
Social Justice
Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the U.S. since 1979, dies in Cuba
The Cuban government said Friday that Shakur died Thursday in Havana due to “health conditions and advanced age.”
3 days ago
‘Serious challenges’: National NAACP board takes action to revamp struggling Wilmington branch
Connecticut’s NAACP leader aims to stabilize operations, finances and community impact for the 110-year-old Wilmington branch.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:37Rutgers University Law School receives $100,000 to support its pro bono program
Students, under the careful guidance of their professors, serve as attorneys for low-income residents facing immigration, housing and other issues.
3 weeks ago
Listen 0:46Grays Ferry community members say CHOP garage is a ‘health hazard’
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia plans to build a 1,005-vehicle garage for employee parking needs.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:02The National Park Service has until Sept. 17 to provide a proposal to the Trump administration, which will decide the fate of the President’s House Site.
4 weeks ago
This Mullica Hill dog trainer draws on past trauma to help rehabilitate anxious and abused pups
On National Dog Day, a South Jersey trainer shares how her past trauma helps her connect with and rehabilitate abused, anxious dogs.
1 month ago
Listen 7:14ICE engaged in ‘standoff’ in Trenton, N.J.
ICE agents failed to gain entry to detain an unknown number of people inside a home on Bayard Street.
1 month ago
After 2 years of controversy, Mütter Museum announces new human remains policy
The new policy comes after two years of controversy involving public backlash, staff departures and high-level leadership changes.
1 month ago
Central Bucks school board holds public hearings on termination of superintendent, principal
The administrators were placed on leave earlier this year following abuse allegations in a special education classroom at Jamison Elementary School.
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Camden residents remember Esiyah Dixon-Waheed, who was killed in Missouri drunk-driving incident
Friends and family remembered Esiyah H. Dixon-Waheed as a multitalented, lovable person. The Missouri man charged in the crash is being held without bond.
2 months ago
Listen 1:17Advocates say recent immigration enforcement has left families struggling to cope both financially and mentally. Grassroots efforts seek to offer humanitarian relief.
2 months ago
Listen 1:54Columnist Helen Ubiñas: My Philadelphia Inquirer farewell
Helen's initial 'Philly Shrug' column garnered major attention - but she continued to show up for victims of gun violence. She's leaving the Inquirer, but not journalism.
Air Date: August 8, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 18:10Queer, trans and nonbinary immigrants fleeing persecution face unique hurdles. Asylum Pride House is trying to meet increased demand for legal resources and social support.
2 months ago
Listen 2:50The judge sentenced Mark Dial to 9 1/2 months in jail and immediately granted him parole because he had already been jailed for 10 months following his arrest in 2023.
2 months ago
‘Equal dignity’: U.S. map shows the impact of Obergefell v. Hodges decision
"They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law," then-Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the June 26, 2015, ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.
3 months ago