Race & Ethnicity
Father, son charged with murder in Ahmaud Arbery shooting
The charges came more than two months after Ahmaud Arbery was killed on a residential Georgia street. Outrage over the case swelled after video of the shooting was released.
4 years ago
Arrests made in shooting death of black man after outcry
The charges came more than two months after Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was killed on a residential street just outside the port city of Brunswick.
4 years ago
Fatal shooting of an unarmed Black jogger prompts Philly area athletes to run in his honor
On Thursday, dozens of Philly area runners signed up for a virtual run/walk planned across the country for 25-year-old Black Georgia jogger Ahmaud Arbery.
4 years ago
Walter Dallas, 73, an icon of Black theater and mentor to legion
The former director of New Freedom Theatre in Philadelphia was considered a “genius” of American theater.
4 years ago
Listen 2:07Black churches step up to help hard-hit community
As African-Americans die from the virus at disproportionately high rates, some Black churches and doctors are filling in the gaps in testing and health care.
Air Date: May 5, 2020
Listen 13:01We need to start laying recovery groundwork now.
4 years ago
Melonie Johnson to be new president of Borgata casino
Melonie Johnson is believed to be Atlantic City's Borgata casino first African-American woman to serve as a casino president.
4 years ago
Congressman Dwight Evans on COVID testing needs in African American neighborhoods. The pandemic's impact on employment among undocumented workers. And birding while isolating.
Air Date: May 4, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:14How COVID-19 led to a blood shortage, and why that’s troubling
Blood donations by African Americans dropped by 50% since mid-March, when many drives were canceled. That affects sickle cell patients seeking a match.
4 years ago
Listen 1:37Charges of racism flare in proposal to relocate Lab Charter to East Falls
The controversy has erupted on the eve of the Board of Education’s planned vote whether to approve the move.
4 years ago
Black barbershop owners are divided over coronavirus social distancing
"These barbers, they're risking their lives, but they're doing fine," said one barbershop owner. "You going to die from infection or you going to die from starvation?"
4 years ago
ACLU: New stop-and-frisk numbers ‘not what people of Philadelphia deserve’
Nearly a decade after entering into a federal consent decree, civil rights attorneys say Philly cops still conduct too many illegal stops and frisks.
4 years ago
Philly’s annual African American street festival Odunde canceled due to COVID-19
Organizers have set a tentative date of Sunday, June 13, 2021 for next year’s event.
4 years ago
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Black churches aid free testing
Amid a health crisis that’s disproportionately ravaging African-American communities, the Black church is busy, even if its pews are empty.
4 years ago
‘Reality is hitting me in the face’: Asian Americans grapple with racism due to COVID-19
Rumors that the virus originated in China has placed undue stigma on Chinese Americans and other Americans of Asian descent, writes Rob Buscher.
4 years ago