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The Struggle Against the Proposed Arena in Philadelphia's Chinatown
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
05 May 2023
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Black Agenda Radio · The Struggle Against the Proposed Arena in Philadelphia's Chinatown

Asantewaa Nkrumah Ture is an organizer with the Philadelphia Tenants Union. She joins us to talk about the plans to build a new NBA arena in that city’s Chinatown, which that community and its allies adamantly oppose.

Philadelphia
gentrification
sports
Black and Asian solidarity

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