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Social Justice

The organizers of Collective Action
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Arts & Entertainment

Turning empathy and solidarity into collective action

Collective Action, ...

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Vera Rubin at Rocky Mountain National Park with her children in 1961. From left to right: Karl, Dave, Allan, Vera, and Judy. Vera is 33. (Courtesy of Allan Rubin and the Rubin family)
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Science

Vera Rubin’s son reflects on how she paved the way for women

His mother wasn’t sure what to do, and the Rubin family was weighing her options around the dinner table. It was 1975, and astrophysici ...

9 years ago

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Rabbi Annie Lewis is shown at a school in the Palmarejo Batey in Santo Domingo West
Politics & Policy

American leadership and international human rights

How do we respond powerfully, with courage, and moral imagination in the wake of our new administration? 

9 years ago

Philadelphia Police Department headquarters at 7th and Race streets (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY
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Politics & Policy

Listen to police; they need sanctuary policies, too

Mayor Kenney’s announcement to uphold our “sanctuary city” status is a strong stand for local law enforcement. For thos ...

9 years ago

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump campaign at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
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Politics & Policy

Did economics or bigotry motivate Trump voters? It was both.

There seems to be some bickering happening in the post-mortem analysis of the recent election. I sense a failure among shell-shocked libe ...

9 years ago

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Lifestyle

Making a list of progressive non-profits, checking it twice

This is the time of year I usually indulge in a shopper's "high," taking my credit cards out for a joy ride, selecting gifts for family and friends. Not after this election.

9 years ago

Jim Kenney is shown while he was running for mayor in 2015
Politics & Policy

Why Philadelphia must remain a sanctuary city

The word “sanctuary” conjures images of safety, freedom, and protection. It’s something the City of Brotherly Love has ...

9 years ago

Protesters demonstrate in solidarity with members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe in North Dakota over the construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline
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Community

What will Trump presidency mean for the New American Indian Movement

On April 1, 2016, the centuries-old struggle for the rights of indigenous Americans witnessed a new dawn. On t ...

9 years ago

Your Need to Feel Powerful Over my Small Body, by Jessie Hemmons
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Arts & Entertainment

Lack of justice compounds pain and shame of abuse

Childhood sexual abuse affects approximately one i ...

9 years ago

Activists representing Philly Black Lives Matter, the Black and Brown Workers Collective, and the Coaliton for REAL Justice made statements on the alleged racism in Philadelphia's Gayborhood. (Brad Larrison for NewsWorks)
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Community

Divisiveness in queer spaces undermines work of change-makers on front lines

Recently, I was honored to receive the Charlene J. Arcila Lifetime Achievement Award from GALAEI, a ...

9 years ago

The authors of a new book about the life of 19th century civil rights activist Octavius Catto, Daniel Biddle (right) and Murray Dubin (left) are joined by Mayor Jim Kenney and Community College of Philadelphia President Donald Generals for a panel discussion on Catto's life. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly celebrates Octavius Catto who was assassinated on Election Day 1871 [photos]

To mark the last day voters can register in Pennsylvania, the mayor of Philadelphia joined a discussion about a little-known civil rights activist from the 19th century.

9 years ago

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The city's pride flag is raised outside of Philadelphia City Hall in October 2015. (Eric Walter/WHYY
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Community

Why Gayborhood racism isn’t just on Darryl DePiano

After the video of club owner Darryl DePiano using the n-word surfaced, he has become the de facto example of Gayborhood racism, ...

9 years ago

In this 2015 photo
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Courts & Law

‘Truth and reconciliation’ through police transparency in the Black Lives Matter era

A remarkable series of transparency victories in policing has occurred in Chicago over the last year, victories that can inform the gener ...

9 years ago

Nate Parker is shown arriving at the Sundance Night Before Next Benefit at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
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Arts & Entertainment

Disarming the digital mob mentality

It’s hard to read the news when you’re a survivor of rape. Each case is different, but I see shades of my own attack and its ...

9 years ago

Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh
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Politics & Policy

Where there is no freedom: My year living under a dictator in West Africa

The truth is tricky. In the age of instant gratification and social media, Americans expect unlimited access to the truth while they pick ...

9 years ago

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