Protests

Women's March is helping put on Saturday's protests against Texas' restrictive abortion law, with a flagship march to the Supreme Court planned in Washington, D.C.

“What we saw was against humanity,” said Numa St. Louis, a Haitian-American Philadelphia resident, of the scene in Del Rio, Texas.

The crowds were demonstrating in support of people who are accused of participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection, which left several people dead.

The U.S. Capitol Police have requested assistance from nearby law enforcement agencies, including the National Guard.

A coalition of community organizations contend some of the city’s vacant land should go to them rather than to private developers.

After they were arrested at a 1961 sit-in, Philadelphians Juanita and Wally Nelson and Eroseanna Robinson continued their activism throughout their lives.

The list of books, articles and movies was conceived to create awareness about racism and Black history

As Philadelphia prepares to fully reopen its public schools for the first time in 18 months, the spotlight is again on facilities woes. ...

Thousands of activists are expected to converge Saturday in Washington and other cities across the country on the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington.

The confidential files they stole in 1971 revealed widespread surveillance of the American public and the FBI’s infamous COINTELPRO operation.

A central Pennsylvania prison ended its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday, terminating a decadeslong practice.

Philly activist Jamal Johnson wants Mayor Jim Kenney to do more to fight gun violence. He’s hoping he can get Congress to help him put some pressure on the mayor.

Even activists and city leaders paying close attention to Philadelphia’s gun violence prevention efforts say they don’t know specifics about how funds are being spent.

ACT UP, which organizes weekly housing protests near Mayor Kenney’s Old City apartment, said this was the first to be dispersed by law enforcement.

The former sanitation worker is calling for the Streets Commissioner to resign, and also launching a cleanup app called Glitter.