Race & Ethnicity
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
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
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
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
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
Listen 2:06Black 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
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
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
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 1:06Three 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
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
Listen 14:01Community 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
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 12:52Family 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
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.
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