Race & Ethnicity
We demand place in building trades
Roughly 6.9 percent of construction companies in Philadelphia are minority-owned, according to data from the U.S. Census.
5 years ago
Stacey Abrams: her politics and her life
Stacey Abrams talks about her book, "Lead from the Outside" and about current politics, voting rights, and her personal story.
Air Date: April 5, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:31Equal Pay Day: closing the gender wage gap
On Equal Pay Day, we discuss the gender wage gap and why women earn only 82 cents to every $1 that men make.
Air Date: April 2, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:32Why there’s only one black certified professional midwife in Philadelphia
Some expectant mothers of color are looking to midwives as alternatives to hospital deliveries. But those looking for familiar faces in Philly may be hard-pressed to find one.
Air Date: April 2, 2019
Listen 12:22One woman wants to create this: *Insert Afro emoji here*
Writer Rhianna Jones is petitioning the Unicode Consortium for an emoji of a person with an Afro.
5 years ago
Bucks County group envisions African-American museum
The African American Museum of Bucks County wants to develop a permanent museum that tells the stories of blacks in Bucks County.
5 years ago
The plain white Confederate flag of truce and surrender inspires exhibit in Philly
The white dishcloth that ended the Civil War has been recreated in monumental size at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia.
5 years ago
Listen 2:03Housing Department slaps Facebook with discrimination charge
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is suing social media giant Facebook for allegedly violating the Fair Housing Act.
5 years ago
For people of color struggling with eating disorders, community is key
Eating disorder supports are often expensive and not culturally inclusive. As a result, communities of color are building their own opportunities for healing.
5 years ago
Listen 05:00We talk about solitary confinement in American prisons with Albert Woodfox, who served more then 40 years in isolation in Angola Prison, and Amy Fettig, of the ACLU.
Air Date: March 27, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:45Re-entering the storm: Why new light is being shed on N.J.’s ‘Hurricane’ Carter case
N.J. boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter was convicted in 1966 of murdering three people. His conviction was later overturned. Why we still don't know exactly what happened.
Air Date: March 26, 2019
Listen 14:58Teeing off on bias: Why four of York’s ‘Grandview Five’ are running for office
Five African-American women were kicked off of Grandview Golf Course in York County, Pa. last spring. Now four of them are running for public office.
Air Date: March 25, 2019
Listen 13:13Human genomics research has a diversity problem
Studies that link genetic markers with disease focus largely on white European populations, and neglect other races and ethnicities.
5 years ago
Jury gets case in trial of cop who killed Antwon Rose
Former East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld fired on 17-year-old Antwon Rose II last summer outside Pittsburgh in a killing that sparked weeks of unrest.
5 years ago
Harvard profits from photos of slaves, lawsuit claims
Tamara Lanier says "Papa Renty" is the patriarch of her family and that Harvard is using those photos without permission and profiting from photos taken by a racist professor.
5 years ago