Race & Ethnicity
Report: Hunger and discrimination go hand in hand
As a dark-skinned black woman born into poverty, I know all too well the insidious ways that discrimination plays out in life.
8 years ago
Drexel research links racism and hunger
People who experience discrimination firsthand struggle with hunger twice as often as others.
8 years ago
Listen 1:31‘Conscious consumerism’ empowers the local black community at WURD event
On Saturday, hundreds of people gathered at the Arch Street Meeting House in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood for WURD's second annual "Empowerment Experience."
8 years ago
Listen 1:13Pentagon IDs remains of Tuskegee Airman killed in WWII
Sixty-six Tuskegee Airmen died in combat, including 27 who were listed as MIA. Dickson was the first to be identified.
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Star Trek’s interracial kiss 50 years ago heralded change
Throughout the ensuing decades, interracial relationships with black and white actors became more prevalent on television, spanning multiple genres.
8 years ago
N.J. legislative committees vote to legalize marijuana
The Garden State has moved one step closer to legalizing the personal use of marijuana, following votes by two key legislative committees.
8 years ago
El gobierno mexicano honra un centro comunitario en Norristown por su impacto local
Read in English here. ...
8 years ago
Mexican government honors Norristown community center for local impact
On Tuesday evening, the Mexican government presented its highest honor for people and groups outside of Mexico to the Center for Culture, Art, Training and Education (CCATE).
8 years ago
Temple brings black men in medicine together to boost doctors of color
Temple University’s medical school gathered black physicians and young African-American men who are considering medicine.
8 years ago
2 Philly cops sue department, claiming spate of anti-Semitic harassment
A police spokesman and a representative of the city of Philadelphia both declined to comment on the pending litigation.
8 years ago
Big Latino turnout in midterms raises stakes for 2020
This year's midterm results in Nevada, Arizona and other states suggest that Latino turnout is up dramatically which could reshape the electoral landscape for 2020.
8 years ago
The Green Book: Celebrating ‘The Bible of Black Travel’
These word-of-mouth suggestions for safe passage through a sometimes-hostile America were, "sort of a 20th Century version of the Underground Railroad.
8 years ago
Latinos increasingly concerned about their place in U.S. society, survey finds
One out of every two Latinos in the United States says that life has become more difficult for them in the past year.
8 years ago
Writer Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Guest: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Today, we meet writer N ...
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