News
Juneteenth Started With Handbills Proclaiming Freedom. Here’s What They Said
Juneteenth became a federal holiday in the U.S. in 2021 but has been celebrated in Texas since 1866.
AP
June 19, 2025
Anti-racism
Opinion
Being ‘Woke’ to Racial Injustices in The United States Has a Long History
For Black people, the modern-day meaning of the word has little to do with school curriculum or political jargon and goes back to the days of Jim Crow and legal, often violent, racial segregation.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
February 19, 2024
Opinion
MLK Would Have Been 95 This Year. Let’s Make His Dream a Reality
King’s lifetime saw substantial economic progress for Black Americans, but in our century progress has slowed to a crawl. Here’s how we get it back on track.
Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Chuck Collins
January 15, 2024
Opinion
Race Matters Spotlight: David O’Donnell
“This topic of race needs the effort of all to overcome, heal, and create a path forward that embraces us all,” says the newly elected Sellersville Borough Councilperson.
Kevin E. Leven
December 14, 2023
Opinion
Race Matters Spotlight: Liz K. Sheehan
“Repeatedly, I have heard white residents claim that there is no racism in our area. To me, this is willful blindness,” says the New Hope-Solebury School District board member.
Kevin E. Leven
September 25, 2023
Top 5
Race Matters Spotlight: Reverend Michael Ruk
“To be anti-racist means we need to put energy and effort into changing a broken world,” says the priest from St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in New Hope.
Kevin E. Leven
August 9, 2023
Top 5
Race Matters Spotlight: Larissa (Lolly) Hopwood
This new Q&A by Kevin E. Leven will feature individuals from Bucks County who wish to voice their opinions and perspectives regarding race, racism, anti-racism, and racial equity.
Kevin E. Leven
April 13, 2023
News
Temple University Launches Cutting Edge Center to Fight Racism
The Center for Anti-Racism will educate students so that they can “unapologetically stand against bigotry” and help build a better world as engaged citizens.
Jenny Stephens
December 13, 2022
Education
Pennridge Diversity Meeting Meltdown Demonstrates Why DEI Is Desperately Needed
Adrienne King has a simple message for DEI supporters: “Get up, get out, and do something.”
Cyril Mychalejko
February 25, 2022
Mark Zuckerberg Doesn’t Want You to Read This Book. That’s Just One Reason Why You Must.
September 17, 2025
Sarah Wynn-Williams’ book “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism” very successfully flays the many layers of scar tissue that have accumulated around Facebook/Meta scandals over the past decade.
OPINION: Judicial Elections Key to Protecting Pennsylvania’s Democracy and Our Environment
September 17, 2025
In this critical moment in our nation’s history, state courts play an essential role in protecting our rights to vote, to express ourselves and to have access to clean air and pure water.
Interview: Charlie Kirk Was ‘Face of Christian Nationalism’ Trying to Conquer the Education ‘Mountain’
September 15, 2025
University of North Georgia’s Matthew Boedy spoke to the Bucks County Beacon about his new book, “The Seven Mountains Mandate,” and how Kirk was part of this movement seeking right-wing Christian dominion over government and society.
OPINION: Democracy Requires Our Attention, All The Time
September 15, 2025
On this Democracy Day, I want us to remember: democracy isn’t just something we inherit, it’s something we build — one election, one conversation, one act of civic engagement at a time, writes Bob Harvie.
Why Journalists Are Reluctant to Call Trump an Authoritarian – and Why That Matters for Democracy
September 15, 2025
Because authoritarianism is most visible in hindsight, people often don’t recognize it until it’s too late.
