Race & Ethnicity
What is race? It isn’t skin color, as some young people are learning
It’s a tough question: Why do we look different? As one high school’s syllabus puts it, race is “both a biological myth and a social reality.”
6 years ago
Listen 5:50Actresses of color make equal-pay quest a group effort
Recognizing that achieving change isn't a solo act, they looked for help — and found it in each other.
6 years ago
Genetic counselors of color tackle racial, ethnic disparities in health care
They work with patients to decide when genetic testing is appropriate, interpret test results and counsel families on the ways hereditary diseases might impact them.
6 years ago
Writer Lorene Cary discusses her new memoir, "Ladysitting," about being the caregiver for her 100-year-old grandmother in the last year of her life.
Air Date: July 26, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:17‘Mud Row’ tells the story of black history in West Chester’s east end
Award-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau chooses West Chester’s east end for a play about gentrification.
6 years ago
Listen 2:59Environmental racism / Mueller testimony
We talk about why environmental health hazards disproportionately affect communities of color and we get analysis of Robert Mueller's testimony before Congress.
Air Date: July 25, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:04Penn Law dean: Prof’s comments were ‘bigoted’
The dean of the UPenn Law School issued a statement Tuesday, condemning a professor’s assertion that America “will be better off with more whites and fewer nonwhites."
6 years ago
Amid ‘critical’ times for HBCUs, leaders share fundraising ideas in Dover
Leaders of historically black colleges and universities shared ideas for raising funds during challenging times at a forum hosted by Del. State University.
6 years ago
Did busing work in New Castle County schools?
Did New Castle County's busing program ultimately achieve racial integration and help close the achievement gap for black students there?
Air Date: July 23, 2019
Listen 11:13Rep. Ilhan Omar receives hero’s welcome home amid Trump attacks
Cheering crowds at the airport in the Twin Cities held banners with slogans such as "Stop Racism Now" and chanted "Welcome Home Ilhan" as Omar emerged from her from her flight
6 years ago
Cheyney University’s survival plan
For years, Cheyney University's been on life support. Now, with a balanced budget & infusion of funds, America's first historically black university could be turning a corner.
Air Date: July 18, 2019
Listen 14:54Trump attacks congresswomen at N.C. rally, as crowd chants ‘send her back’
Trump piled on Rep. Ilhan Omar, who immigrated to the U.S. as a refugee from Somalia as a child. The crowd was egged on by several false explosive claims against her.
6 years ago
Racist rhetoric from the White House
We discuss President Trump's racist attacks on Representatives Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Tlaib and Pressley, all women of color, and the political and public response.
Air Date: July 17, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Can employee ownership preserve legacy businesses in communities of color?
Next City looks at year one of the SEED Fellowship, which educates small-business owners on how to craft succession plans and convert to employee ownership.
6 years ago
Some say ‘it’s time’ for person of color on Delaware Supreme Court
Delaware’s Supreme Court has never had a black, Latino or Asian American member. Some want Gov. Carney to “correct the record’ when filling a looming vacancy.
6 years ago
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