Yes, I Told my Dad NOT to Vote
“It’s the first time I didn’t exercise my duty as a citizen — and I feel bad.”
Follow These 4 Steps To Become a Better White Ally
“White people should not be allowed to work in newsrooms if they don't have a single non-white friend. It's disqualifying.”
When Casting Latinx Actors Isn’t Enough
Casting Latinx actors is commendable, but we need their stories, not just their faces.
Black Women and the Fight for Universal Suffrage
9.5 million Americans lack full voting rights
Her Kids Needed a Home. So She Helped Start a Housing Revolution
The criminal act is actually living in such a place with so many resources and we have our folks sleeping on the street.
This is What a Psychologist Had to Say About Survivors and the Weinstein Verdict
Contributing in a positive way can help counter the invalidation, the despair.
Why Poor People Pay More to Ride the Bus
“In a city like Philadelphia, where we’re the poorest large city in the country, transit equity really defines mobility in our city”
Black History, Untold: 5 Books by Present-Day Authors
Black leaders, their accomplishments and their oppression continue to be written out of American history books.