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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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Race & Ethnicity

Residents gathered together at the new Haverford Township Building for a town hall meeting to address racism and racial bias in the Haverford Township school district. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Education

Report on racism roils Main Line school district

Haverford residents react after a report from an activist group alleges racism in township schools.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law
PlanPhilly

Police Commissioner rejects key Starbucks arrest report recommendation

The PPD agrees that anti-racist training could help officers de-escalate conflicts but can’t commit to providing that training.

7 years ago

Young Asian-American student holding books at chalkboard. (Deborah Lee/NPR)
NPR
Courts & Law

What to know about affirmative action as the Harvard trial begins

7 years ago

Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

“The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry”

Guest: Imani Perry Lorraine Hansberry was far ahead of her time as a playwright and social justice advocate. At j ...

Air Date: October 16, 2018 10:20 am

Listen 35:30
Melvin Pender receives the hand-off in the 4 x 100 meter relay during the 1968 Olympics, for which he won a gold medal.
(Courtesy Melvin and Debbie Pender)
NPR
Community
StoryCorps

Of protest and patriotism: A 1968 gold medalist remembers the games

In response to the protest, the International Olympic Committee stripped Carlos and Smith of their gold medals.

7 years ago

Mike Matthews, president of the Delaware State Education Association since 2017, once had a blog called Down with Absolutes. Now some of his old inflammatory posts are being criticized as misogynistic and racist.  (Screen grab from waybackmachine.org, Delaware State Education Association)
Education

Delaware teachers union investigating president after sexist, racist blog posts surface

About 10 years before Mike Matthews was president of the Delaware teachers union, he was an irreverent blogger.

7 years ago

Listen 5:07
State Sen. Sharif Street, D-Philadelphia, says he wants to make sure the growing cannabis industry offers opportunity for all. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Money

Philly hosts conference to bolster minority participation in cannabis industry

Another focus of the conference will be on continuing to press for legalizing marijuana to end well-documented patterns of racially biased enforcement.

7 years ago

As a counselor, Niasha Fray saw first-hand the obstacles black women face in breast cancer treatment. She's now program director of the Duke Center for Community and Population Health Improvement. (Justin Cook for NPR)
NPR
Health

Why are black women less likely to stick with a breast cancer follow-up treatment?

Breast cancer is less common in black women, yet they're about 40 percent more likely to die from it than are white women.

7 years ago

Radio Times

Casey Gerald’s “There Will Be No Miracles”

Guest: Casey Gerald ...

Air Date: October 8, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:56
Attendees of a memorial service for the forgotten slaves buried on the grounds of Middletown Friends Meeting at Langhorne, Pa. on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Community

Bucks County Quakers honor ‘forgotten slaves’ buried in unmarked graves

Black residents of Langhorne long suspected that there were enslaved and freed Africans and African-Americans buried on the grounds of Middletown Friends.

7 years ago

Listen 1:44
Astrophysicists Jarita Holbrook, Alphonse Sterling (background) Fana Mulu-Moore, and Hakeem Oluseyi (Jarita Holbrook)
The Pulse
Science

‘Black Suns’ captures rare solar eclipse images

A film documents the work and adventure of African American astrophysicists.

7 years ago

Listen 6:04
A man walks in North Philadelphia on Friday (Abdul Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Dip in black poverty draws skepticism

A drop in the poverty rate for Black Philadelphians reported in recent census estimates has been met with skepticism.

7 years ago

Aniyia Williams is founder and CEO of TINSEL. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

New Philly conference aims to draw communities of color to the city’s tech sector

Philadelphia's first Project NorthStar conference will run Oct. 3 to Oct. 5.

7 years ago

Listen 3:37
United Way's JOIN Workforce Learning Community kickoff retreat at Peirce College. (Julie Zeglen/Generocity)
Money
Broke in Philly

United Way’s Job Opportunity Investment Network aims to be a national model for racial equity training

"If we're going to talk about poverty, we have to address racial disparities."

7 years ago

A metal detector and an x-ray machine sit at the entrance of Overbrook High School in Philadelphia. (Emily Cohen for WHYY, file)
Education

Reports: Stationing police in Philly schools costly, causes trauma for students of color

Some parents of kids in city schools firmly in favor of the police presence.

7 years ago

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