Black Lives Matter

The novel is written from alternating perspectives and tells the story of two women of different races whose friendship is altered by a tragic police shooting in Philadelphia.

The officer testified that he didn’t realize how dire Floyd’s condition was until paramedics turned him over.

A New Jersey teen involved in a mall fight says police were wrong to treat him differently than the other youth involved in the altercation, who is Black.

Conservative takeovers of local school boards have already altered lessons on race and social injustice in many classrooms.

Prosecutors relied heavily on racist evidence from cell phones and testimony from acquaintances, but the defense called only one witness.

A former Philadelphia police inspector who was filmed striking protestors in June 2020 is facing a new civil rights lawsuit.

High school students in the School District of Philadelphia will soon have access to Philadelphia’s rich history of local African American heroes and trailblazers.

At a virtual town hall, the commission was hailed as the new watchdog the city needs.

The Justice Dept. has charged Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan with hate crimes and attempted kidnapping of Arbery.

Arbery’s parents had denounced the proposed deal for Travis McMichael, and the judge proceeded with plans to summon potential jurors next week.

The play, produced by Philly’s InterAct Theatre, follows an interracial gay couple amid the protest movement, raising important questions about allyship.

The event in the Montgomery County community included speakers and praise for a local mural and documentary, both called ‘Symbol of Solidarity.’

Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced the charges in connection with the August incident after an Academy Park football game.

Hicks, who is also publisher of Philadelphia Sunday Sun, reflected on that time and what’s ahead for the chapter with WHYY’s Cherri Gregg.

The original bill was vetoed by Gov. Phil Murphy last year. The new measure lays out cases in which police would not be allowed to review the footage.