May 18, 2021 | 5:48 PM
Congress passes bill to counter the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes
The legislation, which had near-unanimous support from the Senate, now goes to President Biden’s desk for his signature.
tag | anti-racism
April 21, 2021 | 12:24 PM
Two Black activist groups look toward the future of racial justice in Pittsburgh
Two groups of young activists rose to prominence during the summer of 2020: Black, Young, & Educated and Pittsburgh I Can’t Breathe. Both marched through the city Tuesday evening after the guilty verdict in the Chauvin trial was announced.
By Kiley Koscinski/WESA April 14, 2021 | 12:03 PM
Penn Museum to repatriate skulls of Black Americans and slaves from Cuba
The Morton Collection of more than 1,000 human skulls was assembled in the 19th century by Dr. Samuel Morton, who used them in an attempt to find an anthropological basis for white supremacy.
March 19, 2021 | 5:42 PM
Upper Adams School District releases anti-racism plan
The district describes its approach to “ensure [it is] educating all students in a safe, healthy and non-discriminatory learning environment” while keeping the community up to date on its progress.
February 10, 2021 | 9:42 AM
Students’ allegations of past and present racism at Biglerville H.S. force a difficult conversation
About three weeks ago, accounts appeared on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter calling out a culture of racism at Biglerville High School, which enrolls just over 500 students in the heart of the Adams County fruit belt.
The accounts’ administrators say the school has allowed a pattern of “racially motivated child abuse” to go unchecked for years.
June 18, 2020 | 6:00 AM
Inside Pa.’s Latino communities, a frank discussion of race and prejudice
“One thing Afro-Latino people have to deal with is being told by others that they aren’t really Latino, which is ignorant and a terrible thing to say.”