstore turned to Afrofuturism to spark a public intervention.
6 years ago
Listen 1:41‘The first time it was to my face’: Gisele Fetterman talks about racist attack at Aldi
6 years ago
We asked Americans how they feel about the US flag. It got interesting.
There is a lot of love for the Stars and Stripes, but some people say the flag's meaning has changed in ways that make them uncomfortable.
6 years ago
East Passyunk to redesign neighborhood logo, replacing stereotype of Indigenous person
The offensive image lacks historical accuracy.
6 years ago
Ahead of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, activists in Philly suburbs call for more than marching
After a summer of protests, a group of racial justice activists in Montgomery County is pushing for changes to school curricula, among other demands.
6 years ago
Princeton names dorm for Black alum Hobson, replacing Wilson
Hobson is the co-CEO of Ariel Investments and gave an undisclosed seed donation to fund the reconstruction of the dorm, along with the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.
6 years ago
Former Philly police officer charged with murder for fatally shooting unarmed Black man
Former police Officer Eric Ruch, Jr. is being held without bail after turning himself in Friday morning. He was fired in 2018.
6 years ago
We discuss hair discrimination and the CROWN Act, which passed recently in the U.S. House and would ban discrimination based on hairstyles.
Air Date: October 9, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:3151 arrested in Minneapolis protests following Derek Chauvin’s release
Protesters gathered outside of the Minneapolis 5th Police Precinct in Minneapolis on Wednesday following the release of former police officer Derek Chauvin.
6 years ago
Ex-cop charged in Floyd’s death freed on $1 million bond
According to court documents, Derek Chauvin posted $1 million bond.
6 years ago
Enrolling in COVID-19 vaccine trial as a Black doctor
"My dad would frequently say to me, follow the data, follow the science." N.J. doctor Chris Pernell on why she enrolled in a COVID-19 vaccine trial.
Air Date: October 5, 2020
Listen 18:19Cities declare racism a health crisis, but some doubt impact
“We know our pain is questioned and our pain is not real to them,” said Christy DeGallerie, who later started a group for Black COVID-19 survivors.
6 years ago
Twitter announces changes to image cropping amid bias concern
Twitter is making changes to how preview photos are cropped after users raised concerns that the site's algorithm was showing preferences for white faces over Black ones.
6 years ago
‘When Women Lost the Vote’: Philly museum tells the forgotten stories of Revolutionary N.J.
The Museum of the American Revolution’s new exhibit, “When Women Lost the Vote,” explores when women and free people of color were legally entitled to vote in New Jersey.
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