Race & Ethnicity
Trump to rescind Obama-era guidance on affirmative action
The Trump administration is moving to rescind Obama-era guidance that encouraged schools to take a person's race into account to encourage diversity in admissions.
6 years ago
Over two months after Philly arrests, Starbucks gets a list of next steps
Starbucks gets list of suggestions for cutting bias from the company in the long-term.
6 years ago
‘It is not justice:’ Philly protesters decry police shooting of unarmed Pittsburgh teen
Around 60 people gathered for a rally in West Philly to stand in solidarity with Antwon Rose, an unarmed 17-year-old who was shot and killed by a Pittsburgh cop.
6 years ago
Family calls for boycott of Cinemark theaters after West Philly altercation
Dozens rally in support of family after minor incident results in 10 Philadelphia police officers responding to theater
6 years ago
Listen 2:27After 76 years, Philly World War II vet finally saluted as officer
John James of Southwest Philadelphia, now 98, completed officer training in 1942, but he was denied his rightfully earned bars because he is black.
6 years ago
Theater manager calls cops on black couple retrieving kids
A black family says a Philadelphia movie theater manager called police when they tried to retrieve their children from a theater after getting a refund.
6 years ago
Waiting for sight beyond color
The rash of videotaped incidents in which white people have called police on black people for trivial reasons has reached fever pitch.
6 years ago
Juneteenth: A vibrant celebration of freedom
The rhythm of African drums swelled on Saturday during the annual Juneteenth parade, commemorating the announcement of the abolition of slavery on June 19, 1865.
6 years ago
A Latino nonprofit is holding separated kids. Is that care or complicity or both?
Much to its leaders' frustration, Southwest Key became the face of a Trump administration policy.
6 years ago
Blazing a trail for African-American racers
Leonard Miller’s first car was a 1940 Ford Club Coupe, a chop-top convertible that he modified with a Mercury motor and a transmission pulled from a Lincoln.
6 years ago
Listen 6:22The Freddie Gray effect: Black Americans’ mental health suffers after police killings
The negative effect on African-Americans’ mental health peaked in the month after a police killing, and it dissipated after three months.
6 years ago
‘White civil rights rally’ approved for D.C. in August
The park service has given initial approval to hold a "white civil rights rally" on Aug. 11 and 12.
6 years ago
Two pediatricians at CHOP launch podcast for Latino parents
'Las Doctoras Recomiendan' — or 'The Doctors Recommend' — sounds like getting advice from a friend.
6 years ago
Listen 2:19Juneteenth: Freedom’s promise is still denied to thousands of blacks unable to make bail
June 19 marks Juneteenth, a celebration of the de facto end of slavery in the United States.
6 years ago
Pa. golf course incident prompts lawmakers to call for stronger anti-discrimination laws
The moves come in the wake of an allegedly racially-motivated incident at a York County Golf Course in late April.
6 years ago