Race & Ethnicity

Delaware was the last state to abolish the use of the whipping post as a form of legal punishment in 1972. Now the final remaining post on public display will be removed.

Workers want to see Philadelphia Free Library President and Director Siobhan Reardon step down and systemic changes put in place.

Recent polling in Pennsylvania shows presidential candidate Joe Biden leading President Trump. We discuss the factors influencing the state's voters.

Land preservation and environmental advocacy nonprofits are largely white, despite the ties between racial injustice, economic inequity, environmental degradation.

The statement describes the Confederate monuments as representing an “important, if controversial, chapter in our nation’s history.”

Mississippi state lawmakers voted to remove and redesign the 126-year-old state flag, which includes the Confederate battle emblem. The governor said he will sign the measure.

Three African American ER physicians in Washington, D.C. recount experiences on their wards, where Black patients make up the vast majority of the city’s COVID-19 fatalities.

Roughly 200 protesters at a rally in West Philly called for the release of radical Black activists who’ve served decades in prison for killing white police officers.

The retweeted video comes as most Americans say President Trump has mostly increased racial tensions in the country.

The killing of Ahmaud Arbery prompted calls for the state to pass a hate crimes law. Until Friday, Georgia had been one of just four states without one on the books.

It took less than two weeks after George Floyd's killing for Minneapolis City Council to pledge to end the police department. Activists had been laying groundwork for years.

Three woman entrepreneurs say they’re thrilled with the trend — and hope it lasts.

Black workers at the Free Library of Philadelphia have penned an open letter about racism in the workplace.

Driven by social media posts detailing racism at elite schools in the Philly area, Black alumni say they want major changes.

The Philadelphia Black Radical Collective lists 13 demands, and plans to stage acts of rebellion for each one.