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Race & Ethnicity

A man holds up a sign amid smoke of a fire during a protest
Courts & Law

Atlanta police chief resigns, officer fired after police fatally shoot Rayshard Brooks

The move announced by police early Sunday comes on the heels of the resignation of Atlanta's police chief following Brooks' killing.

6 years ago

Blair La May Masiello and her husband Michael Masiello with their kids. Courtesy of Blair La May Masiello)
Community

How to start, or widen, the conversation about race with your kids

These talks are an everyday fact of life in some homes, but are new to others. Here is some advice on how to approach them, starting with young children.

6 years ago

Listen 2:53
A statue of Confederate States President Jefferson Davis lies on the street after protesters pulled it down in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday. (Parker Michels-Boyce/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Will this be the moment of reckoning on race that lasts?

Statues and flags may not do physical harm to anyone. But they meant something to the people who put them up, and they have meaning for people who see them today.

6 years ago

Mike Africa, Jr. (center) and demonstrators protest in West Philadelphia, in the neighborhood where police dropped a bomb on the MOVE organization in 1985, killing 11 Black residents. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Police brutality, funding protests fan across region for 3rd consecutive Saturday

The MOVE organization, Black Lives Matter, and Philadelphia Socialist Alternative are sponsoring major events in the city.

6 years ago

East Passyunk families marched in South Philadelphia Friday demanding justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

South Philly families march for police-free public schools in kid-friendly Passyunk protest

The Black Lives Matter protest organized by Passyunk Square neighbors and the Philadelphia Student Union was a first for many parents in attendance.

6 years ago

The Juneteenth Parade makes its way down 52nd Street in West Philadelphia Saturday where it was being held for the first year after moving from Center City Philadelphia. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Community

Nike, NFL and others to start giving workers Juneteenth off

This is the latest example of how American employers are responding to protests that have placed additional attention on racial injustice in the U.S.

6 years ago

A Starbucks sign
Community

Starbucks creates own Black Lives Matter shirt for employees

The T-shirt depicts protest signs with phrases including “Black Lives Matter,” “Speak Up” and “Time for Change.”

6 years ago

A close-up of an Oscar statue outside of the Dolby Theatre is shown.
Arts & Entertainment

Oscars to set best picture noms at 10, inclusion standards

The Oscars are implementing some big changes, including a set number of best picture nominees and to-be-determined representation and inclusion standards for eligibility.

6 years ago

Ibra
Community

My 8-year-old son knows racism is wrong. He deserves a world without it.

Black children are waiting for Americans to decide that their lives matter, too, writes Aminita Sy, a West Philadelphia parent.

6 years ago

Hundreds march through the Linconia neighborhood of Bensalem Township to remember George Floyd and others who have died at the hands of the police. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Will a wave of protests bring change in suburban Philly too?

In this region, and throughout Pennsylvania, the unprecedented demonstrations have some seeing signs of a political sea change.

6 years ago

Listen 2:00
Coby Owens leads marchers through Wilmington during a protest that was peaceful from start to finish. (Courtesy of Coby Owens)
Politics & Policy

Protesters demand action and Delaware politicians jump to enact policing reforms

Demonstrators in Wilmington and across the state have made their demands clear. A slate of bills in the General Assembly aims to meet them and more.

6 years ago

Listen 1:57
Two covers of Bon Appetit magazine
Community

Headline-making missteps put focus on newsroom diversity

A week of reckoning among the media has put a spotlight on the diversity of U.S. newsrooms, and the pace of efforts to make them more reflective of the communities they cover.

6 years ago

Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium
Community

Black clergy convene to discuss the toll of COVID-19 and a way forward

The online convening sought to look at the many effects and possible solutions to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color.

6 years ago

(Strike for Black Lives/Twitter)
Science

Physicists are off the job as they ‘Strike for Black Lives’

Black astronomers, cosmologists and physicists organized the worldwide strike as a day to stop doing science and start addressing racism within academia.

6 years ago

Corrections officer mocks death of George Floyd
Community

N.J. corrections officer who mocked George Floyd’s death suspended

The corrections officer was counter-protesting a march in Franklin Township when video of the incident was filmed.

6 years ago

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