Race
Why Starbucks’ #RaceTogether Campaign Flopped
Last week, in a fantastic advertising campaign disguised as a social initiative, Starbucks launched #RaceTogether, encouraging employees at 12,000 U.S. locations to write “Race […]
Tate-Brown’s Mother Calls for Peaceful Protest
A day after a protest in her son’s name erupted into a violent skirmish at a community meeting on policing, the mother of Brandon Tate-Brown […]
These Are the 38 “Hate Groups” in Pa., Says Southern Poverty Law Center
Pennsylvania has 38 hate groups, the Southern Poverty Law Center says in a new report, spanning the spectrum of white supremacy groups to black separatists and […]
“Black Summit” Hopes to Affect City Political Races
Leaders in Philadelphia’s African-American community are organizing a Philadelphia Black Political Summit for mid-April — the first such gathering in the city in 17 years. […]
Penn Professor Sparks Controversy With Michael Brown Poem
A Penn professor has stepped into controversy for a new poem describing the autopsy of Michael Brown, the young man whose shooting by a […]
Sometimes, Racism Is Just Racism
The story about a bunch of young racists bound together under the fraternal bonds of exclusion and utter stupidity has grown with leaps and bounds […]
4 Charts That Show Stop-and-Frisk Is a Terrible Crime-Fighting Tool
I’ve always wondered why supporters of the police tactic known as “stop and frisk” think so highly of it. I guess it’s easy enough for […]
ACLU: Philly Police Still Stopping and Frisking
Updated with response from police. Philadelphia Police continue to single out “racial minorities” for unfair and unconstitutional stop-and-frisk searches, the American Civil Liberties Union said […]
We Need to Integrate Black History Month
What do you consider diverse? You may have thought you knew what the term “diversity” meant, and have probably agreed that achieving it is a worthy […]
My Biracial Life: A Memoir
It’s 1:30 a.m. on a Saturday night at the barren 24-hour Melrose Diner in South Philly. I’m there alone. The hostess is hawkeyed at the […]
Marshawn Lynch’s Upside-Down Example
As Marshawn Lynch made a mockery of his Super Bowl interviews last week, he also became the symbol of the persecuted black man. In a […]
What New York Magazine’s Jonathan Chait Gets Wrong About Political Correctness
Jonathan Chait, previously a senior editor at The New Republic and currently a writer at New York magazine, spent a great amount of words last week espousing the […]
Arcadia University to Host “Letters to Trayvon” Event
Trayvon Martin is dead, but Arcadia University will not see him forgotten. The university on the outskirts of Philadelphia will take the last weekend of February […]
It’s Time to End Black History Month
A version of this article ran in February, 2012. Despite being the self-described “Angriest Black Man in America,” I agree with many whites who argue […]
If Martin Luther King Jr. Were Alive Today, Would He Be a Conservative?
Here are a few names Martin Luther King Jr. would probably be called if he were still alive and active in politics today. Race hustler. […]