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Social Justice

 Zillah Elcin
Speak Easy
Community

Don’t just feel guilty about your racism; fight against it

For people like me, who have just graduated or are still in high school, the connection between Americans who look down on people of color and Nazis is an easy one to make.

9 years ago

Community

Thousands of Philly marchers condemn white supremacy, racism, Trump … and Frank Rizzo

A protest against the rise of the white supremacy movement flooded Broad Street near Philadelphia City Hall Wednesday night. The e ...

9 years ago

 President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the lobby of Trump Tower, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 in New York. With Trump are from left, National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and OMB Director Mick Mulvaney. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Five takeaways from the Confederate president

Yesterday was National Relaxation Day, but Hi ...

9 years ago

White nationalist demonstrators use shields as they guard the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

When do words become hate speech?

When it comes to race, words matter. In the wake of the violence this weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia, NewsWorks Tonight Host Dave H ...

9 years ago

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Rescue personnel help an injured woman after a car ran into a large group of protesters after an white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

‘Remix’ host: Charlottesville a result of recent toxic racialized politics

The racially charged rally resulting in violence and loss of life in Charlottesville, Virginia has left the nation looking yet again for ...

9 years ago

Listen 9:30
 President Donald Trump speaks about the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Trump’s second Charlottesville statement, translated

At the White House yesterday, Trump said: “… Racism is evil. And those who cause violen ...

9 years ago

 White nationalist demonstrators walk through town after their rally was declared illegal near Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Politics & Policy

On ‘Radio Times’: President Trump’s response to the violence in Charlottesville

In response to the violence in Charlottesville over the weekend, Radio Times talked about white supremacist groups and President Trump’ ...

9 years ago

Politics & Policy

Philly high school students learn the art of protest with Mighty Writers

Nia Peterson, 15, drew a depiction of the American flag, but with rainbow colors, representing the LGBTQ community, instead of ...

9 years ago

Listen 4:03
 Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier listens at right as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with manufacturing executives at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Money

Merck CEO stands against bigotry — and Trump — prompting questions of corporate responsibility

After deadly violence erupted at a white supremacy rally in Virginia last weekend, many people felt that President Trump should ...

9 years ago

 A makeshift memorial of flowers and a photo of victim, Heather Heyer, sits in Charlottesville, Va., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Heyer died when a car rammed into a group of people who were protesting the presence of white supremacists who had gathered in the city for a rally. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community

Heather Heyer’s death in Charlottesville must not be in vain

Hate came to Charlottesville, Virginia this past weekend, and it refused to be ignored. Hate screamed racial e ...

9 years ago

(Billy Penn illustration)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

No telling how many catcallers dog women on Philly streets

It’s tough to pin down just how much catcalling happens in Philadelphia and elsewhere, but ...

9 years ago

Listen 12:31
 Thousands gathered on the Ben Franklin Parkway the morning of Saturday, January 21, for the Women's March in Philadelphia. (Brad Larrison for NewsWorks)
Speak Easy
Community

Women’s March organization doesn’t like to be questioned, not even by a progressive woman

In ...

9 years ago

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Speak Easy
Courts & Law

Expungements can erase the stigma that haunts people of color

A criminal record can haunt a person long after a case has ended, even if that person is found not guilty or all the charges against them ...

9 years ago

 The Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility on State Road in Philadelphia (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Prisons’ silence on Philadelphia inmate’s murder perturbs reformers

Sterling Cole was a father of five, a loyal Eagles fan, and a handyman and mason whose favorite project was fixing up his own house. ...

9 years ago

Debbie Holbrook has been a sexual assault nurse examiner for 20 years. (Kevin Parks/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

The health care shortage that impacts victims of sexual assault

Some rape victims have to travel hours to get an exam from a nurse with special training and forensic expertise. Debbie Holbrook s ...

9 years ago

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