
Social Justice
After racist taunts, Quakertown students hold first MLK Day of service
Last year, Quakertown students taunted and threw rocks at students from the majority-black Cheltenham district. As a response, the district held its first MLK Day of Service.
6 years ago
Three stories of eloquence and activism
Marty speaks with poet laureate Tracy K. Smith. Then we hear from a pediatrician about the Flint water crisis. Finally, we'll hear about the effects of childhood adversity.
Air Date: January 21, 2019
Listen 50:06Protest’s living legacy: Why activists are still protesting five decades after MLK
How has protesting in America — and Philadelphia — changed since Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for civil rights and how effective is it?
Air Date: January 21, 2019
Listen 12:34Thousands brace cold for 2019 Women’s March in Philadelphia
For the third year in a row Philadelphia’s streets were flooded with thousands of rally goers supporting a renewed women’s movement.
6 years ago
In Philly and through region, thousands of women will march toward better tomorrow
Thousands of women will join marches Saturday to support an array of social justice issues. In Atlantic City, they'll be honoring civil rights trailblazer Fannie Lou Hamer.
6 years ago
Guests: Brittney Cooper, Feminista Jones We talk about black feminism and what makes it distinct from white femin ...
Air Date: January 16, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Carrie Mae Weems exhibition opens in Allentown amid more contemporary push
In its ongoing push to be more contemporary, the Allentown Art Museum presents work by one of America’s most important art photographers.
6 years ago
An open letter to R. Kelly: We hear your accusers
Meet our outrage. Much of the black community is sickened by what we saw in the Lifetime documentary, “Surviving R. Kelly."
6 years ago
‘We were eating grass’: Syrians flee as fight pushes on against last ISIS remnants
The al-Hol refugee camp, in northeastern Syria near the border with Iraq, is overwhelmed with new arrivals.
6 years ago
Millions of women in India join hands to form a 385-mile wall of protest
Even as women of all ages lined up on one side of the highway, many of their menfolk — husbands, friends and relatives — lined up on the other side to show their support.
6 years ago
Bernie Sanders responds to allegations of sexism, harassment by aides during 2016 race
Over the past week, alumni of Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign have stepped forward to allege inappropriate behavior and unfair treatment of women.
6 years ago
Congress has no business telling American businesses — or Americans, period — whom they should or shouldn’t boycott, which violates their First Amendment rights.
6 years ago
Violence Against Women Act expires because of government shutdown
VAWA funds and administers numerous programs assisting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
6 years ago
Tireless minister who once worked in Bryn Mawr now battles poverty in Kensington
Ten years ago, the Rev. Adan Mairena decided to leave the Main Line majesty of Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church to minister to people living in poverty in Kensington.
7 years ago
Black and Hispanic Americans are less likely to smoke cigarettes than white Americans. Yet once they’ve started, they’re more likely to stay hooked.
7 years ago