Race & Ethnicity
How my time at an elite Philly private school inspired my film about isolation
Filmmaker André Robert Lee, the brainchild behind “The Prep School Negro,” writes about isolation, racism and identity.
6 years ago
A changing story by police on a rural Pa. shooting helped fuel white vigilantes and misinformation
Footage from the night of a shooting in Bedford Co. does not support state police accounts that a confrontation preceded shots being fired at a group of civil rights marchers.
6 years ago
Biden’s Delaware State comments taken out of context, DSU official says
A Washington paper made it sound like Biden was lying about his connection to the HBCU by taking his words out of context.
6 years ago
Regional Rail is on life support. Essential workers can bring it back.
Ridership on Regional Rail is down 90%. SEPTA must change the system so it can serve essential workers — and draw people back to empty trains.
6 years ago
Texas sheriff charged with destroying evidence in officer-related death
A grand jury indicted Robert Chody on charges of destroying or concealing video in an investigation into the death of Javier Ambler, a Black man who died in police custody.
6 years ago
At UN, nations urge overdue reckoning with colonial crimes
The message was: 'For those who think the word “colonialism” evokes a long-ago, no-longer-relevant era, think again.'
6 years ago
Black folk artist Elijah Pierce is Barnes Foundation’s first new show during pandemic
A show of over 100 works takes a fresh look at the mid-century Black folk artist.
6 years ago
In Breonna Taylor’s name: Devastation and a search for hope
For months, Breonna Taylor’s name has been a rallying cry for activists who hoped Black women and their deaths at the hands of police would finally receive the same attention.
6 years ago
Pa. lawmakers introduce bill banning hair discrimination
“It’s so important that we address the right and the dignity behind our natural appearance, and being able to show up as we naturally are,” Lee said.
6 years ago
University groups protest in W. Philly seeking justice for Breonna Taylor
Drexel Community for Justice and Penn Community for Justice called Friday’s march after Kentucky’s attorney general decided not to charge anyone for Taylor’s killing.
6 years ago
Should legalizing pot come with reparations? Advocates say yes — and so does PA’s governor
Expect lots of discussion at the inaugural CannAtlantic Cannabis Conference on Saturday.
6 years ago
The BLM movement found support in red, rural Pa. What will it mean for voting?
Protests happened across rural Pa., including Franklin County — elevating political fault lines and fractured alliances that have been lying beneath the surface.
6 years ago
Listen 5:06Children bullied for race and gender now have broader leeway to sue in Pa.
In a case stemming from a brutal rape at a Philly school, the Pa. Supreme Court said minors deserve more time to bring discrimination lawsuits.
6 years ago
‘My heart is heavy’: Philly reacts to lack of charges in Breonna Taylor’s killing
Hundreds of demonstrators chanted Breonna Taylor’s name and marched in cities across the U.S. to express anger and sadness following the grand jury decision.
6 years ago
A tournament venue on North Broad, a giant gaming center in Bucks and a build-your-own PC program all have goals to diversify the pipeline.
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