Race & Ethnicity
Video: Martin Luther King Jr. at Girard College in Philadelphia, 1965
He joined fellow civil rights activist Cecil B. Moore to protest the North Philly school’s segregation.
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Unpacking Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘mountains’ 60 years after Spelman speech
Panelists at WHYY and NewCORE’s “Conversations of King” event consider the “mountains” of relativism, materialism, segregation and violence in 2020.
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Princeton home’s history of slavery explored in new contemporary art exhibition
Hugh Hayden’s new installation at Princeton’s Bainbridge House explores slavery and the origins of America through the 18th century home’s own history.
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Interfaith choir keeps MLK’s voice alive as bias incidents rise in N.J.
The Camden County-based Unity Choir has become a way to defy what many feel is mounting hatred towards the Black and Jewish communities.
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‘Freed from the secret’: Rep. Ayanna Pressley opens up about living with alopecia
"I've only been bald in the privacy of my home and in the company of close friends," Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts says at the beginning of an emotional video.
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‘We’re not being heard’: Black Trump supporters say the president wins on jobs and economy
A Black Voices for Trump event drew upwards of 60 people of color to a North Philly church.
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50 Black dance companies land in Philly for international festival started by Philadanco
The IABD returns to the city where it started for the 50th anniversary of Philadanco.
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‘Not on my watch:’ Spelman grad recalls helping civil rights sit-ins in Atlanta 60 years ago
Gwen Eagleson lived in the segregated South in the 1960s, which is when she listened to MLK speak and watched as her parents endured racial discrimination.
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Listen 5:34Pa. provides some of the worst opportunities for students of color, reports say
Students of color in Pa. are far less likely than their white peers to have access to small classes, certified teachers and advanced coursework, according to two studies.
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The power of an educated mind, according to Dr. King
“Education helps to lift an individual from the bondage of legends and half truths to the unfettered realm of objective analysis," Dr. King said.
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Tackling today’s violence requires Dr. King’s philosophy of love
This moment in history should compel us to follow Dr. King’s mandate of love, if we are to survive and combat the violence that permeates our society.
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How researchers and advocates of color are forging their own paths in psychedelic-assisted therapy
After a long history of erasure, communities of color are reclaiming psychedelic traditions to heal from trauma.
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Listen 11:54NAACP, Anti-Defamation League team up in N.J. to combat rise in hate crimes
The new partnership between the Anti-Defamation League, or ADL, and the NAACP comes just weeks after a fatal shooting at a Jewish deli in Jersey City.
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The emoji designer who’s bringing African culture to smartphone keyboards
O'Plerou Grebet, a graphic design student from Ivory Coast, created over 360 emojis depicting different facets of African life, from the djembe drum to a henna-dyed hand.
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Effort to control opioids in an ER leaves some sickle cell patients in pain
India Hardy has lived with pain since she was a toddler — from dull persistent aches to acute flare-ups that interrupt the flow of her normal life.
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