Race & Ethnicity

For second-generation Odunde leader Oshunbumi Fernandez-West, investing in Philadelphia’s youth to learn about entrepreneurship is a top priority.

Odunde CEO Oshunbumi Fernandez-West and COO Adeniyi Ogundana can only give thanks to God as they continue the work the festival’s founders began.

“On My Deen,” which opens this weekend, is the first of three plays in InterAct’s three-year Philly Cycle.

On that fateful day, a helicopter pilot urged the city, "you don't have to drop the bomb" on MOVE’s West Philly home. His warning went unheard, until now.

Stylists are considering raising their prices while the the U.S. and China negotiate new trade agreements.

The first Odunde Festival was held in 1975. Half a century later, it’s run by the daughter and grandson of co-founder Lois Fernandez.

Philadelphia locks up more children than any other large city in America--four times the national average. Why is Philly such an outlier when it comes to juvenile detention?

Clifford Ward has quietly crafted two dozen African fantasy warriors. They are the centerpiece of his first exhibition in a decade.

A greased pole climbing competition, meatballs, gelato, tacos and more! The 9th street fest is back with a bang.

Billy Penn offers a curated guide to events in Philadelphia you won’t want to miss.

U.S. President Donald Trump says the minority Afrikaners are being persecuted by their Black-led government because of their race and there's a “genocide" in South Africa.

Investigative reporter Linn Washington remembers the MOVE bombing 40 years later .

Local entrepreneurs stay in the neighborhood when opening businesses, amid rising tariffs and anti-immigrant sentiment.

More than 30 local advocacy organizations demanded “protections and rights for all children, everywhere,” at LOVE Park on Sunday.

“In the strongest terms possible, let me be clear: antisemitism is abhorrent,” Temple President John Fry said in a statement.