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March 2, 2023 | 9:56 AM

A Pennsylvania pizza shop is overwhelmed with support after viral video of racist attack

By Emily Rizzo/WHYY
February 9, 2023 | 3:33 PM

Racist video spurs protest at Philadelphia Catholic high school

By The Associated Press
November 15, 2022 | 8:58 AM

Wilson School District censures board member over comments deemed racist, transphobic

Wilson School District’s board of directors voted unanimously Monday to censure fellow member Mike Martin, saying he made racist and transphobic remarks at recent meetings.

By Gabriela Martínez

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August 10, 2022 | 3:18 PM

Sesame Place announces diversity, inclusion training after viral video sparks backlash

Sesame Place plans to take initiatives to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

By Cory Sharber/WHYY
February 11, 2022 | 5:20 AM

Fire company in Delaware County suspended for alleged use of racial slurs

The Delaware County District Attorney’s Office plans to investigate the allegations.

By The Associated Press
Updated: 2021-12-27 14:12:12

Racial reckoning turns focus to roadside historical markers

Pennsylvania had been installing historical markers for more than a century when the racist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017 brought a fresh round of questions from the public about just whose stories were being told on the state’s roadsides…..

By Mark Scolforo/AP
July 28, 2021 | 8:08 AM

Jesse Owens on American Experience

Trace the story of Jesse Owens’ remarkable victories in the face of Nazi racism during the 1936 Olympics.

By Fred Vigeant
Event Date: 20210706

TRJ Explores Medical Racism

By Staff
June 8, 2021 | 8:13 AM

Anti-vaccine film targeted to Black Americans spreads false information

The film draws a line from the very real and disturbing history of racism and atrocities in the medical field — like the Tuskegee syphilis study — to interviews with anti-vaccine activists who warn communities of color to be suspicious of modern day vaccines.
By Will Stone/NPR
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.

By Barbara Sprunt/NPR
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