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Seth Grossman is a Republican congressional candidate in South Jersey. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

National GOP disowns South Jersey congressional candidate Seth Grossman

The Republican National Congressional Committee says New Jersey candidate Seth Grossman should reconsider his candidacy, saying bigotry has no place in Congress.

8 years ago

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(Rob Dobi for NPR)
NPR
Education

Here’s what’s going on with affirmative action and school admissions

Here's a rundown of the facts in place, and the latest developments.

8 years ago

Michael Miselis, standing in the crowd with both arms raised, was front and center during the violence in Charlottesville last summer. Miselis holds a national security clearance for his work with defense contractor Northrop Grumman. (Edu Bayer, special to ProPublica)
Community
ProPublica

After being exposed as a member of a violent white supremacist group, Michael Miselis has lost his job

Michael Miselis took part in the violent Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. So far, it hasn’t damaged his standing at Northrop Grumman.

8 years ago

Artist Didier William pauses in his studio at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Art of the Caribbean diaspora comes together at PAFA

Two artists — one Haitian, one Cuban — collaborate on "Swarm," an exhibition about the Caribbean diaspora.

8 years ago

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a dinner hosted by the Washington Policy Center in Bellevue, Wash.
(Ted S. Warren/AP)
Education

Trump to rescind Obama-era guidance on affirmative action

The Trump administration is moving to rescind Obama-era guidance that encouraged schools to take a person's race into account to encourage diversity in admissions.

8 years ago

A store closing sign for May 29 is posted at a pickup counter at a Starbucks store, Friday, May 25, 2018, in Chicago. Starbucks will close more than 8,000 stores nationwide on Tuesday to conduct anti-bias training, the next of many steps the company is taking to try to restore its tarnished diversity-friendly image.
Community

Over two months after Philly arrests, Starbucks gets a list of next steps

Starbucks gets list of suggestions for cutting bias from the company in the long-term.

8 years ago

Megan Malachi of Philly REAL Justice speaks during the Antwon Rose Rally in Philadelphia on Sunday July 1, 2018. She says,
Community

‘It is not justice:’ Philly protesters decry police shooting of unarmed Pittsburgh teen

Around 60 people gathered for a rally in West Philly to stand in solidarity with Antwon Rose, an unarmed 17-year-old who was shot and killed by a Pittsburgh cop.

8 years ago

Demonstrators rally outside the Cinemark Theatres in Philadelphia. Last week, police were called on a black family who were unsatisfied with their movie experience. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Family calls for boycott of Cinemark theaters after West Philly altercation

Dozens rally in support of family after minor incident results in 10 Philadelphia police officers responding to theater

8 years ago

Listen 2:27
John Edward James Jr., an Army veteran of World War II, is pinned with the rank of second lieutenant by his daughters Brenda Roberta Watts (left) and Dr. Marion Teresa Lane. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

After 76 years, Philly World War II vet finally saluted as officer

John James of Southwest Philadelphia, now 98, completed officer training in 1942, but he was denied his rightfully earned bars because he is black.

8 years ago

Ashley Jimenez filmed as her husband was speaking to police at the Cinemark theater.
Community

Theater manager calls cops on black couple retrieving kids

A black family says a Philadelphia movie theater manager called police when they tried to retrieve their children from a theater after getting a refund.

8 years ago

Alison Ettel threatened to call the police on a young African-American girl selling water on the sidewalk.
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community

Waiting for sight beyond color

The rash of videotaped incidents in which white people have called police on black people for trivial reasons has reached fever pitch.

8 years ago

Juneteenth Parade participants wave from their float as they make their way through Center City
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Arts & Entertainment

Juneteenth: A vibrant celebration of freedom

The rhythm of African drums swelled on Saturday during the annual Juneteenth parade, commemorating the announcement of the abolition of slavery on June 19, 1865.

8 years ago

The Casa Padre facility in Brownsville, Texas, is one of more than two dozen shelters for immigrant children operated by Southwest Key. (Department of Health and Human Services)
NPR
Community

A Latino nonprofit is holding separated kids. Is that care or complicity or both?

Much to its leaders' frustration, Southwest Key became the face of a Trump administration policy.

8 years ago

The founders of the Black American Racing Association (from left) Leonard Miller, Malcolm Durham, Wendell Scott and Ronald Hines. (Courtesy Leonard Miller)
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Blazing a trail for African-American racers

Leonard Miller’s first car was a 1940 Ford Club Coupe, a chop-top convertible that he modified with a Mercury motor and a transmission pulled from a Lincoln.

8 years ago

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In this Dec. 4, 2014, file photo protesters rally in New York's Foley Square against a state grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner. (Jason DeCrow/AP Photo, File)
Health

The Freddie Gray effect: Black Americans’ mental health suffers after police killings

The negative effect on African-Americans’ mental health peaked in the month after a police killing, and it dissipated after three months.

8 years ago

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