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Race & Ethnicity

Civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King lead a black voting rights march from Selma, Ala., to the state capital in Montgomery in 1965.
(William Lovelace/Getty Images)
Community

Philly social justice advocates mine lessons from MLK’s legacy

The event, hosted by WHYY and NewCore, is part of a conversation series unfolding across the Philadelphia region since January to mark the 50th anniversary of King's death.

8 years ago

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Demonstrators gather outside the entrance to the Sacramento City Council chambers to protest the shooting death of Stephon Clark by Sacramento police, Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Sacramento,
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community

It appears to be open season on those standing up against racism

Long before Stephon Clark was shot dead by Sacramento police officers, those who dared to protest police mistreatment of African-Americans became targets.

8 years ago

Winnie Mandela, anti-apartheid campaigner and wife of the late Nelson Mandela, attended ANC National Conference in December.
NPR
Community

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, anti-apartheid activist, dies at 81

Madikizela-Mandela, a towering anti-apartheid crusader and former wife of the late Nelson Mandela, died Monday in Johannesburg "after a long illness

8 years ago

Alvin Irby, founder of Barbershop Books, is on a mission to get kids reading in the barbershop.
(Nickolai Hammer/NPR)
NPR
Community

Turning kids into readers, one barbershop at a time

It's mid-afternoon when Irby walks in, a man on a mission. He needs a trim from his go-to barber, Kenny, but he also wants to check in on his 15 books.

8 years ago

 Dr. Martin Luther King, third from right, marchers across the Alabama River on the first of a five day, 50 mile march to the state capitol at Montgomery, Ala., on March 21, 1965.(AP Photo)
Community

AP-NORC Poll: Blacks think civil rights goals unachieved

Fifty years after the assassination of MLK only 1 in 10 African Americans think the United States has achieved all or most of the goals of the civil rights movement he led.

8 years ago

A woman walks past a Wells Fargo location in view of City Hall, left, in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 11, 2017.
PlanPhilly
Money

Banks deny claims of discriminatory lending in Philadelphia

Banks argue that the data used in a recent report that found racial disparities in Philadelphia mortgage lending doesn’t represent the full scope of their lending activities.

8 years ago

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J. Justin Ragsdale holds up antique slave shackles during a demonstration on the conditions inside slave ships during the 2017 Black History and Culture Showcase in Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

African-American History and Culture Showcase continues to inspire, enlighten

The annual African-American History and Culture Showcase returns to the Pennsylvania Convention Center this weekend.

8 years ago

Chance The Rapper, (center), performs onstage at the 2017 BET Awards in Los Angeles. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

When a brand does well even when it’s called ‘racist’

"I think companies are putting out noticeably racist ads so they can get more views," Chance the Rapper posted on Twitter after seeing a recent ad for light beer.

8 years ago

St. Peter Claver Catholic Church (PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Saying goodbye to Philadelphia’s first black Catholic church

For the last 30 years, former parishioners of St. Peter Claver have hoped for a miracle.

8 years ago

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Young protesters take part in a Black Lives Matter march
Speak Easy
Community

Resisting the myth of ‘post-racial’ America and sharing responsibility for injustice

In observation of the life and death and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., NewCORE and Gwynedd Mercy University presente ...

8 years ago

Sara Lomax-Reese is shown with her mother
Speak Easy
Community

The triple weight of being Black, American, and a woman

While we have always shared many of the concerns championed by the mainstream women’s movement, we have never had the luxury of fighting a singular fight.

8 years ago

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., left, and his wife, Coretta Scott King, second from left, join pickets during a tour of an Atlanta slum area
Speak Easy
Community

Remembering ongoing work of women in the civil rights movement

"During the civil rights movement, or any other movement in this country, there are women of color pushing the moral conscience of our country to do better."

8 years ago

About 50 people gathered at the statue of Octavius Catto to remember the victims of gun violence and to call for gun control legislation. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Survivor of school shooting to use his ‘white privilege’ to offset racial disparities in coverage

The 17-year-old said they "have to use our white privilege" to make sure all people who have died in gun violence can be heard.

8 years ago

Hands reaching out.
NPR
Community

Forget wealth and neighborhood. The racial income gap persists

The study looked at racial disparities in income over generations by looking at de-identified data from 20 million U.S. children and their parents.

8 years ago

Mounting research suggests that African-American and Latino children with autism are diagnosed late because of bias on the part of health care providers or a lack of information among patient families.
NPR
Health

Black and Latino children are often overlooked when it comes to autism

Sherry Alvarez says she knew there was something different about her son since he was about 9 months old

8 years ago

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