Race & Ethnicity
From Virgen of Guadalupe to San Miguel Arcángel, this Mexican entrepreneur sells saints for all
San Miguel Arcángel keeps South Philadelphia prepared for ritual and protected from danger.
3 years ago
Listen 4:49Philadelphia’s architecture industry needs to fix its diversity problems
RevitGods, Inc. CEO Uchenna Okere shares his personal experience in the architecture industry and how the field can bring in more women and people of color.
3 years ago
Free Library’s first-ever diversity officer is co-author of the famed ‘Brotherman’ comics
Dr. Guy A. Sims is a Philly native and Germantown High grad. His appointment follows staff organizing to fight discrimination at the institution.
3 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: Murphy says scenario will improve if people take precautions
In sharing modeling used to follow the virus, the governor said a moderate-case scenario can be achieved by mask-wearing, distancing, 'using common sense.'
3 years ago
How a young Boricua activista is building political power en Filadelfia
Philly Boricuas is a young organization seeking to build more power for Philadelphia’s growing Puerto Rican community.
3 years ago
Listen 5:11Cómo una joven activista puertorriqueña promueve el empoderamiento político en Filadelfia
Philly Boricuas es una organización joven que busca empoderar a la creciente comunidad puertorriqueña de Filadelfia.
3 years ago
Listen 4:26How a young Puerto Rican activist is building political power in Philadelphia
Philly Boricuas is a young organization seeking to build more power for Philadelphia’s growing Puerto Rican community.
3 years ago
Listen 4:26Tracing Montco’s decades-long shift from GOP stronghold to boon for Biden
Two big reasons stand out: Republicans lost many of their moderate voters here as the GOP crept rightward, and suburbs have further diversified.
3 years ago
A decade after lawsuit, Philly is still stopping and frisking
Ten years after it was sued for racial bias, the city still employs the controversial police tactic known as stop-and-frisk. Mayor Jim Kenney says he wants it to end. Will it?
Air Date: December 8, 2020
Listen 14:45Coronavirus takes toll on Black, Latino child care providers
The pandemic’s effects have rippled through child care, disproportionately affecting Black and Latino-owned centers in an industry that has long relied on providers of color.
3 years ago
New focus for ‘Delaware Day’ holiday tells history of enslaved people
Instead of celebrating Delaware’s five founding fathers who signed the Constitution, this year’s focus shifts to four enslaved Black Delawareans and an abolitionist.
3 years ago
Community garden fosters African farming traditions in Southwest Philadelphia
The urban agriculture project Sankofa builds community by giving neighbors the tools and knowledge to grow their own food.
3 years ago
Listen 2:11Christmas assault? Maybe next year. Taller Puertorriqueño to host pandemic parranda online
Taller Puertorriqueño in North Philadelphia wraps holiday party/birthday celebration/fundraiser into one Zoom bash.
3 years ago
“Long Time Coming:” Michael Eric Dyson on today’s racial reckoning
Professor, minister and author Michael Eric Dyson on his book, "Long Time Coming," written as letters to victims of police violence from Emmett Till to George Floyd.
Air Date: December 4, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Building trust in COVID-19 vaccine marred by misinformation and America’s racist medical past
Community health care providers and community leaders work together to protect vulnerable populations.
3 years ago