Race & Ethnicity
Writer Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Guest: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Today, we meet writer N ...
8 years ago
Listen 35:29Native American massacre from colonial Pa. history to be retold in comic book
The Library Company of Philadelphia is turning the 1763 massacre of the Conestoga Native American tribe into a comic book.
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Listen 2:15Changing Philly neighborhood rallies behind family after racist threat
The formerly industrial neighborhood of Tacony has undergone a significant change in its demographics over the past few decades, which has brought racial tension and unease.
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‘Farming while black’: A guide to finding power and dignity through food
Penniman and her staff at Soul Fire Farm train black and Latinx farmers in growing techniques and management practices from the African diaspora.
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‘Walk in My Shoes’ brings conversations of police, community relations to the stage
Philadelphia police officers and people of color sharing each of their most intense encounters are featured in a film to be screened Friday at Jefferson University.
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Listen 1:50Election brings more diversity to Delaware Legislature
Tuesday’s election has made Delaware’s General Assembly a more diverse legislature. In a state that’s 22 percent Afr ...
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Princeton’s comic book exhibit spotlights superheroes of civil rights movement
From Rosa Parks to Martin Luther King Jr. to U.S. Rep. John Lewis, comics illustrate the fight for equality.
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Listen 4:49After racist threats, a Philly family and neighborhood try to heal
Residents in the Tacony section of Northeast Philadelphia say they're stunned a Hispanic family received a racist note shortly after moving in.
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Fear of Schuylkill Punch: Residents with lower incomes spend more on water, survey finds
The Water Department also found notable disparities in race and education level.
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Harvard discrimination trial is ending, but lawsuit is far from over
For Asian-American parent Jane Chen, this legal battle was a long time coming.
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As thousands of migrants walk to America to escape the violence in Central America, I’m disappointed that a president who is the son of ...
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Philly branch of group vilified by synagogue shooter pivots as U.S. cuts refugee program
Under President Trump, refugee resettlement in the U.S. has dwindled significantly. HIAS and other groups have taken the hit to their mission and their long-term stability.
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Nearly 30 percent of anti-Semitic online attacks are bots
Researchers at the ADL analyzed 7.5 million Twitter messages between Aug. 31 and Sept. 17.
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More than half of Pa. public schools do not have a teacher of color
More than 60 years after the Brown vs. Board of Education ...
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Lynsey Addario: photos of love and war
Guest: Lynsey Addario LYNSEY ADDARIO has spent two ...
Air Date: October 30, 2018 10:00 am
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