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Race & Ethnicity

WURD's Stephanie Renée emceed the storytelling event at The African American Museum in Philadelphia on April 21, 2018. (Courtesy of Dan Papa with First Person Arts.)
Community

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.

8 years ago

Jack Willis leans on a sign that reads
NPR
Community

A lesson in how to overcome implicit bias

Starbucks hopes to address part of that by including discussion about implicit bias in its training.

8 years ago

A person leaves an LA Fitness gym while a group of women enter the club, Thursday, April 19, 2018, in Secaucus, N.J. Employees of the LA Fitness wrongly accused a black member and his guest of not paying to work out and called police, prompting an apology from the company. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Community

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.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

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 21:29
Thyyib Smith and Meegan Denenberg are cofounders of Pipeline Philly, a co-working space in Center City.
PlanPhilly
Community

Black 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.

8 years ago

Rashon Nelson, listens to a reporter's question alongside Donte Robinson during an interview with the Associated Press Wednesday April 18, 2018 in Philadelphia.
Community

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.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

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.

8 years ago

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Health

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.

8 years ago

Police Commissioner Richard Ross says the officers who arrested two African-American men inside a Center City Starbucks last week did
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

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.

8 years ago

Listen 3:38
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, April 17, 2018

One person is dead after a Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Philadelphia. Experts say the city’s police depar ...

Air Date: April 17, 2018

Listen 21:50
People gather outside a Starbucks on 18th and Spruce streets in Philadelphia to protest Thursday's controversial arrests of two black men at the store. (Bastiaan Slabbers/for WHYY)
Community

Philadelphia police release 911 call, radio transmissions from Starbucks incident

Philadelphia police have released the tape of the 911 call made by the manager of the Center City Starbucks before two black men were arrested on suspicion of trespassing.

8 years ago

Protesters gather outside a Starbucks in Philadelphia, Sunday, April 15, 2018, where two black men were arrested Thursday after Starbucks employees called police to say the men were trespassing. The arrest prompted accusations of racism on social media. Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson posted a lengthy statement Saturday night, calling the situation
Radio Times
Community

Arrests at the Rittenhouse Square Starbucks

Guests: David Harris, Marc Lamont Hill, Gene Demby The arrest of two black men at the Rittenhouse Square Starbuck ...

Air Date: April 17, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:48
People gather outside a Starbucks on 18th and Spruce streets in Philadelphia to protest Thursday's controversial arrests of two black men at the store. (Bastiaan Slabbers/for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

NAACP says Starbucks incident part of a national trend of discrimination

The NAACP is calling the arrest of two black men in a Starbucks "disgraceful."

8 years ago

Listen 3:55
About 50 protesters gathered inside the Starbucks near Rittenhouse Square on Monday morning to protest the recent arrest of two black men. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

Starbucks: Manager of Philly store where two black men were arrested no longer works there

The spokesperson also said that the two men have agreed to meet with CEO Kevin Johnson, who arrived in Philadelphia over the weekend.

8 years ago

People gather outside a Starbucks on 18th and Spruce streets in Philadelphia to protest Thursday's controversial arrests of two black men at the store. (Bastiaan Slabbers/for WHYY)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community

Waiting while black

Waiting while black. That’s what I’ll be doing until there’s justice for two black men who were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks while waiting for a friend.

8 years ago

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