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Race & Ethnicity

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Radio Times

Rewriting Native American history

Ojibwe writer David Treuer talks about his new book, "Heartbeat at Wounded Knee," a history of Native Americans starting at with the 1890 massacre,

Air Date: March 7, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:45
Student trainees receive hands-on experience in solar installation under the supervision of practitioners provided by Philadelphia-based company Solar States. (Courtesy of the Philadelphia Energy Authority)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

EcoWURD wants to connect black Philadelphians to green economy

EcoWURD is a multimedia environmental justice journalism initiative exploring the intersection of race, income & the environment.

7 years ago

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks during a commemorative service Sunday, March 3, 2019, at Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Ala. Several Democratic White House hopefuls are visiting one of America's seminal civil rights sites to pay homage to that legacy and highlight their own connections to the movement. (Julie Bennett/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Democratic presidential candidates marking Selma anniversary

Sens. Cory Booker and Bernie Sanders are gathered at one of America's seminal civil rights sites on Sunday to pay homage to that legacy.

7 years ago

In this Thursday, June 14, 2012 file photo, James Stern of Jackson, Miss., at a news conference in Jackson, Miss. One of the largest and oldest neo-Nazi groups in the U.S. appears to have an unlikely new leader: Stern, a black activist who has vowed to dismantle it. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Black activist takes the lead of neo-Nazi Socialist group, vows to dissolve it

James Hart Stern wants to use his new position as director and president of the National Socialist Movement to undermine the Detroit-based group.

7 years ago

Maori Karmael Holmes, founder and executive director of BlackStar Film Festival
Arts & Entertainment

How one woman expanded a Philadelphia-based black film festival to the international stage

Maori Karmael Holmes, who began the BlackStar Film Festival, wanted to provide a film festival for black creators in Philadelphia. It quickly became much bigger.

7 years ago

Charlie Wachtel, left, and Spike Lee accept the award for best adapted screenplay for
Arts & Entertainment

Some tout Oscars as diversity win, but Philly filmmakers wait for more action

Some Philadelphia filmmakers say it’s an exciting time to be a person of color in the industry because Hollywood finally seems to be addressing calls for diversity.

7 years ago

Cake was served at the Philly Transit Equity Day event in Center City to honor the 180th birthday of Octavius Catto. (Darryl Murphy/WHYY)
Community

Philly celebrates Octavius Catto and Transit Equity Day

To mark Transit Equity Day, Philadelphians remembered Octavius Catto and his push to integrate city streetcars in 1867. They also gathered ideas for making today’s SEPTA more

7 years ago

Children who have darker skin wait longer on average to leave foster care. (Stepan Popov/Shutterstock)
Courts & Law
The Conversation

The U.S. adoption system discriminates against darker-skinned children

When it comes to adoption, Americans might assume that each child is treated equally. But research shows that darker-skinned children are repeatedly discriminated against.

7 years ago

Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio was nominated for best actress for her role in ‘Roma.’ (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Community

U.S. Latinas rally around ‘Roma’ actress Yalitza Aparicio

Yalitza Aparicio, the Oscar-nominated, first-time actress in "Roma," is finding strong support among Mexican-American women despite backlash she is receiving in Mexico.

7 years ago

Hannah Beachler, pictured here in February 2018, is the first African-American nominated for an Oscar for production design. (Valerie Macon/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

She designed Wakanda — and might win an Oscar for it

Hannah Beachler is the first African-American ever nominated for the award in production design. She helped create the cinematic world of Wakanda.

7 years ago

(photo credit, Josh Luxenberg)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Plessy v. Ferguson: How racial segregation became law

Steve Luxenberg tells the history around Plessy v. Ferguson, the disastrous 1896 Supreme Court decision that made racial segregation legal as “separate but equal.”

Air Date: February 22, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:37
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community

Jussie Smollett’s act of betrayal

When Jussie Smollett alleged he was attacked because of his race and sexual orientation, the story didn’t make me angry. It made me numb. But a lot has changed in three weeks.

7 years ago

Barry Jenkins’ ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ has been nominated for best adapted screenplay at the 91st Academy Awards. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Community
The Conversation

Oscars 2019: Beyond the stats, why diversity matters

With the Academy Awards approaching, the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative released its most recent report on diversity in Hollywood.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Courts & Law

Plessy v. Ferguson: How racial segregation became law

STEVE LUXENBERG, a former Washington Post editor ...

7 years ago

Listen 35:30
Geniah Miller in her Camden Academy Charter High School uniform and the Nigerian head wrap with her mother, Chioma Sullivan, at their Camden home on Feb. 11, 2019, after Miller was sent home from school. (April Saul for WHYY)
Education

Dress code violation sparks racial controversy and conversations at Camden charter school

After an African-American student was punished for wearing an African head wrap, administrators are accused of favoring Hispanic teens at Camden Academy Charter High School.

7 years ago

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