Race & Ethnicity
The Jim Crow film that just won’t die, “Song of the South”
Racially segregated movie theaters disappeared decades ago but another element of the era just won’t die: Walt Disney’s 1946 movie “Song of the South.”
4 years ago
Neshaminy School District spent more than $400K defending controversial team name
The total covers a six-year span and is expected to increase as Neshaminy appeals the latest decision.
4 years ago
A majority of Americans believe religion should be involved in society but not in politics. This hour, we discuss the intersection between religion and politics.
Air Date: December 19, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Carmen Maria Machado: “In a Dream House”
Writer Carmen Maria Machado discusses her memoir. "In a Dream House" about her abusive relationship with another woman writer.
Air Date: December 17, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:03Created and taught in Philly region, Global Kids offers multicultural lessons
Author Homa Tavangar created ‘Global Kids.’’ Delaware teacher Wendy Turner is using the tool to spread cultural awareness among her second-graders.
4 years ago
Listen 3:53Sixers star Tobias Harris supports Black male teachers with a surprise visit to North Philly
Tobias Harris showed up at a North Philly school Monday, but not just to surprise the kids. It’s part of a push to change the demographics of teaching.
4 years ago
Wells Fargo will pay Philadelphia $10M to settle city’s discriminatory lending lawsuit
Wells Fargo Bank and the City of Philadelphia have settled a 2017 lawsuit brought by the city over the bank’s alleged discriminatory lending practices.
4 years ago
Salman Rushdie’s new novel, Quichotte is inspired by the Cervantes’ classic but set in America as a modern road trip.
Air Date: December 10, 2019
Listen 49:01Can a diverse neighborhood now integrate its schools? In Mount Airy, it’s happening.
Increasing numbers of catchment families are enrolling in their local District schools in this section of Northwest Philly.
4 years ago
Evicted not gone: As Hoa Binh Plaza closes, many nearby Asian businesses thrive
The demise of Hoa Binh Plaza isn’t the only story of Asian businesses in gentrifying areas, leaders in Philly’s growing Asian community say.
4 years ago
Neshaminy to appeal state ruling on controversial nickname
The district argues the Pa. Human Relations Commission doesn’t have the authority to dictate how it educates its students or spends its money.
4 years ago
Booker extends 2020 campaign outreach to black men in South
Booker held roundtable in South Carolina with roughly three dozen black male voters.
4 years ago
‘I know Joe’s heart’: Why black voters are backing Joe Biden
It’s a pragmatic calculation among many African Americans, especially older ones, who believe Biden will appeal to white voters and can defeat Trump next year.
4 years ago
At North Philly community gun violence summit, going ‘beyond a conversation’
“Gun Violence: Beyond a Conversation” — an all-day summit at Canaan Baptist Church in Germantown focused on how to build a coalition to prevent more tragedies in Philadelphia
4 years ago
These students speak perfect Spanglish — and now they’re learning to own it
Spanglish isn't the only dialect that has popped up from contact between two languages.
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