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Kimya Johnson (left) Spelman alumna and chair of the diversity and inclusion legal practice group at Ogletree Deakins, moderates a discussion during 'Conversations of King: Keep Moving from This Mountain’ event at WHYY studios. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Unpacking Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘mountains’ 60 years after Spelman speech

Panelists at WHYY and NewCORE’s “Conversations of King” event consider the “mountains” of relativism, materialism, segregation and violence in 2020.

6 years ago

Cast iron skillets hanging in the kitchen at Bainbridge House are from Hugh Hayden's series, 'American Food.' They are modeled from African Masks and historical artifacts in the Princeton University Art Museum collections. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Princeton home’s history of slavery explored in new contemporary art exhibition

Hugh Hayden’s new installation at Princeton’s Bainbridge House explores slavery and the origins of America through the 18th century home’s own history.

6 years ago

The Camden County-based Unity Choir has become a way to defy what many feel is mounting hatred towards the Black and Jewish communities. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
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Interfaith choir keeps MLK’s voice alive as bias incidents rise in N.J.

The Camden County-based Unity Choir has become a way to defy what many feel is mounting hatred towards the Black and Jewish communities.

6 years ago

Rep. Ayanna Pressley appears in a video for The Root, the African American-focused online magazine, in which she reveals her bald head and talks about living with alopecia. (Courtesy of The Root and G/O Media via AP Photo)
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‘Freed from the secret’: Rep. Ayanna Pressley opens up about living with alopecia

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6 years ago

Philadelphia’s First Immanuel Baptist Church in Sharswood hosted a Black Voices for Trump roundtable with Paris Dennard, a conservative speaker, and Kamiliah Prince, the RNC’s director of African-American engagement. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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‘We’re not being heard’: Black Trump supporters say the president wins on jobs and economy

A Black Voices for Trump event drew upwards of 60 people of color to a North Philly church.

6 years ago

Kulu Mele African Dance and Drum Ensemble at the 32nd Annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance in Philadelphia. (Scott Robbins)
Arts & Entertainment

50 Black dance companies land in Philly for international festival started by Philadanco

The IABD returns to the city where it started for the 50th anniversary of Philadanco.

6 years ago

Gwen Eagleson is a Spelman College alumna who grew up in the segregated south. Her family befriended the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Jennifer Lynn/WHYY)
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‘Not on my watch:’ Spelman grad recalls helping civil rights sit-ins in Atlanta 60 years ago

Gwen Eagleson lived in the segregated South in the 1960s, which is when she listened to MLK speak and watched as her parents endured racial discrimination.

6 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. provides some of the worst opportunities for students of color, reports say

Students of color in Pa. are far less likely than their white peers to have access to small classes, certified teachers and advanced coursework, according to two studies.

6 years ago

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., (left) poses with Spelman President Albert Manley and Spelman Alumna and mother of Dr. King, Alberta Williams King, on Founders Day at Spelman College, April 10, 1960. (Courtesy of the Spelman College Archives)
Education

The power of an educated mind, according to Dr. King

“Education helps to lift an individual from the bondage of legends and half truths to the unfettered realm of objective analysis," Dr. King said.

6 years ago

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., center, and Rev. Ralph Abernathy, third from left, share a laugh outside  court in Decatur, Ga., Oct. 25, 1960. Others are unidentified. Andrew Young is seen at center, facing right. (AP Photo)
Community

Tackling today’s violence requires Dr. King’s philosophy of love

This moment in history should compel us to follow Dr. King’s mandate of love, if we are to survive and combat the violence that permeates our society.

6 years ago

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How researchers and advocates of color are forging their own paths in psychedelic-assisted therapy

After a long history of erasure, communities of color are reclaiming psychedelic traditions to heal from trauma.

6 years ago

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Courts & Law

NAACP, Anti-Defamation League team up in N.J. to combat rise in hate crimes

The new partnership between the Anti-Defamation League, or ADL, and the NAACP comes just weeks after a fatal shooting at a Jewish deli in Jersey City.

6 years ago

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Community

The emoji designer who’s bringing African culture to smartphone keyboards

O'Plerou Grebet, a graphic design student from Ivory Coast, created over 360 emojis depicting different facets of African life, from the djembe drum to a henna-dyed hand.

6 years ago

India Hardy, and her brother, Rico, suffer regular bouts of severe pain when their sickle cell disease flares up. (Johnathon Kelso for WABE)
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Politics & Policy

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