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A sign welcomes at the University of Delaware campus
Education

University of Delaware has restored its anti-racism research website. Now students say academic freedom and trust were undermined

University leaders say removing the anti-racism research for months was a mistake. Students and researchers say it eroded academic freedom and institutional trust.

1 month ago

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Four workers are using crowbars to remove signs from a brick wall
Courts & Law

Judge orders the immediate restoration of Philly’s President’s House slavery exhibit

The Trump administration said Tuesday it plans to appeal the judge's earlier ruling ordering the park service to restore the exhibit.

1 month ago

SEPTA officials and local leaders gathered to celebrate Caroline LeCount
Community
Billy Penn

SEPTA honors Caroline Rebecca LeCount, a civil rights icon who helped desegregate Philly’s transit system in the 1860s

Caroline Rebecca LeCount fought hard to desegregate Philly’s public transit. More than 150 years later, the agency continues to celebrate her legacy.

1 month ago

Protesters, including Alyssa Bigbee of Philadelphia
Courts & Law

Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks in Philadelphia and other cities, lawsuit argues

A federal judge on Monday ordered that an exhibit about nine people enslaved by George Washington must be restored at his former home in Philadelphia.

1 month ago

National Park Service employees remove signage related to enslaved people from the President’s House site on Independence Mall
Courts & Law

Trump administration to appeal ruling restoring slavery exhibit at Philadelphia’s President’s House Site

A Department of the Interior spokesperson said they “disagreed” with the decision. Meanwhile, Mayor Cherelle Parker said she was “thrilled.”

1 month ago

Listen 1:13
Rev. Jesse Jackson gestures to a friend in the balcony at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 15, 2013
Community

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

Fellow civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton said his mentor “was not simply a civil rights leader; he was a movement unto himself.”

1 month ago

The Octavius Catto statue at Philadelphia City Hall is coated in snow and ice
Community

In Philly, ‘every day is Black History Month.’ Here’s how the city is celebrating in 2026

As the semiquincentennial nears, Philadelphia’s cultural institutions are examining the country’s founding through the lens of local Black history.

1 month ago

Protesters, including Alyssa Bigbee of Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

The Trump administration must restore slavery exhibit at Philly’s President’s House, federal judge rules

The judge, a President George W. Bush appointee, likened the administration’s rationale for removing the panels to the authoritarian regime in George Orwell’s novel "1984."

1 month ago

Studio 2
Arts & Entertainment

Tavern Tour 250: How a French aristocrat became a hero of the American Revolution

We’re talking about France's role in America’s quest for independence, and the impact of one of George Washington’s right-hand-men: the Marquis de Lafayette.

Air Date: February 16, 2026 1:00 pm

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Smoke rises from the ashes of a West Philadelphia neighborhood, May 4, 1985, the morning after a siege between Philadelphia police and members of the radical group MOVE left 11 people dead and 61 homes destroyed
Education

What some Philadelphia students will learn in the new MOVE bombing curriculum, and what’s not included

The curriculum will discuss the organization's history and the context of the bombing, but not the current controversies surrounding the group.

1 month ago

Paintings of Harriet Tubman hang in a museum in New Jersey
Community

How to explore Cape May’s overlooked Black history

From Harriet Tubman’s time in the shore town to Freedom’s Corner and a thriving Black business district, Cape May’s history is worth exploring this Black History Month.

1 month ago

A sculpture in the shape of a numeral 1
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

African American Museum in Philadelphia commemorates America’s 1st abolitionist society for Historic District’s yearlong project

Organizers say highlighting Philly’s African American history and its future takes on more urgency.

2 months ago

The area in Frankford subject to a nomination
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly historical commission designates ‘flashy’ Frankford movie palace

The Circle Theatre was once home to a 3,000-seat auditorium. The ornate property remains today, but it hasn’t shown movies for decades.

2 months ago

a stone engraving of the Declaration of Independence
Arts & Entertainment

National Constitution Center opens ‘America’s Founding’ gallery, exploring the path to independence through everyday eyes

The center opens a new interactive gallery featuring rare founding-era artifacts and everyday stories ahead of America’s 250th birthday.

2 months ago

People rallying at the President's House on Independence Mall
Community
Billy Penn

‘I don’t need my history erased’: Rally for return of President’s House slavery exhibit draws hundreds to Independence Mall

Historians, faith leaders, politicians and tour guides denounced the federal government’s removal of the display as Philly’s lawsuit goes through federal court.

2 months ago

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