Race & Ethnicity
Wind down Philly’s epic election week with a bittersweet Día de los Muertos livestream
Fleisher Art Memorial’s Día de los Muertos celebration goes virtual, but “still carries the spirit.”
3 years ago
Opinion: Funding police is not the answer to the crisis that killed Walter Wallace Jr.
More Tasers will not help solve ongoing divestment in Black Philadelphia, the cofounder of the Amistad Law Project argues.
3 years ago
After Philadelphia Police released bodycam footage of Walter Wallace Jr.’s shooting death, West Philadelphia residents have ideas for reform.
3 years ago
Why Joe Biden saw mixed success with Latinos
Joe Biden's presidential campaign saw mixed success among different blocs of Latino voters across the key states of Florida, Texas and Arizona.
3 years ago
A new Hippocratic oath asks doctors to fight racial injustice and misinformation
Increasingly, medical professionals are joining protests for racial justice and acknowledging racism's impact on public health.
3 years ago
This week; an update on voting in Pa., Dr. Howard Stevenson on the Wallace shooting, and a new documentary about Camden's Father Doyle.
Air Date: November 2, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:28West Philly rally resumes protest against police killing of Walter Wallace Jr.
The rally, organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation – Philly and other groups, demands that the officers who shot Wallace be held accountable.
3 years ago
Philly’s Black firefighters sue union brass over Trump endorsement
Club Valiants, who represent Philly’s Black firefighters, are suing their union over what they call an illegal endorsement of President Trump for reelection.
3 years ago
Agencies, contractors suspend diversity training to avoid violating Trump order
Three civil rights groups filed a federal class-action lawsuit Thursday challenging the Trump administration's recent crackdown on diversity training.
3 years ago
‘Nothing’s wrong if it’s funny’: Black comedy taps a longstanding coping tool
Sarcasm, trading insults, in-jokes continue a tradition that began when the first enslaved Africans arrived here back in 1619.
3 years ago
Listen 7:00‘My family needs me’: Latinas drop out of workforce at alarming rates
Women are leaving the workforce at four times the rate of men. The shift is especially pronounced among Latina women. That could have lasting effects for the broader economy.
3 years ago
Dark money in the 2020 election; the Walter Wallace shooting
We discuss mental health and policing around the shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. in Philadelphia. Then, the dark money influencing the 2020 election.
Air Date: October 29, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:44Stigma, cost, and lack of access mean fewer mental health resources for Black men
Quality care is critical right now, therapists said, as Black men absorb both the effects of the pandemic and the impact of racism and police brutality.
3 years ago
Listen 1:34Wallace killing is ‘Minneapolis all over again’ for West Philly, says Black Clergy president
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with Rev. Robert Collier about how West Philly is also hurting from the police shooting death of Walter Wallace Jr.
3 years ago
Listen 6:36Teaching Black Lives Matter virtually? Some Philadelphia teachers say it can be done
Educators' concerns followed the police shooting death of Walter Wallace Jr. and unrest across the city.
3 years ago