Race & Ethnicity
UN chief: World ‘at the breaking point’ due to inequalities
“It is exposing fallacies and falsehoods everywhere: The lie that free markets can deliver health care for all, the fiction that unpaid care work is not work."
6 years ago
Pennsylvania is becoming more racially diverse. And that could be a big deal for the 2020 election.
Trump’s victory in 2016 was predicated on unusually high turnout among certain white voters. But that demographic is shrinking in Pennsylvania.
6 years ago
Listen 2:56Elijah McClain and the invisibility of ‘different’ Black and brown boys
I challenge all of us to see, understand, and appreciate the uniqueness and individual qualities of different Black and brown boys, writes Whiquitta Tobar.
6 years ago
Allentown officers seen on video in controversial detention won’t face charges
Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin said the restraint was "reasonable."
6 years ago
Fast food fight: The story of a protest you never saw, and the Black employees who made it happen
The George Floyd protests are changing workplace culture — even workplaces that get little attention. The story of a suburban Chick-fil-A shows how.
6 years ago
Listen 6:00Theater artists speak out against PlayPenn leadership
An organization that helps playwrights develop new work has come under fire with accusations of racism and sexual harassment.
6 years ago
Listen 1:37Burlington County to phase out the title ‘freeholder’ immediately
"Chosen freeholders" in Burlington County will now be referred to as "county commissioners" as the state considers doing the same.
6 years ago
Floyd family sues Minneapolis officers charged in his death
They say the officers violated Floyd's rights when they restrained him and that the city allowed a culture of excessive force, racism and impunity to flourish in its police.
6 years ago
Filled with stories of discrimination, ‘Black at’ Philly college pages get mixed results
Villanova’s president made immediate changes, while Penn says little.
6 years ago
Frederick Douglass documents, newly acquired by Yale, reveal ‘hope for the country’
The collection includes Douglass' 1852 "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" speech with his own handwritten annotations.
6 years ago
‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to uninterrupted gun violence
Tamara Russell brings her popular ‘Mad or Nah’ segment to WHYY. This first topic is the gun violence plaguing the city.
6 years ago
Listen 4:24James Baldwin’s words and wisdom for our troubled times
Eddie Glaude Jr. discusses his book, "Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own"
Air Date: July 14, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:58Lebanon, Pa. is known for being a town divided. These three women are trying to bring the town together in the wake of George Floyd’s killing.
6 years ago
Listen 5:12Activists spar with Krasner over protest-related charges, boo him into his office
A group of protesters are demanding Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner drop all criminal charges related to George Floyd protests in the city.
6 years ago
Philly protest marks deaths of Sandra Bland, Breonna Taylor
It’s been four months since the police killing of Breonna Taylor, five years since the death of Sandra Bland. Protesters honored the pair in Center City.
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