Race & Ethnicity
Delaware man sues developer’s son over alleged racially charged assault
A developer’s son called Erwin Church a racial slur and punched him a year ago, but charges were dismissed. Church is filing a civil suit.
4 years ago
Why would some Black audiences boycott the new Harriet Tubman movie?
Across Black Twitter and other social media platforms, a small but vocal segment of Black people are imploring other African Americans not to support the film. Why?
4 years ago
Civil rights advocates: Comcast SCOTUS decision could be ‘devastating’
The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing two interpretations of a Reconstruction-era law created to protect against racial discrimination.
4 years ago
Listen 2:21Justices take up high-profile case over young immigrants
The Supreme Court is taking up the Trump administration’s plan to end legal protections that shield 660,000 immigrants from deportation.
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Hundreds march in reenactment of a historic, but long forgotten slave rebellion
More than 200 years ago, in 1811, a group of enslaved people on a plantation on the outskirts of New Orleans rose up, armed themselves and began a march towards the city.
4 years ago
At Philly 2020 census summit, neighborhood leaders train to be ‘trusted messengers’
An Action Leaders Summit in South Philly focused on how to promote and provide information about the 2020 Census in at-risk neighborhoods and communities.
4 years ago
Report: Racial inequity, gender pay gaps common at N.J. nonprofits
A Center for Non-Profits report says New Jersey’s nonprofits lack racial diversity and while women are running more and more organizations, they lag in pay compared to males.
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Villanova students win national award for ‘Sankofa,’ documentary shot in Philly, Ghana
The student-produced documentary, “Sankofa,” won a Student Academy Award in October. It was one of just 15 student films in the world to win the award.
4 years ago
Listen 6:34‘History in the making’: Reading expected to elect first Latinx mayor
It’s a milestone in the decades-long transformation from industrial, white working-class roots to a majority Latinx city trying to redefine itself.
4 years ago
Listen 4:32The reverse underground railroad
Historian Richard Bell tells the story of the "reverse underground railroad" and of five black boys who were kidnapped 1825 Philadelphia and sold into slavery in the south.
Air Date: November 1, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Ex-employee accuses Del. Insurance Department of racial, sexual discrimination
The only African American director in the agency alleges she has been treated differently than her peers and touched without her consent.
4 years ago
New movie ‘Harriet’ shows Philadelphia as ‘a beacon for enslaved people’
Produced and written by Black women, the film hits theaters on Nov. 1
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Cultural appropriation, a perennial issue on Halloween
Halloween is around the corner and guess what that means? Someone will metaphorically step in it with an insensitive or straight up racist costume.
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Pa. state commission postpones vote on controversial school mascot
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission will decide whether the Neshaminy School District can continue calling some of its sports teams “The Redskins.”
4 years ago
The Code Switch guide to Halloween
Unsure if your decorations have racial overtones? Wondering what costumes are fair game? We've got you covered so you can have some fearful fun.
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