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Race & Ethnicity

 Lois Fernandez, who helped to found the celebration of African culture in 1975, talks with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf at the 42nd Annual Odunde Festival. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Lois Fernandez, founder of Odunde Festival, dies at age 81

The brains and vision behind one of Philadelphia’s internationally recognized culture institutions is dead. Lois Fernandez, foun ...

8 years ago

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Donald Trump
Radio Times
Health

The Violence in Charlottesville / Debating ‘The Goldwater Rule’

Guests: Peter Simi, John Gartner, Christine Aschwanden We start this hour discussing the violence in Charlottesvi ...

Air Date: August 14, 2017

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 Dieba Sow, Jose Garcia and Minh Nguyen are immigrant students with the Philadelphia Education Fund's College Access Program (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY)
Education

Philly’s Spanish-speaking students lag in English language achievement

This story is about an achievement gap. No, not the achievement gap — a term used to describe how white and wealthy stu ...

8 years ago

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Courts & Law

Expungements can erase the stigma that haunts people of color

A criminal record can haunt a person long after a case has ended, even if that person is found not guilty or all the charges against them ...

8 years ago

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Courts & Law

If people get interracial marriage wrong, it can be worse with divorce

My first real clue that things actually weren't as rosy as I thought came when people anxiously wanted to know if I would keep my married name.

8 years ago

 the author and her husband sip white chocolate martinis at Bok Bar in South Philadelphia, overlooking the Center City skyline. (<a href='https://www.instagram.com/phillyblooms/'>@PhillyBlooms</a>)
Speak Easy
Courts & Law

This white chocolate martini does not mean what you think it means

It wasn't until eight years later that my husband and I realized the pun: a white bride and black groom. We felt a little embarrassed by the unintended joke.

8 years ago

American writer James Baldwin poses in front of his typewriter in his house, March 15, 1983, Saint Paul de Vence, France. (Photo Pressenia/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Philly celebration of author James Baldwin’s enduring legacy includes remarks from Abu-Jamal

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the death of James Baldwin, a prolific writer whose work chronicles the struggle and history of A ...

8 years ago

 Daguerreotype of Jonah Thompson, c. 1847 (Library Company of Philadelphia)
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Education

The unfulfilled dream of the School District of Philadelphia

When the School District of Philadelphia has a major problem, poor old Jonah Thompson is surely fidgeting in his grave. And the district ...

8 years ago

 Bill Cosby is shown exiting the Montgomery County Courthouse after a mistrial in his sexual assault case in Norristown, Pa., Saturday, June 17, 2017. Last week, reports surfaced about Cosby's plans to tour the country lecturing young people about the dangers of sex-crime allegations. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Speak Easy
Courts & Law

No sympathy for Cosby as he plans his lecture tour

When the news broke last week that Bill Cosby plans to conduct sexual assault seminars this summer social media pages exploded with voice ...

8 years ago

 The author and her husband are shown with their son. (BG Productions)
Speak Easy
Courts & Law

In my mixed-race marriage, the rose-colored glasses come off

To prevent people from making racially charged comments, should we talk right up front about my husband's race, or do we just hope they'll not be racist all on their own?

8 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

‘Rhythms of Resistance’ coming to Philly’s Clef Club

Philadelphia’s Clef Club is the site for a ...

8 years ago

This publicity photo shows the Asian-American rock band called The Slants. The Supreme Court on Monday struck down part of a law that bans offensive trademarks. The case was closely watched for the impact it would have on the separate dispute involving the name of the Washington Redskins football team. (In Music We Trust via AP)
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Politics & Policy

SCOTUS just confirmed a First Amendment right to offensive trademarks

The word police just got put on notice: Your power to arrest, detain, and shame people who don’t share your view of “offens ...

8 years ago

 From left: John and Tommy Fisher-Klein share a kiss on their wedding day. (Image courtesy of John Fisher-Klein)
Speak Easy
Courts & Law

How my husband helped me see racism and my dad set aside prejudice

The first time I started seeing things differently was because of Tommy. The rules are different for him than they are for me. I still don't know how he navigates them.

8 years ago

African Heritage Dancers and Drummers dance and play during the 42nd Annual Odunde Festival in Philadelphia. The dance group has performed at every festival since 1975.
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Community

As summer heat hits Philadelphia, Odunde Festival brings South Street to life

When South Philadelphia residents Lois Fernandez and Ruth Arthur launched the Odunde festival 42 years ago, the celebration took place wi ...

8 years ago

 Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross says some of the new stop-and-frisk training and auditing that began in 2016 is starting to pay off, but the department's work is far from over. (Bastiaan Slabbers for NewsWorks)
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Courts & Law

ACLU report on Philly stop-and-frisk is nothing to celebrate

A report publishe ...

8 years ago

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