Race & Ethnicity
Can Cheyney survive? Why America’s first historically black university is struggling
Over the last several years, Cheyney University has struggled to stay afloat. Now, it looks like it has a recovery plan. Will it survive and what's at stake for students?
Air Date: March 13, 2019
Listen 16:07I watched with interest as Democrats targeted freshman Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar—a Muslim who came to America as a Somalian refugee—as the new face of anti-Semitism.
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Jaisohn Memorial House in Media celebrates Korean revolutionary
Throughout his life, here and in his native country, Philip Jaisohn was a champion of Korean independence and social equality.
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Listen 1:34Philadelphia wants to get the HIV prevention pill to women most at risk
A local prevention-navigation supervisor says the drug “has not been marketed to women, to African-American women, as a priority.”
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Listen 2:34Irish dance school passes on heritage ‘for generations’ through St. Patrick’s Day Parade performance
Students have spent two months preparing for their biggest performance of the year: ceili dancing for tens of thousands and a live TV audience.
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“Vessels,” a premiere work this weekend at the Annenberg Center in Philadelphia, imagines how captured African women might have survived the Middle Passage.
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Listen 2:10Rewriting Native American history
Ojibwe writer David Treuer talks about his new book, "Heartbeat at Wounded Knee," a history of Native Americans starting at with the 1890 massacre,
Air Date: March 7, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:45EcoWURD wants to connect black Philadelphians to green economy
EcoWURD is a multimedia environmental justice journalism initiative exploring the intersection of race, income & the environment.
5 years ago
Democratic presidential candidates marking Selma anniversary
Sens. Cory Booker and Bernie Sanders are gathered at one of America's seminal civil rights sites on Sunday to pay homage to that legacy.
5 years ago
Black activist takes the lead of neo-Nazi Socialist group, vows to dissolve it
James Hart Stern wants to use his new position as director and president of the National Socialist Movement to undermine the Detroit-based group.
5 years ago
How one woman expanded a Philadelphia-based black film festival to the international stage
Maori Karmael Holmes, who began the BlackStar Film Festival, wanted to provide a film festival for black creators in Philadelphia. It quickly became much bigger.
5 years ago
Some tout Oscars as diversity win, but Philly filmmakers wait for more action
Some Philadelphia filmmakers say it’s an exciting time to be a person of color in the industry because Hollywood finally seems to be addressing calls for diversity.
5 years ago
Philly celebrates Octavius Catto and Transit Equity Day
To mark Transit Equity Day, Philadelphians remembered Octavius Catto and his push to integrate city streetcars in 1867. They also gathered ideas for making today’s SEPTA more
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The U.S. adoption system discriminates against darker-skinned children
When it comes to adoption, Americans might assume that each child is treated equally. But research shows that darker-skinned children are repeatedly discriminated against.
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U.S. Latinas rally around ‘Roma’ actress Yalitza Aparicio
Yalitza Aparicio, the Oscar-nominated, first-time actress in "Roma," is finding strong support among Mexican-American women despite backlash she is receiving in Mexico.
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