Social Justice

While recent White House attention has focused on stopping border migration, local immigrants and activist groups are pressuring for laws to change in the U.S.

Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets of Philadelphia to garner reactions to the news that Juneteenth is America’s newest federal holiday.

Advocates say a new federal holiday is nice, but it’s no substitute for policy change. On the federal level, most of the big proposals have stalled.

The murder of George Floyd forced American companies to reckon with racial inequality in ways few had before.

The museum tells the story not only of Tubman’s ties to the Jersey Shore resort town, but also its once-vibrant African American community.

For many years, artists have been quietly warning one another about abusive behavior, then a social media comment drove them into the street.

Tredyffrin-Easttown was the site of historic segregation fight.

After the social unrest prompted by the murder of George Floyd, some are asking: Is it finally time for the U.S. to establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission?

Juneteenth is celebrated annually on the 19th of June to mark the date some of the last enslaved people in the Confederacy became free.

New Jersey will celebrate Juneteenth as a state holiday for the first time this year, joining dozens of states in observing the day in some fashion.

As a bill to make Juneteenth a national holiday moves through Congress, organizers say Philadelphia should host the country’s official celebration.

Survivors of domestic and gang violence have better odds of getting asylum in the U.S. as the Justice Department reverses several controversial rulings from Trump.

Philadelphia’s Pathways to Reform, Transformation, and Reconciliation initiative took flight last summer in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.

“Morning Edition” host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Jos Duncan, producer and chief storyteller with Love Now Media.

Biden's climate plans call for spending big on energy efficiency. New research could help make sure it actually targets the poor and minority households that most need it.