
Race & Ethnicity
Cleveland Indians removing Chief Wahoo logo from game uniforms in 2019
The polarizing mascot is coming off the team's jersey sleeves and caps starting in the 2019 season, a move that will end Chief Wahoo's presence on the field.
7 years ago
The world won’t change until women of privilege make room for all women
It’s one thing to stand for inclusivity and racial justice; it’s something else to walk those values every day.
7 years ago
We asked, you answered: When should we call something ‘racist’?
As journalists, we're constantly trying to balance the different uses of the term in a way that will make sense to all of our listeners and readers.
7 years ago
Black male educators make up 31 percent of Bethune Elementary staff
7 years ago
Enjoying the wild while acknowledging its past
Ornithologist Drew Lanham says wilderness offers beauty and freedom — but also holds our painful past.
7 years ago
Listen 9:28Temple student’s ’76 documentary on race accepted into National Film Registry
A lyrical, political documentary made by a Temple University student in 1976 is accepted by the Library of Congress into the National Film Registry.
7 years ago
N.J. rolls out ads on safe traffic stops; critic calls campaign ‘victim-blaming’
Safe Stop aims to inform the public about traffic stop protocols, but a South Jersey social justice activist believes police should be held more accountable than motorists.
7 years ago
Listen 4:36Meet the fearless cook who secretly fed — and funded — the civil rights movement
Georgia Gilmore used the profits from selling her food to others in the movement to help pay for alternative transportation in Montgomery during the 381-day bus boycot.
7 years ago
Vowing to uphold MLK’s mission
Some called Martin Luther King Jr. a visionary. Others called him a troublemaker. For Wilmington minister Rev. Canon Lloyd Casson, he was an inspiration.
7 years ago
Making the case that discrimination is bad for your health
Arline Geronimus coined the term 'weathering' to describe how health problems of marginalized people can be caused by stresses of their daily life.
7 years ago
Leaders say Trump presidency is at odds with MLK’s legacy
The first Martin Luther King Jr. holiday of Donald Trump's presidency is taking place amid a racial firestorm of Trump's own making.
7 years ago
Three Kings and Octavitas bring a taste of home for Puerto Ricans starting over in Philly
Three Kings Day and Octavitas are two post-Christmas holiday celebrations important in Latin America. For recent arrivals from Puerto Ric ...
7 years ago
President Trump’s idea of good and bad immigrant countries has a historical precedent
From 1924 to 1965, the United States allocated immigrant visas on the basis of a candidate's national origin.
7 years ago
The civil rights activist whose name you’ve probably never heard
Dion Diamond was sitting at a "whites-only" lunch counter in Arlington, Va., in 1960 when a crowd started gathering around him.
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