Race
So Much for Post-Racial Millennials, Sports
For Americans, the sports stadium is the sanctuary where we all give praise to the same gods. The allure of sports, of course, is that […]
Tom Wolf’s Record on Racial Politics Is Clear
Let’s get real. If Treasurer Rob McCord were actually interested in initiating a serious discussion about racism in Pennsylvania, he probably would have chosen a […]
Sen. Vincent Hughes Takes Aim at Klan Activity
State Sen. Vincent Hughes is sounding the alarm about the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in York, where the KKK has purportedly distributed “neighborhood watch” […]
Why Did it Take the NBA So Long to Discipline Donald Sterling?
Yesterday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced a lifetime ban and $2.5 million fine on Donald Sterling, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers. For reasons that […]
Donald Sterling’s Rich White Guy Problem
A lot has been made about the comments (allegedly) made by Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling about race. But I think his comments about class are […]
Penn State Unaffected by Affirmative Action Ruling
PennLive reports that Penn State doesn’t expect to be harmed by the Supreme Court’s Tuesday decision upholding the state’s ban on affirmative action in its […]
Race-Neutral College Admissions Ignore the Importance of Diversity
In The New York Times last week, there was a piece about college admissions and diversity in the wake of the Fisher v. University of Texas […]
10 Things You Should Know About Thomas Jefferson* Before You Tour ‘Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello’
This week, the National Constitution Center opened the doors to Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello, its six month-long exhibition about Thomas Jefferson. And to my surprise, […]
“If The KKK Killed 200 Black Men Every Year, We’d Be on Lockdown”
Nola.com reports on an Aspen Institute talk on Tuesday, where New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Philly Mayor Mike Nutter wrestled with the issue of […]
Race and the Roots
of Philly Transit Strikes
As this is being typed, the news reports about contract negotiations between SEPTA and Transport Workers Union Local 234 sound increasingly optimistic. One of the […]
10 Spring 5Ks to Have on Your Radar
We did it, guys. We survived the long, cold, dreary Winter of Doom and have finally (for good?) made it to warmer weather. So in […]
The #CancelColbert Controversy: Should Racial Insensitivity Be a Fireable Offense?
Twitter is one of those places where there is always outrage, and sometimes it’s hard to tell which part of the outrage war really has […]
Five Ways Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” Could Help Philly
By now, you’ve probably heard about President Obama’s new “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative. The collaboration between foundations, policy makers, and private businesses wants to better […]
Japanese Actor Makoto Hirano Calls Lantern Theater’s Julius Caesar Racist
Lantern Theater Company is in the middle of a run of Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar at St. Stephen’s Theater. The setting is medieval […]
On Spike Lee’s Gentrification Speech, or Why Won’t They Build a Fancy New Grocery Store in Mantua?
There has been considerable ink dedicated to chronicling the ongoing battle between culture and capital as Brooklyn becomes the epicenter of hipster chic. Of all […]