
Race & Ethnicity
Valuing experiences part of the the theme of ‘Courageous Conversations’ on race
Tonight, WHYY — in conjunction with WURD, the American Bible Society, and Philadelphia Media Network — will host “ ...
8 years ago
ListenThe negative effects of implicit bias in schools
Last week at Colgate University in central New York, reports of a black male carrying a gun — which in reality was a Colgate student ca ...
8 years ago
How the path to U.S. citizenship works for immigrants
The difficulty of securing a visa has led some immigratns to enter illegally. Others come legally, but overstay their visas.
8 years ago
In South Jersey, a familiar fight to save a historic African-American cemetery
Many cemeteries boast residents whose fame followed them into the afterlife, making their gravesites a point of pilgrimage for those stil ...
8 years ago
ListenUncovering ‘the true America’ in real conversations with a Muslim
Last December, I wrote a commentary condemning hate crimes against Muslims and offering to sit down with anyone who wanted to learn about Islam or meet a Muslim.
8 years ago
In the Trump Era, Philadelphia is in crisis control
While previous protest movements such as Occupy Philadelphia and t ...
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Novelist Zora Neale Hurston was a cultural anthropologist first
The celebrated novel ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’ grew from fieldwork in the Black South. Before novelist Zora Neale ...
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Listen 9:55Friends’ Central can’t keep hiding behind Quaker language
Three weeks have now passed since Friends’ Central administration placed two faculty on leave for the offense of chaperoning studen ...
8 years ago
‘Moonlight’ illuminates a new vision of the black community
“Moonlight” is more than just an LGBT story. It subtly redefines who and what the black community is. Yes, there is violence, ...
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What does a Muslim immigrant look like? The best of America
How does a Muslim boy born in Bangladesh end up at the University of Pennsylvania Law School? By winning the lottery, of cours ...
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Supreme Court scraps case on transgender bathroom rights
The Supreme Court is returning a transgender teen’s case to a lower court without reaching a decision. The justices said Mon ...
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5 years since Trayvon Martin, and black lives still don’t matter
Cruising through 7th grade, I truly believed I was invincible. On Feb. 26, my life changed forever when another ...
8 years ago
Black History Month is not enough
It’s that time of year again, Black History Month, the month that brings attention to the American history that doesn’t get much “a ...
8 years ago
Women’s emotional labor on your behalf comes with a cost
I have opened my mind and my heart and given my time to others to unload their burdens on me despite my own turmoil and trauma, because I thought it was my duty as a woman.
8 years ago
The joy of writing — and being published
Writing has given me an outlet for my emotions. It organized my thoughts and helped me find my way out of a very dark place. Getting published made me feel equal.
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