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Rev. David W. Brown reflects on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the media, and the Capitol riots.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought de-facto segregation and substandard housing. Black Philadelphians knew the struggle all too well. They still do.

With new recommendations, states are scrambling to update their phases. The Health Desk Help Desk answers more questions on when you can get the vaccine.

Changes aim to strengthen the panel by giving it more independence and ensuring that the curriculum it helps develop is used more widely in New Jersey schools.

Former U.S. Marine Jamal Johnson plans to consume only liquids until Mayor Jim Kenney does more to address the city’s surging gun violence crisis.

The opening salvo would herald a 10-day blitz of executive actions as Biden seeks to act swiftly to redirect the country without waiting for Congress.

For some volunteers, Sunday’s acts of service felt different — carried more weight, even — within the context of the past year.

The Pennsylvania State Capitol was on high alert after a report indicated armed groups were planning to gather at capitals across the U.S.

An AP review of records finds that veterans of President Donald Trump’s failed campaign were key players in the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assault on the Capitol.

The Monday afternoon event will take place on North Simpson Street in West Philadelphia, where 7-year-old Zamar Jones was killed last August.

The tiny Paper Doll Ensemble used Facebook to promote an anti-Trump discussion event, triggering an automated ban from the platform.

Some capitals are closed, fences are up and extra police are in place at statehouses across the U.S. as authorities brace for potentially violent demonstrations.

The township was awarded funds from the state’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program to pay for the feasibility phase of the project.

A rise in pandemic reading and demand for works written from the Black perspective or about social justice made a unique moment in time, the owner says.

There are parallels between now and the run-up to the Civil War, including a national election that ended with Lincoln in 1860 and Biden in 2020, who many rejected as winners.