Race & Ethnicity
Actress CCH Pounder’s art collection comes to the African American Museum
The actress, who has been on television for decades, is also a major collector of contemporary art. She loaned 40 pieces to the AAMP.
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Listen 1:17Philadelphia summit to focus on increasing awareness of multiple sclerosis in Black communities
An estimated 2.9 million people worldwide live with multiple sclerosis, a chronic and lifelong disease. It disproportionately affects women.
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Georgetown's 30th Festival Hispano and Wilmington's seventh Hispanic Heritage Festival celebrates Latino culture with food, music and arts.
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Listen 1:46‘A sense of community’: Taller Puertorriqueño celebrates 50 years at 40th annual Feria del Barrio
The 40th Feria del Barrio in Philadelphia’s El Centro de Oro connected attendees through the city’s Latino arts and culture.
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The march comes as Philadelphia City Council is expected to debate legislation on the proposal this fall.
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How the electorate has changed in key states and what it could mean this election
Significant U.S. population changes in the last two decades have already made an impact on politics. Here's how it's playing out in the seven most closely watched states.
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Historic Black Philadelphia brought back to life in ‘On Buried Ground’
A dance and theater piece imagines the lives of 18th and 19th century Black figures buried at Christ Church.
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Philly’s new Center for Leadership Equity wants to support Black nonprofit executives – here’s how
Organizers say the Center for Leadership Equity aims to support, advocate for and invest in Black nonprofit executives in Philadelphia.
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‘Convalescence’ at Philly’s Jefferson Hospital is an immersion into health care inequities
Pepón Osorio’s installation centers on patients of color experiencing traumatic medical crises.
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Pennsylvania made some key changes to state contracting to increase participation from minority-owned businesses under the Shapiro-Davis administration.
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Dr. Ala Stanford’s memoir, actor Ed Helms on 1970s FBI scandal
We talk about Dr. Stanford’s North Philly childhood, the barriers she broke to become a pediatric surgeon and her new memoir. Plus, Helms talks talks about a 1971FBI heist.
Air Date: August 29, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 53:11Biracial identity and belonging
What are you? That's a question people of mixed race hear all the time. Today we talk with a trio of guests about their biracial identity and belonging.
Air Date: August 23, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:55Philly’s Black Business Expo retailers offer regional economy ‘vibe check.’ They are struggling.
Philadelphia-area small businesses say customer demand is lower this year, but there was no shortage of optimism at the Black Business Expo.
2 months ago
Listen 1:14How to say ‘Kamala’ — and why it makes a difference
As Harris has risen up in the political world, the name Kamala is getting more airtime — and more attention from her political opponents, who often pronounce it incorrectly.
2 months ago
Due diligence: Pa. Hispanic voters shift heavy to Harris following Biden’s exit
A new poll says that 49% of Hispanic Pennsylvanians plan to vote for Harris, a 10 percentage point jump over Biden earlier this year.
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