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Race & Ethnicity

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Courts & Law

In racially diverse 14th District, Philly police target black drivers 3 times more than whites, analysis shows

Although Philadelphia is about 43 percent black, police stop black drivers nearly 66 percent of the time, according to an analysis of vehicle stop figures.

7 years ago

Ann Remy (right), is of Lenape descent, and Donna Fann-Boyle (left) is of Cherokee descent. Fann-Boyle is testifying at public hearing in Bucks County about the Neshaminy School District mascot. (Kimberly Paynter)
Community

Bucks County parent details violent origin of controversial school mascot

The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission will decide whether the Neshaminy School District must find a new nickname for some of its sports teams.

7 years ago

A mural of the Neshaminy High School mascot. (Eugene Sonn/WHYY)
Education

Neshaminy teacher: ‘Redskins’ nickname ‘clearly is not’ a ‘term of honor’

The Pa. Human Relations Commission is weighing the fate of the school district’s controversial ‘Redskins’ nickname.

7 years ago

Ann Remy (right), is of Lenape descent, and Donna Fann-Boyle (left) is of Cherokee descent. Fann-Boyle is testifying at public hearing in Bucks County about the Neshaminy School District mascot. (Kimberly Paynter)
Education

Defense expert: Neshaminy School District mascot reflects ‘living tradition’

The Pa. Human Relations Commission is weighing whether to force Neshaminy School District to drop the Redskins mascot.

7 years ago

A mural of the Neshaminy High School mascot. (Eugene Sonn/WHYY)
Education

Pa. commission could ax controversial Neshaminy school mascot

A public hearing this week will evaluate whether Native American-themed mascot creates “hostile educational environment.”

7 years ago

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Director Ryan Coogler attends a London screening of his film Black Panther, the highest-grossing movie of 2018. (Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Black directors had a big year in 2018 — but other inclusion numbers stagnated

Black directors had a "banner year" in 2018, according to the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.

7 years ago

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NPR
Arts & Entertainment

How a Mongolian heavy metal band got millions of YouTube views

The Hu — from the Mongolian root word for human being: "Hu." The band spent seven years putting together their first album, which they expect to release this spring.

7 years ago

Artist Stephanie Shih remembers making pork-filled dumplings with her family and started her art project by sculpting six of them out of porcelain. She's now made 600. (Robert Bredvad/NPR)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Shih, Chau, and Shen pair food art, Asian-American heritage

Three American women of Taiwanese descent are cooking up the dishes of their youth. Except they're not using food. They're using plaster, paint and porcelain.

7 years ago

After racist letters and photos were circulated among students at Strath Haven High School, the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District held an informational meeting on Jan. 2, 2019. More than 400 residents showed up to listen and have their voices heard. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Education

Officials address threatening note sent to Swarthmore families, but reveal few details

At a scripted community meeting, Swarthmore-Wallingford officials addressed a threatening note sent to four families. But they didn't reveal much about the investigation.

7 years ago

Listen 1:06
Single-family houses with ground floor garages recently rose on the 200 block of Arch Street. (Ashley Hahn/PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Three reasons why Philadelphia won’t follow Minneapolis’s ban on single-family zoning

In December, Minneapolis City Council voted for the ban to confront a growing affordability crisis and longstanding patterns of racial segregation.

7 years ago

In this image taken from a Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 video provided by SNJTODAY.COM, Buena Regional High School wrestler Andrew Johnson is declared the winner after his match in in Buena, N.J. Before the match a referee told Johnson he would forfeit his bout if he didn't have his dreadlocks cut off. Johnson had his hair cut minutes before the match and a SNJ Today reporter tweeted video of the incident. The state's Interscholastic Athletic Association says they are recommending the referee not be assigned to any event until the matter has been reviewed more thoroughly. (Michael Frankel/SNJTODAY.COM viavAP)
The Why
Community

Forfeiting identity: A black wrestler’s cut dreadlocks raise questions about rules and race

A white referee recently forced a black South Jersey high school wrestler to choose between cutting his dreadlocks or forfeiting a match. Why did this unfold this way?

Air Date: January 3, 2019

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In this image taken from a Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 video provided by SNJTODAY.COM, Buena Regional High School wrestler Andrew Johnson gets his hair cut courtside minutes before his match in Buena, N.J. (Michael Frankel/SNJTODAY.COM via AP)
Community

Community sounds off on N.J. dreadlocks wrestling incident at emergency meeting

The Buena Regional Board of Education called an emergency meeting Wednesday night to discuss "personnel matters."

7 years ago

Portraits of Hiram Charles Montier and his wife, Elizabeth Brown Montier, by Franklin R. Street. (Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art)
The Why
Community

The Montiers: An American story

Family portraits found under a bed unraveled the story of an African-American family with a rich history and blood ties to the first mayor of Philadelphia.

Air Date: December 26, 2018

Listen 12:52
In this image taken from a Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 video provided by SNJTODAY.COM, Buena Regional High School wrestler Andrew Johnson gets his hair cut courtside minutes before his match in Buena, N.J. (Michael Frankel/SNJTODAY.COM via AP)
Community

Family of South Jersey high school wrestler forced to cut dreadlocks speaks out

Buena Regional High School wrester Andrew Johnson's brother says he believes a white wrestler under similar circumstances probably would not have been put in that situation.

7 years ago

In this image taken from a Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 video provided by SNJTODAY.COM, Buena Regional High School wrestler Andrew Johnson gets his hair cut courtside minutes before his match in Buena, N.J. (Michael Frankel/SNJTODAY.COM via AP)
Community

ACLU: N.J. wrestling incident isn’t about hair, but rather about race

A New Jersey high school wrestler had his dreadlocks cut off minutes before his match after a referee told him to lose the hairstyle or forfeit his bout.

7 years ago

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