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Jacob Blake Sr., father of Jacob Blake, holds a candle at a rally Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Courts & Law

No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake

A Wisconsin prosecutor has declined to file criminal charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in the back last summer.

5 years ago

The Gloria Casarez mural as it was being erased
Community
Billy Penn

The unexpectedly short history of the Gloria Casarez mural, whitewashed from the Gayborhood

Developers have apologized for painting over the image of the groundbreaking LGBTQ activist.

5 years ago

Jessica Ramos at her home in West Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Money

Black homeowners refinance less and pay more for mortgages, new data reveals

A Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta report found Black and non-white Hispanic homeowners paid more interest on their mortgages.

5 years ago

Burlington County, N.J.
Politics & Policy

No more ‘freeholders’: N.J. drops term with racist origin as of Jan. 1

New Jersey was the last state in the nation to use the term, which dates back to a time before the Revolutionary War.

5 years ago

Philadelphian Opéola Bukola
Community
Billy Penn

Everyone knows a superhuman Black woman, but there are no superhuman Black women

2020 was the year that flapped me.

5 years ago

Members of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) protest against the killing of George Floyd outside U.S. Consulate in solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement
NPR
Community

In 2020, protests spread across the globe with a similar message: Black lives matter

Journalists based in Colombia, South Africa and Indonesia talk about how the Black Lives Matter movement inspired activists abroad this year.

5 years ago

Joyce Mosley stands in Eden Cemetery
PlanPhilly
Community

The burial ground of Marian Anderson crowdfunds to preserve Black history

The historic Black cemetery outside Philadelphia is still in use, and the often-used paper records are in danger of disintegrating. A GoFundMe could help.

5 years ago

NPR
Health

Is it time for a race reckoning in kidney medicine?

Some in the medical community are questioning whether the tools they use to assess patient health may be contributing to racial health disparities.

5 years ago

Centro Musical, located in the heart of El Bloque de Oro, is a music shop and gathering for Latinos in the community. | Centro Musical en el corazón de El Bloque de Oro, es una tienda de música y un encuentro para latinos en la comunidad. (Photo by Bernardo Morillo for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
Bilingual version

‘Música es parte de nuestra cultura’: How Philly’s Centro Musical shop focuses on salsa y comunidad

West Kensington’s Centro Musical is more than a shop — it’s a place for Latinos to come together, play music and celebrate their culture.

5 years ago

Listen 5:14
Centro Musical, located in the heart of El Bloque de Oro, is a music shop and gathering for Latinos in the community. | Centro Musical en el corazón de El Bloque de Oro, es una tienda de música y un encuentro para latinos en la comunidad. (Photo by Bernardo Morillo for WHYY)
Community
Version en Español

El Centro Musical en North Philly se asegura de que la salsa ‘esté para quedarse’

El Centro Musical de West Kensington es más que una tienda: es un lugar para que los latinos se reúnan, toquen música y celebren su cultura.

5 years ago

Listen 4:39
Centro Musical, located in the heart of El Bloque de Oro, is a music shop and gathering for Latinos in the community. | Centro Musical en el corazón de El Bloque de Oro, es una tienda de música y un encuentro para latinos en la comunidad. (Photo by Bernardo Morillo for WHYY)
Community
English version

‘Music is part of our culture’: How Philly’s Centro Musical shop makes space for salsa and community

West Kensington’s Centro Musical is more than a shop — it’s a place for Latinos to come together, play music and celebrate their culture.

5 years ago

Listen 4:39
The Gloria Casarez mural by Michelle Angela Ortiz at 12th and Locust streets was painted over on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. (Photo by Steve Weinik/Mural Arts)
Community

Iconic mural of Latina LGBTQ activist painted over

In Philly’s Gayborhood, the face of Latina LGBTQ activist Gloria Casarez has been painted over with white.

5 years ago

Listen 1:18
A U.S. Department of Justice seal is displayed on a podium during a news conference in 2012. (Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

DOJ whistleblowers call for investigation into canceled diversity programs

They say that the illegal and abusive government directives waste money and chill "diversity-related speech across the entire federal workforce."

5 years ago

Poet Kevin Young and his anthology African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

250 years of African American poetry

Poet Kevin Young talks about "African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song" and Tracy K. Smith, Major Jackson and Gregory Pardlo share their poems.

Air Date: December 23, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:46
Bryheim Murray and Kyle Easley, partners and owners of BKP Development Group. (Photo by Ritchie King)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

These Black developers want to show by example how to make it in a difficult, expensive industry

Bryheim Murray, of BKP group, recognizes that it’s a white industry and, because of that, it’s inherently harder for Black people to get involved.

5 years ago

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