Race & Ethnicity
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 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
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
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
Everyone knows a superhuman Black woman, but there are no superhuman Black women
2020 was the year that flapped me.
5 years ago
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
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
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
‘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 5:14El 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‘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 4:39Iconic 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 1:18DOJ 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
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 49:46These 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.
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