Social Justice

Requested by City Council, the PPD audit by the Controller’s Office also includes recommendations for progress.

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to reconsider the so-called "Insular Cases," a series of cases decided in the early 1900s.

PMA organizers ratify a contract after three years of bargaining. Plus, Philly sports fanatics are amped up. And, Philadelphia Bee Company's Don Shump on lanternfly honey.

A WITF investigation finds that corrections officers use physical force on people who may be unable to comply with orders due to a mental health condition.

Thousands of people with possession convictions will be pardoned, Biden announced Thursday. Some states push back, others have already made progress with decriminalization.

The assassination of the civil rights champion was used as an example of why voting is so important for everyone.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., compared descendants of enslaved people to criminals on Saturday at a rally for Trump, drawing intense backlash for promoting a racist narrative

The war's ultimate outcome, was the over-policing of Black communities, leading to massive arrest rates for accused Black drug users.

The new play at the Wilma Theater is enlightening, enraging, and uncomfortable. That’s the point.

The dermatological, biochemical and pharmaceutical experiments were performed by University of Pennsylvania researcher Dr. Albert Kligman.

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Tuesday in a case that could put another nail in the coffin of the landmark Voting Rights Act.

Protesters have gathered in cities around the world in recent days in a show of solidarity with women in Iran.

The second vote to fund Georgetown’s Marvel Museum comes after the state AG said Council violated open meeting laws when they re-issued a $25,000 check.

A former officer who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd was sentenced Wednesday to three years.

The lawsuit alleges that the migrants were told they were going to Boston or Washington, “which was completely false," and were induced with perks.