Race & Ethnicity

Eric Riddicks' mother says he wasn't the killer in a 1991 homicide. She delivered the paperwork she says proves his innocence to new top prosecutor, Larry Krasner.

Taylor was a 24-year-old married mother with a three-year-old daughter in 1944.

Despite a recent building boom, Philadelphia’s housing market has not recovered from the Great Recession, especially outside Center City.

A Nova Scotia native, Dorrington made Atlantic City his home for decades, becoming a familiar figure everywhere from the municipal buildings to the athletic facilities.

Lee Saunders is the president of AFSCME, AFL-CIO, which represents 1.6 million members. African American to serve as AFSCME’s president.

Hip hop runs through my veins, and I am a shameless podcast nerd, so my heart was broken when I heard about the recent passing of Reggie ...

Asian-American voices are lacking nationally and locally in causes defending the rights of immigrants and people of color.

The Guardian Civic League claims narcotics supervisors ordered underlings to fudge paperwork to protect informants — and retaliated when some refused.

Community activists have complained for years about people stopping at the beer delis, buying beer or shots of liquor and drinking them in the street.

For much of American history, disparities were largely blamed on blacks' susceptibility to illness and their own behavior. Now many agree, the problem isn't race but racism.

Imagine being on a jury and deliberating cases on controversial topics that dominate our daily conversations. Would your views change in the jury room?

The sandal, encrusted with a fine layer of grit, looks like it’s made of stone. A tin of Beecham’s Pills from St. Helen’s, Lancashi ...

It's been 50 years since a seminal student protest shaped Philly and the legacy of Frank Rizzo. Participants gathered over the weekend to remember.

An FBI report on black "extremists" is stirring fears of a return to a time when the bureau spied on civil rights groups.

The Princeton & Slavery Project, a website of research documenting the university's historic record of slavery, will host a symposium on campus this weekend.