Racism
Philly Police Investigating Incident in Video Involving White Officer and Black Teen
The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating an incident involving a white police officer and a 15-year-old black high school student in North Philadelphia last Thursday […]
If Christine Coulter Had Been Photographed Wearing a Swastika, She Would Have Resigned Already
On Tuesday afternoon, acting Philadelphia police commissioner Christine Coulter proved herself to be the very problem she’s now in charge of solving. During a City […]
The Philly Police Athletic League Favors White Kids, Says Latina Who Ran It
This story has been corrected. Evelyn Cintron was a Latina lieutenant in the Philadelphia Police Department when, in 2016, then-commissioner Richard Ross named her the […]
Philly Old Navy Employees Claim White Workers Were Bused In for “Queer Eye” Taping
Three employees of color at the Old Navy in Center City claim that they and other black and brown co-workers were told to keep out […]
Clarkville “Silent Protest” Is a Textbook Example of How Not to Be a White Ally
Clarkville, a pizzeria in West Philly, and nearby bar Local 44 were recently faced with a series of staff protests and a subsequent mass resignation […]
Of Course Penn Is Complicit in Amy Wax’s Racism. Of Course Penn Should Fire Her.
In 2017, University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax co-wrote a controversial op-ed for the Philadelphia Inquirer suggesting that America’s social and political problems are […]
Why Should Philly Cops Who Made Racist Facebook Posts Get a Second Chance?
Last Friday, more than 150 community members rallied at Philadelphia Police Department headquarters to protest more than 300 officers who had just been exposed as […]
Longtime Whole Foods Manager Says Company Policy Discriminates Against Black Workers
In the past several years, Whole Foods has been hit with a series of racial discrimination lawsuits and complaints across the country, including a suit […]
Vanguard Charitable Has a Hate Group Problem
If you’re the kind of person who is still depriving yourself of Chick-fil-A spicy chicken sandwiches because of the 2012 gay marriage flap involving the […]
After Latest Mummers Controversy, Kenney Has to Pick a Side on Racism
New Year’s Day was confirmation that Philadelphia is still a racist city that revels in its polarization. The Mummers Parade, the predominantly white cultural phenomenon […]
Mummer Accused of Playing Jay-Z in Blackface Is, in Fact, Black
On Tuesday, as the Mummers Parade festivities were moving from your television screen to drunken celebrations down on Two Street, a scandal began unfolding involving […]
White Allies, the “We the People Rally” Is Your Time to Put Up or Shut Up
Political ideologies are expected to clash when the controversial “We The People Rally” hits Independence Mall on Saturday. The organizers have asserted that “too many times our […]
Owners of 21 Chinese Restaurants Sue Philly for Racial Discrimination
If you’ve spent any time in the various neighborhoods of Philadelphia, from Kingsessing all the way up to Bustleton, you know that it’s hard to […]
Brigantessa Fires Chef After Staff Revolt Over Anti-Semitic Comment, Social Posts
Francis Cratil-Cretarola and Cathy Lee, owners of popular East Passyunk Italian restaurant Brigantessa, confirmed to Philadelphia magazine late on Tuesday that they had fired the […]
Bartender Says Philadelphia Distilling Fired Her After Fight Over Racial Slur
A former bartender at Fishtown’s Philadelphia Distilling says company management terminated her employment after she slapped a co-worker who had repeatedly used a racial slur in her presence during […]