Race & Ethnicity
Penn president defends actions in combatting antisemitism on campus
Liz Magill joined the presidents from Harvard and MIT in testifying before a House committee on Tuesday.
5 months ago
For years, the FBI quietly stopped tracking anti-Arab violence and hate crimes
When the FBI developed its program to collect hate crime data, it included a category for anti-Arab incidents. But this code was dropped, masking the scale of the problem.
5 months ago
‘If you have a face, you have a place in the conversation about AI,’ expert says
Computer scientist Joy Buolamwini warns that facial recognition technology is riddled with the biases of its creators.
5 months ago
Working Out in Winter, The Rise in Hate Crimes and Bigotry, Typewriters in Philly
Trends in hate crimes after a shooting in Vermont this weekend targeted three students of Palestinian descent. Also, cold weather exercise - staying motivated and safe.
Air Date: November 28, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 50:26Philadelphia Reparations Task Force solicits members, plans to officially launch in February
The task force will create a report for City Council on how reparations can ‘atone for the legacy of slavery.’ They hope to start their work in February.
5 months ago
Listen 1:18In its announcement, the Education Department said five complaints involve alleged antisemitic harassment and two involve anti-Muslim harassment.
5 months ago
The Whitman Park story: How 20th century Philadelphia failed on public housing
Local authorities proposed building 2,500 units in mostly white neighborhoods. Racism kept it from happening.
5 months ago
WURD Radio celebrates 20 years of broadcasting the many voices of Philadelphia’s Black community
Founded by Walter Lomax Jr. and run by his daughter, Sara Lomax, the station has a lot planned for the future.
5 months ago
Philadelphia ballroom scene takes center stage in new Gayborhood mural
The massive mural sits on 13th street between Pine and Spruce Streets.
5 months ago
MLS suspends Union’s Kai Wagner for 3 games for violating league’s anti-discrimination policy
MLS said Wagner acknowledged wrongdoing during its investigation.
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شيريل باركر تنتمي إلى طبقة متنامية تضمّ نساء من ذوات البشرة السوداء انتُخِبنَ لمناصب رفيعة المستوى
شهد القرن الماضي إحراز النساء ذوات البشرة السوداء تقدّمًا نحو مناصب سياسية رفيعة المستوى بأعداد قياسية.
6 months ago
Cherelle Parker hopes to join growing class of Black women elected to higher office
Black women have been advancing to higher political offices in record numbers over the last decade.
6 months ago
Design for Philly’s new Harriet Tubman statue unveiled
The statue shows the fierce abolitionist and former slave as a reverent warrior for liberation.
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Listen 1:12The Native American Advancement Corporation purchased 63 acres in Salem County to preserve and teach about Lenape people.
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Listen 6:45‘Shaft’ star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81
Roundtree was considered as the “first Black action hero.”
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