
Social Justice
On ‘Radio Times’: ‘Paid patriotism’ partly explains military reverence at sporting events
After comments by President Trump calling athletes “sons of bitches” for kneeling during the national anthem a debate has erupted across the country about patriotism.
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Listen 0:00Who is Octavius Catto? Learning about Philly’s first public monument to an African-American
Every morning, I take the 33 bus to work. And for the past few months, I’ve noticed something looks different.As the bus makes its ...
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Listen 4:28Trump’s reaction to NFL protests shows who should really be fired
Each time I think of Donald Trump’s remarks about black professional football players kneeling in protest during the National Anthem, I vacillate between anger and sadness.
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Take a knee to protest Trump’s tinpot patriotism
Spewing anew without a clue, Trump presumed this weekend to tell us what is patriotism and what is not. Rest assured, the Founding Fathers shook their heads and took a knee.
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Essay: Someone was watching over me on my first traffic stop for driving while black
There has been renewed attention to racial profiling and the epidemic of police brutality. This personal account of racial profiling has become one of many for me.
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Federal judge: Stopping N.J. bail changes would pose ‘high risk’ to community
A federal judge in New Jersey refused to hit the pause button on the state’s criminal justice overhaul Thursday, saying that revert ...
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Family of man killed by Philly police drops wrongful death case against city
The mother of a man who police shot to death during a routine 2015 traffic stop in Mayfair has withdrawn her federal civil-righ ...
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NAACP demands equal justice in building collapse case
The Philadelphia NAACP said it wants the black contractor involved in the 2013 fatal Center City building collapse to receive the same tr ...
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Philly cop who killed suspect has good chance of getting job back
A soon-to-be-fired Philadelphia police officer could get his job back. On Thursday, the police department announced that Officer R ...
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ListenPhilly officer will be fired for shooting fleeing suspect in back
A Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot a fleeing suspect in the back during a routine traffic stop has been suspended and will be ...
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Listen 2:15Several African-American cops allege racism, corruption in Philly police unit
A group of African-American cops wants the Philadelphia Police Department to investigate allegations of racial discrimination and corrupt ...
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Last month, after school started, a New Mexico teacher was caught in an audio recording denouncing President Trump in class. “If yo ...
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Eagles’ Malcolm Jenkins pushing Pa. bill to help seal criminal records
The Philadelphia Eagles’ Malcolm Jenkins is considered one of the best safeties in the NFL. But lately, he’s become less wide ...
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We are the land of the free, but at what price?
Is our ability to tolerate Nazism in the United States vis à vis our First Amendment protections really something for which w ...
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Normally, the loudest noise you might hear on Ryan Pownall’s sleepy Northeast Philadelphia block is the occasional roar of a lawnmower. ...
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