Racism
Former Employee Says She Was Racially Harassed at Main Line Wawa
A black woman from Bucks County has filed a federal lawsuit against the Media-based Wawa convenience stores, alleging that she was discriminated against and harassed […]
This New Podcast Will Change the Way You Think About Philly Teens
It seems that podcasts come and go from our cultural conversation. There’s no talk about them, and then something like Serial happens. Then they go […]
Rittenhouse Apple Store Racially Profiles Black Customers, Says Former Employee
Every day, hundreds of people visit the Rittenhouse Square Apple Store on Walnut Street to check out new products, pick up an emergency charger, or […]
OPINION: We Can No Longer “Agree to Disagree” About White Privilege in America
As the hand-me-down celebration known as Black History Month settles, I’m reminded of the legacy of my ancestors and the inheritance that has historically been […]
Creating Change 2017 Is Finally Here: Our Recommended Events
More than 4,000 people will begin arriving in Center City on Wednesday for Creating Change 2017, the nation’s largest LGBTQ conference. The 29th-annual conference, presented […]
Want to Solve the Mummers’ Diversity Problem? Just Call It “The White Heritage Parade”
It’s a new year, and the older I get, the more I have begun to realize that some stuff won’t change because it really doesn’t […]
Philly’s Biggest Losers of 2016
Now that the last shreds of wrapping paper have been vacuumed up and the good dishes are finally put away, we revisit our time-honored tradition […]
That Time (Last Week) a White Man Joked That I Must Be the Coat-Checker
Holiday parties: for me, either the best of times or the most uncomfortable of times. As the editor of G Philly, Philadelphia magazine’s LGBTQ channel, […]
D.A. Seth Williams Forms Hate Crimes Task Force In Philly
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams says he has formed a six-person Hate Crimes Task Force to “vigorously prosecute” hate crimes in the city.
Trump’s Victory Has Me Considering Gun Ownership
Another day, another incident. Across Philadelphia and around the nation, you can’t help but notice that marginalized people — whether Muslim or of color, LGBTQ […]
Delco Neighbors “Frightened” After Racist Letter Found on Cars
Last Friday began as any other Friday for Delaware County resident Jonathan Larsen — that is until he walked out in front of his house and […]
OPINION: As a Black Gay Man, I No Longer Support the Human Rights Campaign
Just one week before Election Day, the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization — the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — is causing a stir. On Saturday, […]
Trump Diehards Love the Wheely Wheely Good Food Truck
If you decide to go to the debate-watch party at the Republican City Committee headquarters on Cottman Avenue next week, you might see some familiar […]
Racist Male Model Bryan Christopher Sawyer Speaks: “I Gotta Be Me”
With Philadelphia in shock over video we published on Friday morning showing male model Bryan Christopher Sawyer unloading racial slurs against an African-American woman outside […]
Birth of a Nation, Luke Cage, and the Power of Black Resilience
Over the last couple of years, several amazing reports were released that felt like throwbacks to an earlier America. A 2000 Emory University study that […]