
Race & Ethnicity
Novelist Zora Neale Hurston was a cultural anthropologist first
The celebrated novel ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’ grew from fieldwork in the Black South. Before novelist Zora Neale ...
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Listen 9:55Friends’ Central can’t keep hiding behind Quaker language
Three weeks have now passed since Friends’ Central administration placed two faculty on leave for the offense of chaperoning studen ...
8 years ago
‘Moonlight’ illuminates a new vision of the black community
“Moonlight” is more than just an LGBT story. It subtly redefines who and what the black community is. Yes, there is violence, ...
8 years ago
What does a Muslim immigrant look like? The best of America
How does a Muslim boy born in Bangladesh end up at the University of Pennsylvania Law School? By winning the lottery, of cours ...
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Supreme Court scraps case on transgender bathroom rights
The Supreme Court is returning a transgender teen’s case to a lower court without reaching a decision. The justices said Mon ...
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5 years since Trayvon Martin, and black lives still don’t matter
Cruising through 7th grade, I truly believed I was invincible. On Feb. 26, my life changed forever when another ...
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Black History Month is not enough
It’s that time of year again, Black History Month, the month that brings attention to the American history that doesn’t get much “a ...
8 years ago
Women’s emotional labor on your behalf comes with a cost
I have opened my mind and my heart and given my time to others to unload their burdens on me despite my own turmoil and trauma, because I thought it was my duty as a woman.
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The joy of writing — and being published
Writing has given me an outlet for my emotions. It organized my thoughts and helped me find my way out of a very dark place. Getting published made me feel equal.
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The music filled me with joy; the music made me feel free, even when the lyrics were speaking to conditions of struggle.
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The overwhelming joy of graduation day
WHYY celebrates Black History Month with Philly.com by publishing essays for their series ...
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Sheriff who met with President Trump feels he ‘respects’ law enforcement
President Donald Trump recently met with ten sheriffs from across the country to hear their public safety concerns. The first person he t ...
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ListenJudge rules Philly man beaten by police was stopped illegally
A Pennsylvania state judge has ruled that police illegally stopped a 22-year-old unarmed black man in East Germantown in 2015 before a do ...
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The joy of bringing a black child into this world
WHYY celebrates Black History Month with Philly.com by publishing essays for their series ...
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You want to be an active ally? Here’s how.
Well-intentioned people have been looking for ways to help those who are feeling the weight of racism, islamophobia, misogyny, and other oppressions.
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