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El Merkury owner Sofia Deleon holds taquitos, fried and rolled corn tortillas, and condiments. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Do something good for Philly: Order #LatinoTakeout this weekend

Latinx workers and businesses are projected to be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. A Philly group wants to help by helping you eat well.

6 years ago

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and other House Democrats arrive to meet with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Capitol Hill in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo, File)
Health

Democratic lawmakers call for racial data in virus testing

Democratic lawmakers are calling out an apparent lack of racial data that they say is needed to monitor and address disparities.

6 years ago

A jogger runs past a wall painted with the word
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Amid COVID crisis, Trump moves to quietly gut laws against racist lending

The Trump administration is poised to weaken a civil rights-era law meant to guard against discriminatory lending.

6 years ago

Voters drop off ballots in the Washington State primary, Tuesday, March 10, 2020 in Seattle. Washington is a vote by mail state. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Radio Times

Safeguarding elections in a pandemic

We examine the steps states and the federal government are taking to ensure safe and secure elections as the coronavirus continues to spread.

Air Date: March 27, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 46:56
Comedian and media mogul Byron Allen, in Los Angeles. (Chris Carlson/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Justices toss decision in media mogul’s discrimination case

The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling in favor of a black media mogul and comedian who’s suing cable giant Comcast alleging racial discrimination.

6 years ago

Class underway at the first women's medical school in the world. (History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine)
Education
Billy Penn

When Philly abolitionists opened the first women’s medical school in the world

The college would go on to graduate the first Black and Native American women doctors.

6 years ago

The city of Harrisburg (istock via WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

‘Excuses to try to silence me’: Lawsuit alleges racial bias at Pa.’s anti-discrimination agency

The PHRC has long been haunted by allegations that it is ineffectual and that its leadership perpetuates the same kinds of discrimination it aims to combat.

6 years ago

(L - R) Becky Lerman, Jaseem Giles, Izanee Bryant, Daniel Bryerman, Skyler Sholder  pose with 
 Goldie Finkelstein. (Courtesy Kellman Brown Academy)
Community

South Jersey middle schoolers interview Holocaust survivor, create documentary

Before Holocaust survivor Goldie Finkelstein passed away, middle school students from the KIPP school and Kellman Brown Academy memorialized her story.

6 years ago

Listen 3:37
Teresa M. and Hiro N. (Photograph by Justin L Chiu)
Community

Anti-Asian propaganda on display in City Hall

A private collection of historic racist ephemera offers lessons on how we see ‘others’.

6 years ago

Studies show that bias on the part of health care providers — both conscious and not — directly impacts the quality of care some patients receive and their treatment results. (Twenty20)
Health
NJ Spotlight

N.J. lawmakers seek to mandate bias training for maternal-infant health care workers

Assemblywoman Shanique Speight says that a second proposal will require similar training for medical providers in other practice areas

6 years ago

Lisa Jo Epstein (center left), Artistic and Executive Director of Just Act, leads rehearsal for the play
Community
Broke in Philly

To reach hard-to-count communities, a play about the census during tax-prep season

“Count Me In, a forum theatre collaboration between Ceiba and Just Act, depicts a struggle to explain the census’ importance to hard-to-count communities.

6 years ago

In recognition of Women’s History Month, Andrea Lawful-Sanders writes about the women who’ve inspired her journey. (Courtesy of Andrea Lawful-Sanders)
Community

The strong Black women who’ve inspired me

In recognition of Women’s History Month, Andrea Lawful-Sanders writes about the women who’ve inspired her journey.

6 years ago

Philadelphia's Central High School is visible, a red-brick building sitting on top of a green hill.
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

Central student’s racist social media post roils Philly and suburbs

A social media post by a white student-athlete from Central High School that uses racial slurs to refer to a Black opponent sent tremors across the internet in Philadelphia.

6 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

1619 Project

Last year, The New York Times published the 1619 Project with the goal of placing the narratives of enslaved Africans at the forefront of American history.

Air Date: February 28, 2020

Listen 49:27
President Donald Trump gestures as he walks offstage after speaking at a campaign rally, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Campaign to open Trump community centers to woo Black voters

In Pennsylvania, “Black Voices for Trump Community Centers” will open in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

6 years ago

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