
Social Justice
3 men indicted on murder charges in killing of Ahmaud Arbery
A Glynn County grand jury has indicted Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. on charges including malice and felony murder.
5 years ago
Police reimagined: The future of public safety, part 2
How do you reduce funding for police, and change their role in communities, while ensuring public safety for all?
5 years ago
Racist social media posts inspire Lower Merion parent to call for anti-hate training in schools
Jennifer Lynn talks with Andrea Gosfield, who calls for a more racially equitable district after her son showed her racist social media posts by schoolmates.
5 years ago
Listen 7:09Dozens of ‘defund-the-police’ protesters arrested for occupying Municipal Services Building
The group occupied the Municipal Services Building, which has been closed to the public during the pandemic, to demand a $120M police budget cut.
5 years ago
Police researcher: Officers have similar biases regardless of race
Rashawn Ray says diversity helps, but that "officers, regardless of their race or gender, have similar implicit biases, particularly about Black people."
5 years ago
POWER: Pa. state education funding is a textbook example of structural racism
Member of interfaith grassroots organization expresses support for Student Union calls on redirecting resources from security to support.
5 years ago
Noose left in Black driver’s garage stall at NASCAR race track
The garage stall was assigned to Bubba Wallace, who had led the successful campaign to ban Confederate flags from NASCAR facilities and events.
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Black Catholics: Words not enough as church decries racism
Some Black Catholics are calling on church leaders to engage more energetically with youth at the forefront of the protest movement.
5 years ago
Vehicle attacks rise as extremists target protesters
From May 27 to June 17, Weil recorded at least 50 vehicle ramming attacks nationwide. Of those, five were by law enforcement and 45 by civilians.
5 years ago
‘This is a protest’: Philly Pride march draws hundreds to rally for Black trans lives
Marchers especially focused on the lives of Black trans women, who they said are often left out of Philly Pride and face disproportionate levels of violence.
5 years ago
Statues toppled throughout U.S. in protests against racism
Demonstrators have defaced and toppled statues and busts of former U.S. presidents, a Spanish missionary and Confederate figures as anti-racism protests continue in the U.S.
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‘Say her name’: Protesters seek justice for Black, trans women amid ongoing unrest
The marches mark nearly four weeks of civil unrest following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
5 years ago
This year Juneteenth is more meaningful
Juneteenth is more than a remembrance of the day in 1865 when 2000 Union troops marched into Galveston Texas, and told enslaved blacks they were free.
5 years ago
Juneteenth did not mean freedom for Delaware slaves
Juneteenth celebrations mark word of the end of slavery arriving in Texas on June 19, 1865, but people enslaved in Delaware were still not freed until months later.
5 years ago
What Supreme Court? Trump’s HHS pushes LGBT health rollback
The Trump administration rule would overturn Obama-era sex discrimination protections for transgender people in health care.
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