Race
OPINION: Dispelling the Big Black Homophobia Myth
It’s horrible when people, especially professors, tell you how to think. It’s even worse when they try to explain why. “I can only imagine how […]
CAPA Drops Musical After Complaints of Racism
The Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts has dropped a planned staging of the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie after students complained about […]
In Wake of Protests at Other Ivy League Schools, Penn Drops “Faculty Master” Title
The heads of Penn’s dorms are no longer called “faculty masters.” Penn has changed the title to “faculty director.” The Daily Pennsylvanian reports it came […]
Mayor Nutter: Trump Is an “Asshole,” a “Madman” and a “Danger to Society”
[Updated with news of hate crimes reward announcement.] On Tuesday afternoon, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Mayor-elect Jim Kenney as well as other officials and […]
Police Officer in Medford, N.J., Files Racial Discrimination Suit
The only African-American officer on the Medford Township, N.J., police force is suing his employer and the township, alleging a pattern of racial discrimination in […]
“Black Lives Matter” Banner Vandalized at Main Line Church?
No sooner had this month’s issue of Philadelphia hit newsstands with its cover story “Racial Profiling on the Main Line” than one of the institutions featured […]
Racial Profiling on the Main Line
This past July, Jordan and Joshua Friday confronted one of those endless summer days that teenagers are given. They journeyed by bicycle to an aunt’s […]
Lower Merion Police Say Lower Merion Police Did Nothing Wrong in Controversial Stop
The officers who ordered 56-year-old Nathaniel Williams to his knees, then handcuffed him, in a stop connected to a reported robbery at a TD Bank […]
These Texts from Camden Corrections Officers Are Incredibly Racist
The Courier-Post made an open records request recently, asking for the text messages that got nine corrections officers dismissed at the Camden County Jail. After […]
I See “The World” Differently Than Ta-Nehisi Coates
I missed out on the hottest ticket in town when Ta-Nehisi Coates was in Philly in October for a talk at the Free Library based […]
WATCH: College Protesters: “We Are #Mizzou”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtPhOnOUPaY A crowd of about 300 took to the middle of Broad Street Thursday evening to make a point about student debt and racial inequality. […]
Chestnut Hill History Teacher Wears Noose to Halloween Parade, Sparks Outrage
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy is a prestigious pre-K through 12th grade school on Willow Grove Avenue in Philadelphia, the kind of place that will set […]
Nutter on My Brother’s Keeper: Progress, but More Work to Do
Philadelphia is standing up for young men and boys of color. Statistics have long identified the plight of black men across the country — on […]
Former SEPTA Deputy Police Chief Sues Secretary of State John Kerry, Others
David Scott was a SEPTA transit police officer for over 30 years and served as deputy SEPTA police chief for over 18 years. After retiring […]
South Ardmore Residents Speak Out Against Police Treatment
Correction: A quote in the original publication of this story was incorrectly attributed to Commissioner Joshua Grimes. It was actually said by Commissioner Brian Gordon. The snow […]