Anti-Racism Commission DIOPA

04/16/2026

The Souls Shot Portrait Project Opening Reception
Fri. Apr. 17, 2026 at 7 pm at Christ Church Media
311 South Orange Street, Media, PA 19063

The Souls Shot Portrait Project uses the transformative power of art to bring an end to gun violence. Artists, working with families, create portraits to honor the souls shot. By exhibiting the resulting artwork to the public, they invite the community to recognize what has been lost and to take action to end gun violence.

Our mission is to bring attention to and memorialize the lives lost and tragically altered due to gun violence. Portraits have the unique ability to call out the souls and profoundly affect those who see them.

03/20/2026

https://www.phillytrib.com/news/black-astronaut-ready-for-historic-april-launch-to-the-moon/article_d8e6d832-8a8d-4915-9fac-490dfde0cf86.html

We will soon have liftoff — California native Victor J. Glover Jr. is set to play a key role in a new chapter in human space exploration.

03/20/2026

https://www.phillytrib.com/news/across_america/pastor-walks-40-miles-to-raleigh-calling-for-justice-and-reparations/article_aa268526-43b8-44b6-ba03-5e3725b1c3a3.html

The Rev. Dr. Robert Turner began a 40-mile march for justice at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday in Warren County, calling the journey to the State Capitol in Raleigh both symbolic and

03/20/2026

https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/black-women-s-issues-dominate-3rd-district-candidates-forum-in-west-philly/article_8a45ab7a-7e26-4dd2-b4d1-7d25f672022a.html

More than 200 residents gathered Wednesday evening at Mount Carmel Baptist Church in West Philadelphia for a congressional candidates forum focused on issues affecting Black women — from maternal health

03/05/2026

Join us for the Sacred Womanism: Healing Circles for Holistic Wellness presents "Womanist Liberation: How Faith and Love Inspired Black Women to Change the World" on Sunday, March 15, 2026, from 2:00 to 5:00 PM, at 27 Conshohocken State Road, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004.

In celebration of Women's History Month, the March theme is "Womanist Liberation: How Faith and Love Inspired Black Women to Change the World." Dr. Hazel Spears, Professor of Psychology, Dr. Zakia Gates, Assistant Professor of Education, and our host and circle facilitator, Lailah Dunbar-Keeys, M.S., M.Ed., Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sociology will share narratives about Black women pioneers who dedicated their lives for our collective liberation.

Men, women, and children, are invited to this event!
For registration and further information, visit

http://SacredWomanismHealingCircles.eventbrite.com.

Please share with your network and bring a friend!

03/05/2026

https://www.phillytrib.com/news/across_america/applicants-seeking-federal-museum-grants-directed-to-adhere-to-trump-vision/article_16153e52-829e-456b-87b1-b01b6150881c.html

Applicants hoping to win a federal museum or library grant this year were told to consider how their projects align with Trump administration priorities, including an emphasis on offering “uplifting

02/22/2026

https://www.phillytrib.com/news/across_america/crump-demands-answers-after-21-year-old-jevion-benham-found-dead-in-georgia-prison-cell/article_fb83df6a-3657-411c-b5e9-043f6e097f7c.html

ATLANTA — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump stood alongside attorney Liza Park and a grieving mother Thursday to demand accountability in the death of 21-year-old Je'vion Benham inside a Georgia

02/14/2026

https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/historic-philadelphia-churches-decry-slave-history-s-erasure-at-presidents-house/article_74ba3362-1e3d-45a9-8a9e-6df2380b626c.html

The late Rev. Absalom Jones and the late Bishop Richard Allen were among those removed from the outdoor exhibits at the President’s House slavery memorial at Independence Hall.

01/31/2026

https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/philadelphia-begins-fight-in-court-to-save-slavery-exhibit/article_009baf3c-dbf6-4859-9d24-02b3172dcc54.html

Attorneys for Philadelphia and the Department of the Interior painted two different pictures in Pennsylvania Eastern District federal court on Friday over exhibits at the President’s House that were removed

01/27/2026

https://www.phillytrib.com/news/health/new-evidence-shows-how-discrimination-shortens-lives-in-black-communities/article_89382051-a4fa-4bab-9d4e-7d7f35721dfa.html?utm_source=phillytrib.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletters%2Farticle%2F%3F23476%26-dc%3D1769450432&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline

Nearly half of the mortality gap between Black and white adults can be traced to the cumulative toll of a lifetime of stress and heightened inflammation, a new study published