History

The newly commissioned permanent statue will be larger than the temporary Tubman statue currently at City Hall.

William Penn's wife ran Pennsylvania after her husband fell ill — and kicked ass doing it.

Once heralded as a training ground for educators, Cheyney University is taking steps to increase racial diversity in the teacher workforce.

On a cold night in Hershey, Wilt Chamberlain did the unthinkable. Amid so many sports records, why does this milestone still resonate?

Leading experts on law, race, government, and education debunk the myths and hysteria surrounding critical race theory and provide clarity on its role in society.

Upwards of 75k people walked off the job.

Historians and scholars join the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in pushing back against an agreement to transfer the city’s historic inventory to Drexel.

Scores of state bills aim to limit what schools can teach about race and American history. For some educators, that's made teaching Black History Month especially fraught.

We must absorb our history and gain strength from it, Sherry L. Howard writes.

Eight people were killed, and over 200 were injured.

First-time students at Community College of Philadelphia honor civil rights activist Octavius Catto using a scholarship in his name to get an education.

The U.S. has a long tradition of favoring old people over kids. A new paper investigates why.

Learn the story of Private Oliver Cromwell, a Black Revolutionary War hero from New Jersey who crossed the Delaware River with George Washington.

Some longtime residents of the historically Black borough in Camden County are concerned that development is coming at a cost of the town’s history.

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