Sports, Arts and Culture

Racial struggle, workers solidarity in ‘SORRY TO BOTHER YOU’

A surprising blockbuster film of this summer is “Sorry to Bother You” by Boots Riley of the Oakland-based rap group…

August 9, 2018

NFL players force bosses to put anthem policy on hold

July 30 — The struggle between National Football League players and billionaire owners continues to dominate sports and political headlines…

July 31, 2018

Why no Yankee baseball in Haiti?

By Isabelle L. Papillon Our elders fought the [U.S.] occupation and resisted the introduction of baseball. Now people who do…

July 27, 2018

Star player: ‘U.S. soccer is a rich white-kid sport’

Hope Solo is a former goalkeeper for the U.S. women’s national soccer team, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a…

July 3, 2018

Protests demand ‘Cancel tour to apartheid Israel!’

Philadelphia — Palestine solidarity activists have held weekly demonstrations since April 6 outside the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts here. They…

June 1, 2018

‘Philly, don’t orchestrate apartheid’

Activists block street outside, disrupt concert inside Pro-Palestinian activists who, since April 6, have staged weekly demonstrations denouncing the Philadelphia…

May 23, 2018

Week 4: ‘Don’t prettify Israeli oppression’

For the fourth week in a row, Philadelphians gathered outside the Kimmel Center on April 28 to protest the Philadelphia…

May 4, 2018

No stopping protests against Philadelphia Orchestra’s Israeli tour

For the third week in a row, demonstrators gathered outside the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia on April 21 to protest…

April 24, 2018

Week two of ‘Don’t Orchestrate Apartheid’

For the second time, demonstrators gathered outside the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia on April 12 to denounce plans by the…

April 19, 2018

Protesters for Palestine to Philharmonic: ‘Violins, not Zionist Violence’

Over 70 people participated in a rally and press conference outside the Kimmel Center on April 6 to protest the…

April 9, 2018