Racism
Trump-Loving Racist Kid Rock is Coming to Philadelphia
On the same morning that he told Howard Stern that he will not, in fact, be running for U.S. Senate after months of rumors and […]
Coatesville Students Leave School to Protest Racist Pumpkin Carvings
Students at Coatesville Area High School walked out of their classes on Friday to protest a disturbing photo of their classmates posing with swastika- and […]
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 […]