Race & Ethnicity
Four Minneapolis officers fired after death of Black man
The death Monday night after a struggle with officers was under investigation by the FBI and state law enforcement authorities.
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Woman fired after backlash from racist Central Park confrontation
“Unfortunately we live in an era...where black men are seen as targets," Christian Cooper said. "This woman thought she could exploit that to her advantage."
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Man who filmed Arbery shooting video charged in his slaying
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said 50-year-old William “Roddie” Bryan was arrested on charges of felony murder and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment.
6 years ago
Could forgiveness follow apology 35 years after the MOVE bombing?
Some leaders are pushing for Philly to formally apologize for the MOVE bombing 35 years ago. It that were to happen, what would an apology — and forgiveness — look like?
Air Date: May 21, 2020
Listen 26:46“It kills us.” Philly’s Latinx artists cope with lost incomes and voices amid arts and culture cuts
Mayor Jim Kenney’s revised COVID-19 budget gutted the city’s funding to arts and culture and did away with the Office of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy.
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Doctors say that information about the virus’ community-specific impacts will only become more critical as the economy reopens.
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Entrepreneurs of color from around the nation connect at IF Lab’s first virtual symposium
The new speaker series is based in Philly, but has a much wider reach.
6 years ago
Trump ramps up expulsions of migrant youth, citing virus
U.S. border agencies quickly expelled 600 child migrants in April after federal agencies began prohibiting asylum claims at the southern border, citing the coronavirus.
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Online mental health sessions for Black men in Philly are a hit during the pandemic
MBK Cares has reached more than 1,000 people during quarantine.
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At least 8 Philly councilmembers support a formal MOVE bombing apology
“Apology without action is meaningless,” a MOVE family member responds.
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A brief history of pandemics in Philly and the myth of race-based immunity
The misbelief that Blacks are immune to pandemics isn’t novel. Its history goes as far back as 1793.
6 years ago
Georgia attorney general asks for DOJ probe into handling of Ahmaud Arbery case
Arbery’s death sparked a national outcry and demands for justice after a cellphone video of the shooting began circulating online last week.
6 years ago
US census stirs uncertainty for those displaced by virus
The pandemic has fostered sudden, unexpected dislocation, making a typically easy question confusing for the newly displaced.
6 years ago
Why a historic wave of Latino prosperity is under threat now
A few months ago, things were looking up for Latinos. Wages were rising and unemployment had hit a record low. Now, that historic wave of prosperity appears to be at risk.
6 years ago
Ahmaud Arbery’s death raises echoes of US racial terror legacy
It took more than two months for Arbery's pursuers — who told police they suspected he was a burglar — to be arrested and taken into custody.
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