Hi there,

In this chaotic news cycle it may be tempting to tune out, but we hope you won’t—only an informed and engaged public can defend democracy. In these times of deep political polarization we need news that goes beyond play-by-play headlines, news that goes to the heart of each story by asking people to tell their own stories of abuses of power and injustice in their own words. If our journalism is important to you, please donate today. Every dollar makes a difference. Thank you so much.

Democracy Now!
Amy Goodman

Non-commercial news needs your support.

We rely on contributions from you, our viewers and listeners to do our work. If you visit us daily or weekly or even just once a month, now is a great time to make your monthly contribution.

Please do your part today.

Donate

Racism Rears Its Ugly Head In Philadelphia

Listen
Media Options
Listen

Last month, international attention focused on Philadelphia, where a black woman named Bridget Ward was the target of hateful and racist vandalism when she moved with her two children into Bridesburg, an all white neighborhood. Statistics show, however, that hundreds of these incidents take place in Philadelphia each year. KEVIN VAUGHN, Philadelphia Human Relations Commission with Denise Jones, News Director of WRTI in Philadelphia.

Related Story

StoryFeb 21, 2025“Will Universities Surrender or Resist?” Scholar Slams Trump’s Threat to Defund Universities over DEI
The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.

Non-commercial news needs your support

We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.
Please do your part today.
Make a donation
Top