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
The Surprise IRS Move to Support Pastors’ Political Endorsements Leaves Faith Leaders and Legal Experts Divided
July 10, 2025
Raymond Chang, president of the Asian American Christian Collaborative, warned that a repeal of the Johnson Amendment could help tether some congregations to certain parties or candidates.
A Bayard Rustin Archive Aims to Preserve His Legacy as a Queer Civil Rights Activist
July 9, 2025
Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates the West Chester-born civil rights activist, a mentor to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and key architect of the March on Washington.
Democratic Congressional Candidate Bob Harvie Visits Bucks County Manufacturing Business Suffering Under Trump’s Tariff Wars
July 7, 2025
The uncertainty around the Trump administration’s tariff strategy “is creating havoc” for Warminster-based Gamry Instruments.
The GOP’s Budget Bill and Its Federal Funding Cuts Will Harm Bucks County Students
July 3, 2025
“It is heartbreaking to see Congress embrace a budget bill that strips meals and health care away from children and families to fund massive tax breaks for the super wealthy and an unaccountable private school voucher program,” said PSEA President Aaron Chapin.
State Senator Steve Santarsiero: It’s Possible to Be an Advocate for the Homeless and Believe Encampments Are Not a Good Idea
July 2, 2025
The Bucks County Beacons’s reporting on Senate Bill 780 was incomplete and inaccurate, argues the head of the Bucks County Democratic Committee in an OpEd.
