Social Justice

Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets to hear what Philadelphians are saying about the news that Penn Museum had stored and studied the remains of MOVE children.

The decision to ban Trump from both Facebook and Instagram, which the company owns, came after the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.

WHYY’s `Morning Edition’ host Jennifer Lynn discusses a Chalkbeat retrospective on the bias and violence that spurred a student boycott.

The marchers called for an investigation into how bones thought to be from children killed in the 1985 bombing ended up floating around Ivy League universities for decades.

The Justice Department announced federal hate crime charges Wednesday in the death of a Georgia man who was killed while out for a run last year.

Police say Lymond Moses drove at a high rate of speed ‘directly’ at officers, but a lawsuit says bodycam footage undermines that account and shows officers were in no danger.

Saj Blackwell, a partner in WHYY’s News and Information Community Exchange, spoke to her neighbors along 52nd Street about the relief they’re feeling after the Chauvin verdict

For many, justice is about more than one trial.

On Thursday, a group of about 20 Philadelphia high school students were asked to react to the Chauvin verdict. This is what they said.

Such a shift would run counter to years of military practice. The Pentagon has long resisted the idea of taking sexual assault cases outside of the normal chain of command.

University researchers were cavalier about studying the bones of Delisha and Tree Africa, and there’s still no clarity on where they currently are.

N.J. was already in the midst of an effort to reduce police use of force against civilians when Floyd was murdered. Here’s where these efforts stand now.

The needs of Black women and girls have become a focus of philanthropic efforts as major donors seek to narrow a racial wealth gap and address chronic funding disparities.

WHYY’s “Morning Edition” host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Malcolm Burnley and Ed Felten, hosts of WHYY’s new podcast, “A.I. Nation.”

Activists see the Chauvin verdict as fuel for radical change, including police accountability. That could mean renewed attention for some police killings in Philly.