Race & Ethnicity
The Rizzo reign is finally over. Thank Black Philadelphia.
For more than a decade, African Americans called for the removal of the Rizzo statue. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has finally heard them.
4 years ago
Police reforms in Pa. languished after Antwon Rose’s killing. Will now be any different?
On Tuesday, a group of state House Democrats and local Philadelphia lawmakers proposed dozens of reforms regarding police training, discipline, and oversight.
4 years ago
Race, protest and media coverage
We talk about how the media's coverage of the protests, the images and the language that is used, and how it shapes the narrative and influences public opinion and policy.
Air Date: June 3, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:14Protests over George Floyd’s death flare nationwide despite curfews
Mostly peaceful throughout the day, the demonstrators faced police officers, National Guard troops and other forces.
4 years ago
Do Black lives matter to Mayor Jim Kenney?
Police brutality brought protesters into the streets. But the city’s "inadequate" response to COVID-19 contributes to anger, writes Rev. Malcolm Byrd.
4 years ago
‘Why did this just happen?’ Philly’s escalating protests
WHYY reporters chronicle how protests, looting and the police response have escalated in Philly, taking us deep into what they've seen, heard and experienced on the ground.
Air Date: June 2, 2020
Listen 34:56Social media, music world go dark for Black Out Tuesday
Though Black Out Tuesday was originally organized by the music community, the social media world also went dark in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
4 years ago
From jobs to homeownership, protests put spotlight on racial economic divide
"There have been epidemics in the Black community that have existed for generations before COVID. COVID accentuated and exposed those epidemics."
4 years ago
‘He did not pray’: Fallout grows from Trump’s photo-op at St. John’s Church
"He used violent means to ask to be escorted across the park into the courtyard of the church," Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington told NPR.
4 years ago
Greater accountability for police action and recruitment aimed at attracting officers of color are urged by the elected officials.
4 years ago
Listen 2:03What the George Floyd protests say about policing and black life in America
We talk about the protests over police violence against black Americans, the political implications, the public reaction and what comes next.
Air Date: June 2, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:59“What I saw today was every race out there just helping.”
4 years ago
Park police tear gas peaceful protesters to clear way for Trump church photo-op
"I was outraged that he felt that he had the license to do that, and that he would abuse our sacred symbols and our sacred space in that way," Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde said.
4 years ago
Plans to move Philly to ‘yellow’ forge ahead, despite risk of virus spread through gatherings
It will likely take a week or two to see the impact of recent gatherings, the health department says. Memorial Day effects, if any, haven’t appeared yet.
4 years ago
Philly NAACP president talks about George Floyd protests
Rodney Muhammad, president of the Philadelphia chapter of the NAACP, talks about this past weekend of protests in response to the killing of George Floyd.
4 years ago
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