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Race & Ethnicity

Christopher Golson (center) and Jessica Golson (right) with their cousin Gillian Golson. The Golsons have helped circulate a petition to demand change at Philly area private schools. (Picture courtesy of Golson family.)
Education

Black private school alumni say they’ve reached ‘breaking point,’ demand change

Driven by social media posts detailing racism at elite schools in the Philly area, Black alumni say they want major changes.

5 years ago

Mike Africa, Jr., reading list of demands as part of the Black Philly Radical Collective. (Peter Crimmins / WHYY)
Community

Philly Black Radical Collective makes demands far beyond defund the police

The Philadelphia Black Radical Collective lists 13 demands, and plans to stage acts of rebellion for each one.

5 years ago

Writer Talia Stinson out in her Old City neighborhood (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY).
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Eyes on the Street

I’m a Black woman living in a mostly white Philly neighborhood — on my own terms.

I’m a Black woman living in a mostly white Philly neighborhood during the pandemic and civic unrest. I won’t tone myself down to make you more comfortable.

5 years ago

(Courtesy of the Taney Dragons)
Community

Philly’s Taney Dragons to drop the controversial name, a reminder of the Dred Scott decision

The Taney Youth Baseball Association is expected to have an “inclusive, non-divisive” name by early fall.

5 years ago

Wilmington, Delaware (Tim Kiser/Wikimedia Commons)
Community

‘We all have a lot more to do’: Del. business leaders get crash course on reducing racial disparities in the workforce

Delaware Chamber of Commerce members get a lesson in how to improve diversity and create a more inclusive work culture

5 years ago

Aubrey Stewart, right, with some of her students at Feltonville Arts and Sciences. (Courtesy of The Notebook)
Education
The Notebook

Black Lives Matter movement inspires Philly students’ writing

Students and teachers participate in a 15-year-old program called Writers Matter that encourages teens to use their voice.

5 years ago

Protesters in scrubs and lab coats
Health
Broke in Philly

The loss of Hahnemann resonates a year later as COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter protests roil Philadelphia

The imposing shell of the shuttered safety-net facility has become a symbol of inequity in health care amid a pandemic that has hit Philly's Black population especially hard.

5 years ago

Corrections officer mocks death of George Floyd
Community
NBC10

New Jersey seeks to oust officer in Floyd reenactment video

Officer was videotaped with a group of white people in Franklin Township who mockingly reenacted George Floyd's death.

5 years ago

(Mark Henninger / Imagic Digital)
Community
Billy Penn

5 concrete ways employers can uplift Philadelphia’s Black workforce

Examine your hiring practices, deepen community engagement and commit to providing support.

5 years ago

Protesters take over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

White urbanists: let’s use our privilege to advocate for anti-racist design

Urban anthropologist Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman argues that in order for cities to be “human-centered,” white urbanists need to actively be anti-racist.

5 years ago

Workers box up the statue of Christopher Columbus in Marconi Plaza. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Where should Marconi Plaza’s Columbus statue go? Philly officials taking suggestions

In recent weeks, the Christopher Columbus statue has been the site of confrontations. Philly officials seek to remove the statue and they want to hear from residents.

5 years ago

Artist Theo Ponchaveli paints a mural of the likeness of Ahmaud Arbery in Dallas, Friday, May 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Courts & Law

3 men indicted on murder charges in killing of Ahmaud Arbery

A Glynn County grand jury has indicted Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. on charges including malice and felony murder.

5 years ago

Colored Girls Museum
Money
Billy Penn

Two of Philly’s unique Black history institutions are fundraising to survive

The Colored Girls Museum and the Paul Robeson House have joined forces to raise $100,000.

5 years ago

In this June 9, 2020, file photo, Kevin Peterson, center, founder and executive director of the New Democracy Coalition, displays a placard showing Breonna Taylor as he addresses a rally in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Courts & Law

Police officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting fired

The no-knock search warrant that allows police to enter without first announcing their presence was recently banned by Louisville’s Metro Council.

5 years ago

Keith Russell, program manager of urban conservation at Audubon Pennsylvania, lowers his binoculars while conducting a breeding bird census, at Wissahickon Valley Park Friday, June 5, 2020 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
Community

Black bird watchers draw attention to racial issues outdoors

The Amy Cooper video in Central Park has brought attention to how the great outdoors can be far from great for Black people.

5 years ago

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