Opinion & Essay

Black women have a legacy of proficiency in the law. Claims that their paucity in the federal judiciary is due to incompetence are fraudulent, writes Linn Washington Jr.

A bill that passed in Philly City Council last week dramatically shifts the future of Ridge Avenue and Roxborough.

I own a home in the Lea Elementary catchment. My family will benefit from Penn’s proposed $5 million investment in the school. I don’t think it’s fair.

Equal voices and equal access continue to be more of a war to be waged than rights to be mutually shared, writes Rev. David Brown.

Reading Terminal Market’s model for supporting entrepreneurs of color could ensure Black and brown entrepreneurs benefit from Biden’s infrastructure act.

People too often have no choice but to live in overcrowded and unsafe households to avoid homelessness. I know because it happened to me.

The farmers at Life Do Grow, a green oasis run by Urban Creators, a nonprofit, provide food for hundreds of North Philly families. They need support.

2021 saw a return to some things we love. The Philadelphia area also faced catastrophic flooding and tornadoes, and a rampant gun violence epidemic.

Philadelphia is actively working to cut emissions with a goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The city’s own gas utility is sabotaging its efforts.

As we move toward a new year and the revelry that comes with it, there is a good chance we know someone who isn’t drinking or is thinking of giving it up.

Opinion writer Will Tung argues against the inclusion of a parking lot in a development proposed for his West Philadelphia neighborhood.

“We have the resources to get rid of homelessness.” Advocates call for change in the wake of 400 lost.

To me, the development happening now feels like it wasn’t conceived with the full gamut of Mount Airy residents in mind.

The success of the Pa. Equal Rights Amendment proves there should be a federal Equal Rights Amendment, writes Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association Lauren P. McKenna.

A new city advisory group needs the input of people who know what it's like to smell a tire fire outside or breathe in highway fumes day in and day out.