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Soldiers are walking through a muddy field in Vietnam on a search and destroy operation
The Philadelphia Experiment
Politics & Policy

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.

9 years ago

Octavius Catto
Urban Planning

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 ...

9 years ago

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Elijah Clay (Emma Lee / WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly 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Abington police have withdrawn charges against a ministry student they accused of crashing a stolen Maserati, cursing at witnesses, and then fleeing the scene.

9 years ago

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Members of the Indianapolis Colts take a knee during the Nation Anthem before an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community

Trump’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.

9 years ago

Detroit Lions players take a knee during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Detroit.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

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.

9 years ago

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Speak Easy
Lifestyle

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.

9 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads
Lifestyle

Alt-right flyers posted throughout three Pennsylvania college campuses

More college campuses in Pennsylvania recently got a visit from a group identified as a white nationalist hate group by the Southern Pove ...

9 years ago

 Left; White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during a news briefing at the White House, in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, file) Right: Jemele Hill attends ESPN: The Party 2017 held on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, file)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Since when is it a ‘fireable offense’ to knock a president?

There I was yesterday, all set to spoon out a dollop of praise for Trump, who reportedly plans to sign a newly passed congressional resol ...

9 years ago

Photo of the entrance to the School District of Philadelphia headquarters.
Education

Philadelphia school district faces discrimination claims

A group of female student athletes have sued the School District of Philadelphia, alleging discrimination against black students interest ...

9 years ago

Money

Philadelphia launching ad campaign to attract African-American visitors

A new effort in Philadelphia is seeking to attract more African-American tourists to the city by tapping new and conventional media.&nbsp ...

9 years ago

 Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 President John McNesby is sh9own speaking at a Back the Blue rally at the FOP lodge in Northeast Philadelphia on Aug. 31. (Bastiaan Slabbers for NewsWorks)
Speak Easy
Community

Union leader’s racist comment makes him a bad rep for Philly police

Last week John McNesby provided a disturbing display of racism, which reflected very poorly on the officers he represents.

9 years ago

Rochelle Bilal (center), president of the Guardian Civic League, and Brian Mildenberg (right) attorney for a group of African American police officers, level charges of racism against the leadership at the Philadelphia narcotics unit. (
Courts & Law

Several African-American cops allege racism, corruption in Philly police unit

A group of African-American cops wants the Philadelphia Police Department to investigate allegations of racial discrimination and corrupt ...

9 years ago

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Lifestyle

At YallaPunk Festival, young Arab Americans throw off stereotypes

Rana Fayez conceived of the YallaPunk Festival after a frustrating interaction with another m ...

9 years ago

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Education

Local youth poet honored for work exploring African and African-American identity

So how does a local kid become one of the nation’s top youth poets? In Juliet Lubwama’s case, the journey started with ...

9 years ago

 A tour group is shown walking through the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Word of an August 2017 Justice Department inquiry into how race factors into admissions at Harvard University has left top-tier colleges bracing for scrutiny of practices that have boosted diversity levels to new highs. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Speak Easy
Education

Inclusive admission won’t hurt white students, but it will make your university better

Students of color have earned the right to be on any campus they set foot on, and their colleges and universities are better off for having them.

9 years ago

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