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Race & Ethnicity

Jasmine Miller, chair of Cooperative Nursery School's diversity committee. (Paul Jablow/The Notebook)
Community
Broke in Philly

Having hard conversations with children about race and difference

Current research indicates that children as young as 2 years old show awareness of racial differences and may express racial prejudice by age 4.

7 years ago

Cooperative Nursery School director Leah Corsover with a student. (Paul Jablow/The Notebook)
Education
Broke in Philly

Mt. Airy early childhood center works on increasing diversity

Recruitment, workshops, and "challenging" discussions about racism are all part of the effort.

7 years ago

African heritage dancers perform at Philadelphia's Odunde Festival.
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

Odunde still drawing new fans, 44 years after first street festival

Odunde is 44 years old but the largest street festival in the nation continues to grow as newcomers discover its vibrant charms.

7 years ago

Linda Fairstein, seen at an event in New York City in 2004, parlayed her fame as a prosecutor into a prolific run as a crime novelist. (Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Linda Fairstein, former ‘Central Park 5’ prosecutor, dropped by her publisher

News of the separation comes just days after the release of the Netflix-produced, Ava DuVernay-helmed miniseries When They See Us.

7 years ago

Former UD professor Arica Coleman in her home Wednesday. Feb. 27, 2019, in Newark, Del.  (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Education

Former professor says University of Delaware tenure process stifles diversity

A former professor at the University of Delaware says the refusal to grant her tenure is part of a pattern of discrimination against black women faculty.

7 years ago

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Police stand along Benjamin Franklin Parkway as City Hall stands in the background, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Courts & Law

Krasner: Racist Facebook posts could get officers barred from criminal trials

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner is reviewing a database of offensive social media comments posted by city cops to look for evidence of bias.

7 years ago

Caleel Harris plays Antron McCray in Ava DuVernay's Netflix miniseries, When They See Us.
NPR
Community

Ava DuVernay hopes you hear ‘the heartbeat of the boys’ in Central Park 5

Her Netflix miniseries When They See Us will be released Friday.

7 years ago

Robert F. Smith speaks at Morehouse College (BBC News/Youtube)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

A good deed goes through ‘Black enough’ blender

Philanthropist Robert F. Smith spread a balm over the wounds that accumulate as a result of the day-to-day indignities that go hand-in-hand with being Black in America.

7 years ago

In the live-action ‘Aladdin,’ Mena Massoud stars Aladdin, while Will Smith plays the Genie.  Daniel Smith/Walt Disney Pictures
Arts & Entertainment
The Conversation

How the new ‘Aladdin’ stacks up against a century of Hollywood stereotyping

Though critically acclaimed and widely beloved, the 1992 animated “Aladdin” feature had some serious issues with stereotyping.

7 years ago

This image provided by Marvel shows the cover of the first issue in
Community

Asian, Asian American heroes to power Marvel comics series Agents of Atlas

The roster of 10 super-powered pan-Asian champions made their debut as a team earlier this month in "The War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas."

7 years ago

The Martinez family stands in front of their home in New Jersey. During a speech at her graduation, Alondra said to her parents:
NPR
Community

Hispanic unemployment has hit record lows. But does that mean progress?

Across the U.S. today, there are plenty of jobs. Unemployment for Latinos is at 4.2% — the lowest in recorded history. And their poverty rate has gone down somewhat, to 18.3%.

7 years ago

Tracey Gordon (Provided/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Tribune

Gordon on track to become first African American woman Register of Wills

Tracey Gordon ran her campaign for the Register of Wills in the Democratic primary on a shoestring budget against an entrenched incumbent.

7 years ago

A photo of an unidentified young African American woman is deeply creased as if it were folded and carried around by someone  who valued it. It is part of an exhibit at the Library Company of Philadelphia called
Arts & Entertainment

Historic African American visions of a life of freedom and elegance

The Library Company of Philadelphia opens an exhibition of African American history told solely through African American artifacts.

7 years ago

From left, Chefs Elijah Milligan, Carl Lewis, and Yusef McCoy at the Black Restaurant Week 2019 preview event held at Drexel University's Academic Bistro on May 20. (TrenaeNuri/WHYY)
Community

Cooking for the culture: Philly’s 2nd annual Black Restaurant Week

Chefs mix African and Caribbean cultural influences, traditional American cuisine, and a taste of CBD oil as preparations for Black Restaurant Week get underway.

7 years ago

Noelia Rivera-Calderón is the lead author of the National Women's Law Center report on Latina students and mental health. (Courtesy of Noelia Rivera-Calderón)
The Why
Health

Why so many Latina teens in Philly have attempted suicide

A new report reveals that Latina girls in Philadelphia are more likely to attempt suicide than white or African-American girls.

Air Date: May 23, 2019

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