Racism
The Real Trouble With Trigger Warnings
Trigger warning: The op-ed you’re about to read might make you feel uncomfortable about your privilege, upset at the troublesome society we live in, and […]
Police: 2 Boys Placed Black Doll Hanging From Noose in Park as Prank
The black doll found hanging from a noose in a Queen Village playground on Thursday was placed there as a prank by two preteen boys […]
N.J. Radio Hosts Off the Air After “Turban Man” Comments
Longtime NJ101.5 talk-show duo Dennis Malloy and Judi Franco have been suspended after repeatedly referring to New Jersey’s attorney general, Gurbir S. Grewal, as “Turban […]
Family in Viral Cinemark Incident Disputes Chain’s Account, Plans Rally
A black family at the center of a viral video depicting a confrontation with multiple members of the Philadelphia Police Department inside the Cinemark theater in […]
Coatesville Man Who Left Anti-Semitic and Racist Graffiti Sentenced to Prison
George Rissell, the Coatesville man who was arrested for spray-painting anti-Semitic and racist messages in several locations in Chester County last summer, has been sentenced to […]
Forget Starbucks Training Day: Here’s How We’ll Really Tackle Racial Bias
This Tuesday is “5/29” — the tag mega-retailer Starbucks is using for its one-day attempt to address racial bias in its workplaces. The company is closing […]
Philly Doesn’t Deserve the Mercy of the Black Men Arrested at Starbucks
Growing up in a southern Pentecostal church, I was constantly reminded of the divine act of showing grace. “Always forgive your enemies,” my grandmother would […]
In Symbolic Move, Men Arrested at Starbucks Settle With the City for $1 Each
This is a developing story. Check back for more information. Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson, the two Black men who were arrested while waiting for […]
Ross on Starbucks Arrests: I Played a Role in Making Things Worse
After a week of forcefully defending the arrests of two Black men at a Starbucks in Rittenhouse Square, Police Commissioner Richard Ross is now saying […]
Starbucks Will Close All 8,000 U.S. Stores for a Day of Racial-Bias Training
Starbucks will shut down its more than 8,000 stores for one-day racial-bias training in May. The announcement comes days after the coffee chain was catapulted into national […]
5 Local Coffee Shops to Support Instead of Starbucks
As a longtime barista for independent coffee shops back in the day, I could have told you that there’s been no excuse for drinking Starbucks — […]
If You’re Not Enraged Enough to Act, the Starbucks Arrest Video Is Just Black Trauma Porn
To be Black in America is to be, as renowned scholar and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois once put it, a problem. Black people have forever […]
Woman Who Shared Philadelphia Starbucks Arrest Video Tells Her Story
If you’ve been anywhere near the Internet over the last 48 hours, you’ve probably seen the video of two African American men being arrested by the […]
Penn Student: Center City Taco Bell Used Racial Slur on Receipt
A first-year PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania was outraged over the weekend when he discovered that an employee of the Taco Bell at […]
Departing Employee Accused Philly FIGHT of “Pervasive Racism” in Staff-Wide Email
A year after the management and staff of Philadelphia FIGHT, a Gayborhood nonprofit with a storied history of AIDS advocacy, were mandated to undergo racial-bias […]