History

How revelations regarding Penn's possession of remains from MOVE bombing victims spurred the resignation of Philadelphia's health commissioner, and what questions remain.

A coalition found community support for the effort, but the district lawmaker wants more proof.

When the U.S. capital moved to Washington, the famous inferiority complex took root.

A nearly forgotten exhibition of contemporary Black artists circa 1971 will be recreated by the Delaware Art Museum.

American Indians have the highest smoking rates in the country: US commercialization of tobacco continues to complicate sacred use of the plant.

Just hours before Pam Africa and Mike Africa Jr. began describing lost comrades, the city’s top health official resigned over mishandling of victims’ remains.

Arab citizens of Israel have held mass national protests over Israel's policing of a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem and plans to evict dozens of Palestinian families.

Barry Jenkins served as showrunner, executive producer, writer and director to the 10-part Amazon series, The Underground Railroad.

Anna Jarvis, who created the holiday to honor her own mom, petitioned FDR to remove it from the country’s official calendar.

State Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker says it’s not enough to teach about racism and slavery during Black History Month.

The images of enslaved Black Americans were originally used to criticize the Confederacy, but out of historical context, they can offend.

Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets to hear what Philadelphians are saying about the news that Penn Museum had stored and studied the remains of MOVE children.

The museum’s reopening marks the launch of a new exhibit that features a pioneering Philly graduate: ‘Anna Russell Jones: The Art of Design.’

The weeklong effort was so robust it was called “a model” for other cities to follow.

In the decades before NPR started up in the 1970s, successful women in journalism were rare. But when NPR came into the industry, so did four remarkable women.