Race & Ethnicity

Gatherings were planned Wednesday in Upper Darby, Lansdowne and Pennsauken as Philadelphia’s streets were relatively quiet.

White Fragility author Robin DiAngelo says that the status quo in the U.S. is racism, and for white people, that's comfortable. "We've got to start making it uncomfortable."

Following the service, Floyd’s golden casket was taken by hearse toward the cemetery in the Houston suburb of Pearland where he was to be entombed next to his mother.

Tuesday’s announcement represented a change in tune from a few weeks ago, when the Kenney administration expressed hesitancy to fund the group.

Over 100 Streets Dept. workers sanitation rallied near City Hall Tuesday morning to protest their treatment during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

“It’s just super important to band together...and make sure that you understand the importance of healing within the devastation that we have all faced throughout this time.”

A Philly Councilmember held a promised meeting Sunday with city leaders, police and protesters in her district. Here’s what they discussed for three hours.

The tragic events of recent weeks can create an opportunity. Given the anger and frustration, experts say there are strategies to channel these emotions into action.

The place where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis has transformed, at least temporarily, into a daily remembrance. People gather to heal, to protest and to be together.

For many, the Gospel is more about the need for personal salvation than the duty to address societal ills.

A group of volunteers are curating the list, which is being constantly updated.

The aggressive police responses to anti-police brutality protesters have been punctuated by occasional unity between the two sides. Will those gestures amount to anything?

The scream of Black communities has seemingly squelched all other voices in this moment, writes Drexel University graduate student Jarrell Hill.

The head of an influential Pennsylvania charter school advocacy group was ousted after criticizing the ongoing civil rights protests on social media.

“I hate to think that I did that,” said one incoming freshman, apologizing for old Snapchats.