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Race & Ethnicity

A stilt-walker leads the crowd celebrating Kwanzaa in the auditorium of the African American Museum in Philadelphia. (Michaela Winberg/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

Huge turnout lights up Kwanzaa celebration at African American Museum in Philadelphia

More than triple the expected number of folks showed up to dance, draw and sing.

7 years ago

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to supporters at an Iowa rally in March. (Nati Harnik/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

‘Authenticity,’ ‘culturally relevant’: Why Bernie Sanders is resonating with Latinos

This weekend, one of the most high-profile Latinas in Congress, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is campaigning for Bernie Sanders in Nevada and California.

7 years ago

Jean Hersholt, from left, president of Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, congratulates James Baskett, second African American to win an Oscar, for his special award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in the 1946 Disney feature film
Arts & Entertainment

The Jim Crow film that just won’t die, “Song of the South”

Racially segregated movie theaters disappeared decades ago but another element of the era just won’t die: Walt Disney’s 1946 movie “Song of the South.”

7 years ago

Cheerleaders perform at a Neshaminy Redskins basketball game on Jan. 15, 2019. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

Neshaminy School District spent more than $400K defending controversial team name

The total covers a six-year span and is expected to increase as Neshaminy appeals the latest decision.

7 years ago

A worshipper wears an
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Religion and politics

A majority of Americans believe religion should be involved in society but not in politics. This hour, we discuss the intersection between religion and politics.

Air Date: December 19, 2019 10:00 am

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(photo credit, Art Streiber / AUGUST)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Carmen Maria Machado: “In a Dream House”

Writer Carmen Maria Machado discusses her memoir. "In a Dream House" about her abusive relationship with another woman writer.

Air Date: December 17, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:03
Teacher Wendy Turner writes down notes on the whiteboard during a global awareness session at Mount Pleasant Elementary School in Wilmington. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Education

Created and taught in Philly region, Global Kids offers multicultural lessons

Author Homa Tavangar created ‘Global Kids.’’ Delaware teacher Wendy Turner is using the tool to spread cultural awareness among her second-graders.

7 years ago

Listen 3:53
Basketball starr Tobias Harris speaks with a group of Black male teachers at Bethune Elementary School. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Sixers star Tobias Harris supports Black male teachers with a surprise visit to North Philly

Tobias Harris showed up at a North Philly school Monday, but not just to surprise the kids. It’s part of a push to change the demographics of teaching.

7 years ago

This Nov. 29, 2018, photo shows a Wells Fargo bank location in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Wells Fargo will pay Philadelphia $10M to settle city’s discriminatory lending lawsuit

Wells Fargo Bank and the City of Philadelphia have settled a 2017 lawsuit brought by the city over the bank’s alleged discriminatory lending practices.

7 years ago

Salman Rushdie
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Salman Rushdie’s Quichotte

Salman Rushdie’s new novel, Quichotte is inspired by the Cervantes’ classic but set in America as a modern road trip.

Air Date: December 10, 2019

Listen 49:01
Best friends play at Houston school in Mt. Airy. (Photo by Huntly Collins)
Education
The Philadelphia Notebook

Can a diverse neighborhood now integrate its schools? In Mount Airy, it’s happening.

Increasing numbers of catchment families are enrolling in their local District schools in this section of Northwest Philly.

7 years ago

New World Plaza at Washington and 6th streets in South Philadelphia (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Evicted not gone: As Hoa Binh Plaza closes, many nearby Asian businesses thrive

The demise of Hoa Binh Plaza isn’t the only story of Asian businesses in gentrifying areas, leaders in Philly’s growing Asian community say.

7 years ago

A mural of the Neshaminy High School mascot. (Eugene Sonn/WHYY)
Education

Neshaminy to appeal state ruling on controversial nickname

The district argues the Pa. Human Relations Commission doesn’t have the authority to dictate how it educates its students or spends its money.

7 years ago

Cory Booker
Politics & Policy

Booker extends 2020 campaign outreach to black men in South

Booker held roundtable in South Carolina with roughly three dozen black male voters.

7 years ago

In this Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, right, walks around a table meeting with an assembly of Southern black mayors including Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and Virginia Mayor Levar Stoney, left, in Atlanta. Biden is leading the most diverse presidential field in history among black voters. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

‘I know Joe’s heart’: Why black voters are backing Joe Biden

It’s a pragmatic calculation among many African Americans, especially older ones, who believe Biden will appeal to white voters and can defeat Trump next year.

7 years ago

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