
Race & Ethnicity
DNA, diabetes and family destiny
Diabetes runs is Kristen Cabrera’s family. Her dad, plus seven aunts and uncles have the illness. She gathered them at home in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley to talk about it.
7 years ago
Listen 6:33The woman behind the viral video of Philly Starbucks arrests
Philadelphia writer Melissa DePino wanted to stand up as a witness to the racial bias she observed at a Philadelphia Starbucks.
7 years ago
Listen 7:39Carnaval de Puebla returns to Philadelphia amid increase in deportations
The traditional Mexican celebration resumes in South Philly after skipping a year.
7 years ago
New lynching memorial evokes terror of victims
The memorial opens the same week that Alabama marks Confederate Memorial Day, an official state holiday in which state offices will close.
7 years ago
Philly students host forum on gun violence
Parkway Center City High School students invite Philadelphia lawmakers to forum on gun violence and racial discrimination.
7 years ago
Listen 2:01‘¡Bienvenidos Blancos!’ — Welcome, White People! — to Cuba, from Team Sunshine
How the history of Cuba and the revolution continues to shape the identities of Cubans and their American kin.
7 years ago
After Starbucks arrests, Philly women of color reflect on racism’s effect on men in their lives
An event at the African American Museum in Philadelphia featured four black women's personal stories of racism's effect on the men in their lives.
7 years ago
A lesson in how to overcome implicit bias
Starbucks hopes to address part of that by including discussion about implicit bias in its training.
7 years ago
LA Fitness issues apology: Gym employees wrongly accuse black member of not paying, call cops
The incident occurred Sunday, according to a woman who answered the phone at the club but didn't give her name.
7 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight, April 19, 2018
WHYY’s Joe Hernandez gives an update on the protests surrounding the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks. A Philad ...
Air Date: April 19, 2018
Listen 21:29Black in Rittenhouse and designing for a diverse city
One week ago, the arrest of two black men at a Rittenhouse Square Starbucks pushed a provocative idea about the racialization of urban space into mainstream conversation.
7 years ago
Men arrested at Starbucks say they feared for their lives
Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson speak about their controversial arrest at a Center City Starbucks last Thursday.
7 years ago
This is how Trump is destroying the Republican Party
The party of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass has emerged as the party of intolerance and exclusion in the 21st century.
7 years ago
Penn study finds most black men with trauma aren’t getting treatment
Among black men in Philadelphia who’ve suffered traumatic injuries, most psychological symptoms are not treated.
7 years ago
As fallout over Starbucks arrests continues, Philly police chief stands by cops
Arresting officers 'may have gone according to policy, they may have followed the law, but they didn't have to do this,' says legal expert.
7 years ago
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