Race
10 Ferguson Twitter Accounts You Need to Follow
Since the death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown last Saturday, residents of Ferguson, Missouri, have taken to the streets to protest. Long before major media […]
American Slavery: Maliciously Born 395 Years Ago on August 20th and Markedly Raised in Philly
A version of this article ran last year. As you take your lunch break tomorrow in Center City, stroll over to Front and Market where […]
Enough Is Enough: Ferguson, Authority, and America’s Never-Healing Race Wound
I know this is going to devastate a bunch of whiny privileged white people and politicians who would just love to say that we’re “post-racial” […]
Judge Orders Noose-Waving White Guy to African American Museum
Back in May 2013, 59-year-old construction superintendent James Staab, who is white, thought it would be funny to tease a black subcontractor by waving a […]
Should You Feel Guilty About Privilege?
On Monday, I lead three rotational sessions about journalism and black feminism at the University of Pennsylvania’s Social Justice Research Institute. The classroom is made […]
The President and the “N-Word”
Last week, The West View News, a small monthly paper with circulation in the West Village neighborhood of New York City, ran a story about […]
Columnist Wants D.C. Football Team Renamed “The Reagans”
Salon reports that conservative columnist Michael Taube has proposed — probably tongue-in-cheek — renaming Washington’s NFL team from “Redskins” to “The Reagans.” We endorse this […]
KKK Grand Dragon Doesn’t Understand Why Tacony Town Watch Kicked Him Out
After years of dedicated service with the Tacony Town Watch, Bill Walters was told his services were no longer needed earlier this year. The reason […]
Neshaminy Schools Close to Banning Students’ “Redskins” Ban
The Neshaminy School Board of Directors is ready to pass a policy that would ban the student newspaper editors at Neshaminy High School from banning the […]
Photos: The KKK Showed Up at the Free Library on Saturday Afternoon
On Saturday, the first day of summer, a handful of KKK members headed out to the Tacony branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. The […]
Ramsey’s Choice: Criminalizing African Americans
Commissioner Charles Ramsey has made a decision: He will keep enforcing the state’s drug laws, keep arresting suspects for simple possession of small amounts of […]
Spectator’s Guide to the TriRock Philadelphia Triathlon 2014
Over 3,000 competitors will descend on Fairmount Park this weekend for the 10th annual TriRock Philadelphia Triathlon. Here’s what you need to know if you want […]
To Do: Perk Up Half Marathon in Perkiomen Valley
I know it’s sad to think about, but before we know it, August will be here and summer will be over. Combat those end-of-summer blues […]
Well, at Least Donald Sterling Doesn’t Talk in Code
One of the most fascinating things about the Internet is the way it uncovers how many bigots lie in our midst every day. Especially since […]
MOVE Would Have Never Happened in a White Neighborhood
A version of this story originally ran in 2012. On May 13, 1985 at 5:20 p.m., a blue and white Pennsylvania State Police helicopter took […]