Race & Ethnicity
Atlanta police chief resigns, officer fired after police fatally shoot Rayshard Brooks
The move announced by police early Sunday comes on the heels of the resignation of Atlanta's police chief following Brooks' killing.
4 years ago
How to start, or widen, the conversation about race with your kids
These talks are an everyday fact of life in some homes, but are new to others. Here is some advice on how to approach them, starting with young children.
4 years ago
Listen 2:53Will this be the moment of reckoning on race that lasts?
Statues and flags may not do physical harm to anyone. But they meant something to the people who put them up, and they have meaning for people who see them today.
4 years ago
Police brutality, funding protests fan across region for 3rd consecutive Saturday
The MOVE organization, Black Lives Matter, and Philadelphia Socialist Alternative are sponsoring major events in the city.
4 years ago
South Philly families march for police-free public schools in kid-friendly Passyunk protest
The Black Lives Matter protest organized by Passyunk Square neighbors and the Philadelphia Student Union was a first for many parents in attendance.
4 years ago
Nike, NFL and others to start giving workers Juneteenth off
This is the latest example of how American employers are responding to protests that have placed additional attention on racial injustice in the U.S.
4 years ago
Starbucks creates own Black Lives Matter shirt for employees
The T-shirt depicts protest signs with phrases including “Black Lives Matter,” “Speak Up” and “Time for Change.”
4 years ago
Oscars to set best picture noms at 10, inclusion standards
The Oscars are implementing some big changes, including a set number of best picture nominees and to-be-determined representation and inclusion standards for eligibility.
4 years ago
My 8-year-old son knows racism is wrong. He deserves a world without it.
Black children are waiting for Americans to decide that their lives matter, too, writes Aminita Sy, a West Philadelphia parent.
4 years ago
Will a wave of protests bring change in suburban Philly too?
In this region, and throughout Pennsylvania, the unprecedented demonstrations have some seeing signs of a political sea change.
4 years ago
Listen 2:00Protesters demand action and Delaware politicians jump to enact policing reforms
Demonstrators in Wilmington and across the state have made their demands clear. A slate of bills in the General Assembly aims to meet them and more.
4 years ago
Listen 1:57Headline-making missteps put focus on newsroom diversity
A week of reckoning among the media has put a spotlight on the diversity of U.S. newsrooms, and the pace of efforts to make them more reflective of the communities they cover.
4 years ago
Black clergy convene to discuss the toll of COVID-19 and a way forward
The online convening sought to look at the many effects and possible solutions to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color.
4 years ago
Physicists are off the job as they ‘Strike for Black Lives’
Black astronomers, cosmologists and physicists organized the worldwide strike as a day to stop doing science and start addressing racism within academia.
4 years ago
N.J. corrections officer who mocked George Floyd’s death suspended
The corrections officer was counter-protesting a march in Franklin Township when video of the incident was filmed.
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