Race & Ethnicity

Another weekend of protests in and around Philadelphia put the Fourth of July in a different light for many who never saw the holiday as representing them.

In a statement, the team said recent events around the U.S. and feedback from the community prompted the formal review.

In a tweet, the department said that Jaron Jones was one of those depicted in the photos, which were taken sometime after McClain's death last summer.

Demonstrations for LGBTQ equality overlapped with protests against violence and systemic racism against Black people.

The incident is under investigation by the District and the schools. Updated with a statement from Dr. Hite

“Mommy, you’re Black,” my three-year-old boldly said to me. It came out of the blue while we were sitting in our living room. I wasn’t ready. I had to be.

Philadelphia Theatre Company has hired choreographer and director Jeffrey Page as a resident artist to help it navigate a post-coronavirus art world.

The district attorney hopes a new pilot effort will help Philadelphia heal wounds caused by police and prosecutors.

When the Stop Hate for Profit campaign launched just two weeks ago, its organizers had not yet persuaded a single advertiser to boycott Facebook in July.

The 2020 Black National Convention will take place Aug. 28 via a live broadcast.

Mississippi has faced increasing pressure to change its flag since protests against racial injustice have focused attention on Confederate symbols in recent weeks.

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.