Race & Ethnicity
When Amazon HQ2 arrives, tech's diversity problem could come too
When Amazon builds its new headquarters in some lucky city, diversity issues could be part of the bargain. At least, if things go like they did in Seattle.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00Americans must decide who we stand with and what we kneel for
Does standing up for racial justice, economic equity, compassion, or truth demand, at crucial moments, that we plant one shoe on the earth and lower the other knee?
8 years ago
The Second Amendment shouldn’t be king
As Monday mornings often go, I woke up after one too many "snoozes" of my alarm clock. Still half-asleep, I opened Facebook. Two words were everywhere: Las Vegas.
8 years ago
Religious, civil rights leaders urge Delaware to address racial, gender disparities
A group of religious and civil rights leaders are calling on Delaware to enact change after a study showed significant racial and gender issues at the Dept. of Transportation.
8 years ago
An evening of frank talk about race, inequity in Philly, area schools
When Otis Hackney, Philadelphia’s Chief Education Officer, was in Amsterdam this spring he happened upon an exhibit detailing the h ...
8 years ago
I looked into her little mahogany-drenched eyes and said, "Leilani, your hair is perfect just the way it is. The color, texture, length, volume, are exactly how God intended."
8 years ago
DelDOT reports shows racial, gender disparities
A study shows significant racial and gender issues within the Delaware Department of Transportation.
8 years ago
The promise and peril of Cheltenham: Race and education in a changing suburban school district
Cheltenham has long been at the forefront of racial integration. After a fight at the local high school, the trailblazing community is grappling with big questions.
8 years ago
Listen 6:58Clergy masses against hate directed at South Jersey pastor
Religious leaders and members of the community gathered to show their support for a South Jersey minister who received online threats after speaking out against hate crimes.
8 years ago
My father could have died in Vietnam
Unlike so many men who were poor and black, my father didn’t go to Vietnam, and that circumstance changed what could have been — not only for my father, but also my family.
8 years ago
Who is Octavius Catto? Learning about Philly’s first public monument to an African-American
Every morning, I take the 33 bus to work. And for the past few months, I’ve noticed something looks different.As the bus makes its ...
8 years ago
Listen 4:28Philly ministry student credits prayer with beating racial profiling case
Abington police have withdrawn charges against a ministry student they accused of crashing a stolen Maserati, cursing at witnesses, and then fleeing the scene.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00Trump’s reaction to NFL protests shows who should really be fired
Each time I think of Donald Trump’s remarks about black professional football players kneeling in protest during the National Anthem, I vacillate between anger and sadness.
8 years ago
Take a knee to protest Trump’s tinpot patriotism
Spewing anew without a clue, Trump presumed this weekend to tell us what is patriotism and what is not. Rest assured, the Founding Fathers shook their heads and took a knee.
8 years ago
Essay: Someone was watching over me on my first traffic stop for driving while black
There has been renewed attention to racial profiling and the epidemic of police brutality. This personal account of racial profiling has become one of many for me.
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