Topic: Black Lives Matter
Oy Vey, DeSean!
The reaction to the NFL star’s anti-Semitic postings flips the usual script … and may just offer a constructive way forward in Black / Jewish relations
By Larry Platt
Reality Check: Just How Much Influence Does the Philly FOP Have?
WURD’s afternoon host suggests we follow the money—and that grassroots groups start playing the same political game
By Charles D. Ellison
Guest Commentary: On Race And Place, Philly Needs One Set of Rules
A good government advocate finds the common thread in Black Lives Matter and anti-median parking activists
By Brett Mandel
Civility, We Hardly Knew Ye
When Black Lives Matter shut down a City Hall press conference, it was proof that shouting and name-calling have become our common language
By Larry Platt
Repairing the Breach
Local Jewish and Black leaders on repairing the rift between the two once-allied communities
By David A. Love
The Untold Story of the Black Cop
It’s more complicated than “Black Lives” versus “Blue Lives”
By David A. Love
The Trouble with Rizzo
What we talk about when we talk about Frank Rizzo
By Larry Platt
The Citizen Recommends: Organize Your Own
An exhibit explores a shared history of activism among blacks and whites—and points to a possible future
By Emma Eisenberg