Racism
Coatesville High Schoolers Pose With Swastika-, KKK-Carved Pumpkins
It’s a deeply unsettling photo. An image of several Chester County teenagers posing with swastika- and KKK-carved pumpkins is making the rounds on the internet. According […]
Temple Police Investigating Banana Left on Door of Black Students’ Dorm Room
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Temple University police are investigating two alleged bias incidents this week. The Temple News reports that the first […]
Philly Teacher Says She’s the Victim of Reverse Discrimination
A British-born teacher is suing the School District of Philadelphia and a black principal she formerly worked under, alleging that she suffered “vindictive reverse race […]
A Black Face in a White Space: My Four Years at Penn
My first day of class at the University of Pennsylvania was an introduction unlike anything I could have predicted. It was my fourth day living […]
OPINION: Philly Isn’t Charlottesville. It’s Worse.
“Who is more racist: The North or the South?” That is the age-old question I’m often asked when I tell people I moved to Philly […]
OPINION: The Rizzo Statue Should Stand as a Monument to Human Imperfection
One cannot look at the Frank Rizzo statue in front of the Municipal Services Building without catching a glimpse of the nearby Jacques Lipchitz sculpture, […]
Coatesville Police Make Arrest for Racist, Anti-Semitic Vandalism
Coatesville police have arrested a suspect in connection to racist and anti-Semitic vandalism discovered in several locations in Chester County. George Rissell, 24, of Coatesville, was […]
OPINION: White People, Only You Can Stop the Next Charlottesville
The moment I came out of the womb, I already had two strikes against me: being black and gay in a nation that continues to […]
The Inquirer and Daily News Don’t Know How to Talk About Racism
As a black man in Philadelphia, telling me that racists exist in the city is like reminding me that oxygen is in the atmosphere. I […]
PPD Investigating Noose Found in Rittenhouse
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating a noose that was discovered in Rittenhouse this morning. According […]
OPINION: Complicity and the Gayborhood
Last Wednesday, June 14th, was just an odd day. Not only was it the birthday of our current president, but also a reminder that progress […]
Off-Duty Cop Body-Slammed 14-Year-Old, Left Him With Skull Fracture, Says Family
At the start, it was just kids being kids. Around 5:45 p.m. on May 11th, Naji Tribble, a 14-year-old Brewerytown resident, and four friends stopped […]
“It Was an Ambush”: Behind the Vote That Ousted Sharron Cooks as LGBT Commission Chair
The Mayor’s Commission on LGBT Affairs, a 23-member advisory board announced in October 2016 after several intense months of revelations about racial discrimination in the […]
Philly Actors Win Big at New York’s Prestigious Obie Awards
If your aspiration is to be a big Broadway star, then it is a Tony Award that you seek. But in New York’s world of […]
The KKK Is Planning a Cross-Burning Rally in Lancaster This Weekend
A chapter of the Ku Klux Klan is planning to hold a cross-burning rally in Lancaster County this Saturday. The East Coast Knights of the True […]