Black Lives Matter

Elected officials emphasized that more work remains to be done.

Philly area residents reacted with relief, joy, and some sadness after a Minnesota jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd.

George Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd, was in the courtroom Tuesday afternoon when Judge Peter Cahill read the three guilty verdicts against Derek Chauvin.

President Biden and Vice President Harris plan to speak to the nation following Tuesday's guilty verdict in the trial of officer Derek Chauvin.

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.

As Philadelphians brace themselves for what the Chauvin verdict will be, the city is facilitating a series of conversations meant to heal.

Twelve jurors — six of them white, six Black or multiracial — are beginning deliberations in a city on edge against another round of unrest.

Experts say the racial trauma impacting Black Americans is built upon centuries of oppressive systems and racist practices that are deeply embedded within the nation's fabric.

Dozens of demonstrators marched through the streets of Philadelphia in protest of the deadly police shooting of Daunte Wright in Minneapolis last week.

A law professor and former federal prosecutor argues that police in Brooklyn Center, Minn., didn't need to pursue Daunte Wright, who was killed by an officer.

Mayor Jim Kenney released an open letter to Philadelphians, offering his thoughts in advance of the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, accused of murdering George Floyd.

Kim Potter, who quit her job on the Brooklyn Center force two days after Daunte Wright's death, was charged Wednesday with second-degree manslaughter.

Chauvin, 45, is charged with murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death after his arrest on suspicion of passing a counterfeit $20 at a neighborhood market.

The legislation has been stalled in the House for nearly 30 years, but the idea of reparations for African Americans has gained new traction amid a racial reckoning.

The defense began presenting its case on Tuesday after the prosecution rested following 11 days of testimony and a mountain of video evidence.