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Race & Ethnicity

COVID Survivors for Change set up 866 chairs on Independence Mall in Philadelphia to represent the lives of over 8,660 Pennsylvanians lost to COVID-19. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

866 chairs at Independence Hall symbolize Pa.’s 8,660 COVID victims

The memorial opened as Pennsylvania experiences another surge of the deadly coronavirus.

6 years ago

Cellist Ajibola Rivers performs with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Orchestra makes diversity and equity executive priorities

The orchestra has elevated its manager of inclusion, diversity and equity to a vice president position.

6 years ago

Penn State head coach Pat Chambers gestures in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Bloomington, Ind., Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. Indiana defeated Penn State 68-60. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
NPR
Education

Penn State men’s basketball coach resigns after investigation into ‘noose’ comment

Penn State University head basketball coach Pat Chambers has resigned from his post.

6 years ago

Philadelphia native Kristen Welker will moderate the presidential debate on Thursday. (Submitted)
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Tribune

Mom says Philly native Kristen Welker will be the perfect debate moderator

Kristen, who co-anchors “Weekend TODAY,” is the first Black woman to moderate a presidential debate since Carole Simpson in 1992.

6 years ago

(Commonwealth Media Services)
Education
Spotlight PA

Solutions for racism, inequality should be central to redesign of Pa. state universities, senator says

The system’s board created a commission this month to review diversity, equity, and inclusion. But a Spotlight PA report found students are tired of such symbolic efforts.

6 years ago

(Courtesy of Black Girls Vote)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

‘Party at the Mailbox’ sends free gift boxes to encourage young Black women — and their households — to vote

The initiative debuted during the Baltimore primary, and it made an impact.

6 years ago

Karla Monterroso sits in the foreground of a room of people
NPR
Health

‘All you want is to be believed’: Sick with COVID-19 and facing racial bias in the ER

When a Latina woman went to the hospital, a doctor dismissed her COVID symptoms. Is unconscious bias one reason people of color are disproportionately affected by the virus?

6 years ago

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron addresses the media following the return of a grand jury investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor, in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Courts & Law

Grand juror speaks after judge ruling in Breonna Taylor case

An anonymous grand juror who sat on the panel last month had sued to speak publicly.

6 years ago

Joaquin and Elizabeth Colón at a Biden/Harris campaign event
Politics & Policy

Biden, Trump vie to sway Latino voters in Pa. in waning days of campaign

Nationwide, Latino people are the fastest-growing part of the electorate, and they are expected to be the largest racial or ethnic voting group this year after white people.

6 years ago

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A second excavation is planned in Tulsa, Okla., this week to unearth potential unmarked mass graves from a race massacre in 1921. In July, researchers began excavation at Oaklawn Cemetery, shown here. They found no evidence of human remains at that particular excavation site. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)
NPR
Community

Tulsa searches for victims of 1921 race massacre at new site

Excavation crews are breaking ground on Monday at a new site in Tulsa, Okla., in an effort to find the remains of Black victims of one of the nation's bloodiest race massacres

6 years ago

Kendall Stephens, a 34-year-old Temple student who advocates for LGBTQ issues
The Why
Courts & Law

New push to boost LGBTQ protections in Pa.

Three Black trans women have been attacked in Philly over the last six months, two of them murdered. But the Pa. hate crimes law doesn't include protections for LGBTQ people.

Air Date: October 19, 2020

Listen 17:03
Nigerian American lifestyle blogger Nifesimi Akingbe, 31, stands outside her home in Randallstown, Md., near Baltimore, on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
Community

Black immigrants find camaraderie, divide amid protests

For some immigrants, their attitudes are driven by worries about their children.

6 years ago

Dumbo, lobbycard, 1941. (Photo by LMPC via Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Disney warns viewers of racism in some classic movies with strengthened label

Many people have long said certain Disney classics like Peter Pan, Dumbo and The Aristocats contain racist stereotypes and overtones.

6 years ago

Dr. Damali Campbell-Oparaji, a Black woman, wearing a purple shirt stands in a hallway.
Health

Assessing COVID-19’s toll on Black physicians’ practices

Fewer patient visits, delayed or reduced insurance reimbursements, and the coronavirus itself struck a blow at some offices — and the communities they serve.

6 years ago

Booker Rowe is pictured with his wife, Dr. Patsy Baxter Rowe, who is also a musician and wrote about his career for the orchestra. (Courtesy of Booker Rowe)
The Why
Lifestyle

Philly Orchestra’s first Black player’s final curtain call

Booker Rowe, the first African American to play with the Philly Orchestra, on his historic career and why the traditionally white world of classical music still has work to do

Air Date: October 15, 2020

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