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Race & Ethnicity

A memorial marked each of the city's 331 gun violence victims in 2012 (Flickr Creative Commons/Cocoabiscuit)
Community
Billy Penn

Homicide is the leading cause of death for young black men in Philly. What should we do?

We spoke with five community leaders to get their ideas for solutions.

7 years ago

Neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other alt-right factions scuffled with counter-demonstrators near Emancipation Park (Formerly
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Racial resentment and white extremism in America

The FBI recently warned that white extremist violence is a "persistent and pervasive threat" in America.

Air Date: May 7, 2019 10:00 am

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Bertha Garnett, center, listens to speakers at an event honoring her son, Reuben Garnett Jr., who was killed in action in Vietnam. At left is her daughter, India Garnett, who worked for decades to have her brother's service honored. Bertha's great-granddaughters Courtney, Tianna and Sheniah can be seen in the background. (Brett Sholtis/WITF)
Community
PA Post

After 53-year fight, Pa. family of a black Vietnam veteran finally finds closure

On March 4, 1966, Reuben Garnett Jr. was killed by enemy fire while rushing to help his platoon leader.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The American eugenics movement; immigration update

We talk with Daniel Okrent about his new book, "Guarded Gate," a history of the American eugenics movement, but first, we get an update on migrants at the US/Mexico border.

Air Date: May 3, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:46
Special education teacher Ben Slater describes his Father's Day at Dorney Park, where he was detained by security guards who accused him of stealing, then banned from the park for six months.
Courts & Law

Dorney Park settles black patron’s racial profiling suit

The Allentown Morning Call reports Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom's parent company settled the suit for an undisclosed amount.

7 years ago

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., answers questions during a presidential forum held by She The People in Houston on Wednesday.
(Michael Wyke/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Democratic candidates pressed on priorities by women of color

At the first-ever She The People presidential forum, eight Democratic candidates are facing the same basic question today in Houston: Why should women of color vote for them?

7 years ago

The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office (Angela Gervasi/Billy Penn)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Prosecutors’ offices lack diversity nationwide. DA Krasner says he’s working on a fix.

Nearly nine out of 10 people in Philadelphia’s jail system are people of color. The prosecutors who charge them with crimes? Quite the opposite.

7 years ago

A partially covered statue of singer Kate Smith is seen near the Wells Fargo Center, Friday, April 19, 2019, in Philadelphia. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Experiment

Will Jim Kenney follow the Flyers lead?

If the mayor promised to remove the Rizzo statue from public property, he should make good on that promise.

7 years ago

This so-called
NPR
Community

The beauty and the power of African blacksmiths

An exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art highlights the remarkable skills and creativity of ironworkers from over 100 ethnic groups across the continent.

7 years ago

A partially covered statue of singer Kate Smith is seen near the Wells Fargo Center, Friday, April 19, 2019, in Philadelphia. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Community

Flyers cover statue of singer Kate Smith amid racism allegations

Smith's connection with the Flyers started in 1969 when a team executive ordered her version of "God Bless America" to be played instead of "The Star Spangled Banner."

7 years ago

The Student National Medical Association's 2019 Annual Medical Education Conference drew more than 2,200 attendees. (Abdul Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Science
The Philadelphia Tribune

Nation’s oldest organization of Black medical students convenes in Philly

After decades of efforts to increase the ranks of African-American doctors, Blacks are still underrepresented in the nation’s medical schools.

7 years ago

After adjusting for inflation, black workers' median weekly earnings have risen at a fraction of the pace of wages for white, Hispanic and Asian workers. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Money
Marketplace

African Americans’ wages nearly stagnant over decade

since the Great Recession, wage gains have varied significantly by race, with African Americans’ earnings nearly stagnant over the period.

7 years ago

Home healthcare workers Stephanie Williams, left, and Lolita Owens rally at the Frankford Transportation Center in February to pressure state lawmakers to increase the state minimum wage to $15 an hour. (Michael D'Onofrio/Philadelphia Tribune)
Money
The Philadelphia Tribune

Report proposes 10 solutions to close widening racial wealth gap

Ten Solutions to Bridge the Racial Wealth Divide calls for offering federally-managed “baby bonds” to all children and funding them based on income.

7 years ago

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., stands with fellow Democrats as they rally outside the Capitol ahead of passage of H.R. 1,
Politics & Policy

Rep. Ilhan Omar says more death threats coming since Trump pushed video

"This is endangering lives," she said, accusing Trump of fomenting right-wing extremism. "It has to stop."

7 years ago

The Philadelphia Theatre Company
Community

Open letter complains that Philadelphia Theatre Company is backsliding on diversity

People in Philadelphia’s theater community push back against Philadelphia Theater Company’s diversity claim.

7 years ago

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