Race & Ethnicity
We discuss last night's Democratic debate in Las Vegas and how the six candidates fared just days before the Nevada caucuses.
Air Date: February 20, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:13PAFA displays Black art collection of Constance Clayton, former Philadelphia school superintendent
Constance Clayton has been collecting African American art for 30 years. She recently gave much of her collection to PAFA in Philadelphia.
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Meet two Pa. swing voters at the nexus of race and politics
Two brothers found themselves at the center of a racist incident in their rural Pa. town. Their response complicates traditional narratives around race and 2020 politics.
Air Date: February 19, 2020
Listen 16:14Archbishop Nelson Perez now leading Philly Catholics
A new Archbishop returns to Philadelphia and speaks of “hope” for Roman Catholics.
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Getting to know Frances Harper: Pa. activist for civil rights, women’s suffrage
Before sculpture’s June dedication, Philly is invited to get to know the undersung 19th-century advocate for slavery’s abolition and women’s right to vote.
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Listen 1:55Early novel written by free Black woman called out racism among abolitionists
Here's one thing historians know to be true about Harriet Wilson: Some indomitable part of her spirit allowed her to survive a life on the margins of American society.
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Pennsylvania is spending $4 million to ensure hard-to-reach groups are counted in the 2020 census
Pennsylvania is buying ads and preparing to award grants to nonprofit organizations, grassroots groups, to ensure every resident is counted in the 2020 census.
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This one-of-a-kind conference celebrates the real people behind the Underground Railroad
The gathering at Temple is totally free and open to the public.
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Mummers say they’re working weekly to keep blackface out of parade
String Band Division leaders say they will be keeping a watchful eye on everyone next year, to prevent another appearance of blackface.
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10 great Black-owned bars to check out in Philadelphia
Bar hop, but make it Black-owned.
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As Jewish population in Philly region expands, so does definition of who is considered Jewish
Through updated research methods, the new survey found a 60% increase in the Jewish population in the five-county Philadelphia region.
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‘Throw them against the wall and frisk them’: Bloomberg’s 2015 race talk stirs debate
Michael Bloomberg is distancing himself from a 2015 speech in which the former New York City mayor defended aggressive police tactics in minority neighborhoods.
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Historian Gretchen Sorin discusses her book "Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights."
Air Date: February 11, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:54HBCU students restore 1940s African American art in Delaware
A group of young Black artists are working at a Delaware museum to preserve sculptures created for a 1940 exhibition of Black history.
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Listen 4:33Sofiya Ballin’s ‘Black History Untold’ tackles revolution
Award-Winning Storyteller Sofiya Ballin wants to shine a light on the characters and events of Black history that often get ignored.
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