
Race & Ethnicity
This is why King’s life, legacy, and hope still matter
Martin Luther King Jr. was instrumental in moving us forward, but much work remains to be done. I am hopeful for the future, because I believe there is more good than bad.
7 years ago
Continuing King’s fight, with love in the age of hate
This year, we as a nation should not celebrate King Day. It’s not that Dr. King does not deserve this national holiday. It is America that does not deserve to celebrate him.
7 years ago
Black Lives Matter, family press Philly DA to release inmate they say is innocent
Eric Riddicks' mother says he wasn't the killer in a 1991 homicide. She delivered the paperwork she says proves his innocence to new top prosecutor, Larry Krasner.
7 years ago
Recy Taylor’s courage after 1944 rape bolsters others
Taylor was a 24-year-old married mother with a three-year-old daughter in 1944.
7 years ago
Most Philadelphia neighborhoods still haven’t recovered from the recession
Despite a recent building boom, Philadelphia’s housing market has not recovered from the Great Recession, especially outside Center City.
7 years ago
Art Dorrington, who broke color barrier in pro hockey, dead at 87
A Nova Scotia native, Dorrington made Atlantic City his home for decades, becoming a familiar figure everywhere from the municipal buildings to the athletic facilities.
7 years ago
Lee Saunders to give address at MLK event
Lee Saunders is the president of AFSCME, AFL-CIO, which represents 1.6 million members. African American to serve as AFSCME’s president.
7 years ago
An ode to Combat Jack and his preservation of hip hop culture
Hip hop runs through my veins, and I am a shameless podcast nerd, so my heart was broken when I heard about the recent passing of Reggie ...
7 years ago
Asian-Americans must speak up in fight toward racial progress for all
Asian-American voices are lacking nationally and locally in causes defending the rights of immigrants and people of color.
7 years ago
Black cops sue, claiming racism in Philly narcotics unit
The Guardian Civic League claims narcotics supervisors ordered underlings to fudge paperwork to protect informants — and retaliated when some refused.
7 years ago
Council vote set on bulletproof glass measure dividing Philly community
Community activists have complained for years about people stopping at the beer delis, buying beer or shots of liquor and drinking them in the street.
7 years ago
Listen 3:56Black mothers keep dying after giving birth. Shalon Irving’s story explains why
For much of American history, disparities were largely blamed on blacks' susceptibility to illness and their own behavior. Now many agree, the problem isn't race but racism.
7 years ago
‘Trial by Jury’ puts us in the courtroom to deliberate hot-button issues
Imagine being on a jury and deliberating cases on controversial topics that dominate our daily conversations. Would your views change in the jury room?
7 years ago
Listen 5:24Is Princeton’s Paul Robeson house trying to tell us something?
The sandal, encrusted with a fine layer of grit, looks like it’s made of stone. A tin of Beecham’s Pills from St. Helen’s, Lancashi ...
7 years ago
Honoring the 50th anniversary of a pivotal student protest in Philadelphia
It's been 50 years since a seminal student protest shaped Philly and the legacy of Frank Rizzo. Participants gathered over the weekend to remember.
7 years ago
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