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While tenants and advocates for vulnerable populations applaud the move, some local landlords and their representatives are challenging it.

The former prison is partnering with the social justice-focused brewery on a new amenity for its spring edition night tours.

All of the options are Black Americans with ties to Philadelphia.

The massive cargo ship that ran aground in the Suez Canal — bringing traffic to a standstill in one of the world's most important waterways — is finally free, authorities say.

State officials hope to avoid parks getting “overrun” with crowds, as some did last year after reopening.

Many Asian adoptees say they feel left out of the conversation about anti-Asian hate because they don't think they belong in either the Asian community or white America.

As Minneapolis braces for Monday’s opening statements in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-officer who is charged with murder in George Floyd’s death, so does the world.

The horseradish on Seder tables may be more poignant on this pandemic Passover. It symbolizes the bitterness of slavery. Hardships change and so do the rituals that mark them.

A gathering at Franklin Square is one of scores planned across the U.S. in response to a spike in anti-Asian violence.

West Philadelphian Amir Bey Richardson writes about his experiences with guns and how U.S. history and struggles for white power have shaped them.

Four of the wounded were in critical condition and three were stable, news outlets reported. A person of interest was in custody.

“We are robbing our children of a childhood,” said an organizer of Friday’s rally at City Hall.

During the early stages of the 18th century epidemic, doctors believed African Americans were immune.

A viral video depicting an Asian American shop worker in Philadelphia being assaulted is sparking outrage.

“There's a lot in the Passover Seder that has to do with rebirth and starting again. It kind of feels that this year will feel much more like that.”