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Philadelphia officials promise to install more fences and signs after demands from community leaders.

The portraits were taken in Fairmount Park just before protests flooded the city.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said Thursday the city could move into the “green” phase of the state’s reopening plan as early as July 3.

The guidance said prosecutors can’t adopt a blanket policy of not charging people for refusing to comply with restrictions on the number of people who can gather in one place.

The packages create an eviction diversion program, extend an eviction moratorium through August, and address late fees and related issues.

The emergency fund designed to help Delaware State University students hit hard by the coronavirus shutdown has reached its $1 million goal.

Eastern State Penitentiary has laid off staff, implemented salary reductions and made deep cuts to its operating budget due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The committee made the suggestion before the board votes on the new fare proposal on June 25. If approved, the new fare plan goes into effect July 1.

The 1.5 million is a historically high number, even as the economy increasingly reopens and employers bring some people back to work.

First we discuss the history and importance of Juneteenth and the efforts to recognize it as a holiday. Then, we talk about the lasting impact of the Tulsa massacre of 1921.

After weeks of protest, Philly Council passed a preliminary budget plan that responds to calls for reprioritization in spending.

The package would include capital investments in poor neighborhoods, as well as millions more on job training, rent subsidies and basic income support.

The Prospect Park resident who died from COVID-19 complications is remembered by her sisters for her spot-on impressions and “passion for people.”

The massacre shocked the nation and prompted a racial dialogue in the city. Those same issues resonate today amid the national outcry over recent incidents of police brutality

An online staged reading of “Mr. DuBois: a Myth” brings 19th-century activism to life.