The Why: Philly Explained

Philly NAACP president’s anti-Semitic meme


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It started when Rodney Muhammad, president of the Philadelphia NAACP, posted an anti-Semitic meme on his Facebook page. And, after two weeks of silence from the Black civil rights organization’s national leadership, it seems to have ended in a place that has satisfied no one. But it’s clear the incident has brought long-simmering tensions between Black and Jewish people to the surface. WHYY reporter Nina Feldman and Billy Penn’s Max Marin explain why this moment could push the two groups to talk honestly with each other about their common enemy: white supremacy.

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