Social Justice

According to the report, intimate partner violence was the most prevalent form – and it starts early.

Tawanda Jones is staging sit-ins to protest the lack of warming centers for those experiencing homelessness in Camden. The state’s involvement gives her hope.

Three representatives of distinct communities joined WHYY in conversation about effective allyship and accelerating social movements through collaboration.

The 4.5-mile self-guided route runs from Drexel Hill almost to the border with West Philadelphia, highlighting sites along the Underground Railroad.

Sunday’s All-Star Game in Atlanta is generating $3 million for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, through donations to scholarship funds.

This weekend marks 56 years since civil rights marchers were attacked by Alabama state troopers on a day now known as "Bloody Sunday."

Gorman, who lives in Los Angeles, wrote on Twitter that as she approached her building, the guard demanded to know if she lived there.

U.S. immigration agents have begun admitting some asylum-seekers after the Biden administration reversed policies put in place by the Trump administration.

Many aspects, from the legal market to the implications for policing to the expungement of past convictions, remain hazy. Here’s what we know.

Community health workers get to know clients personally by asking them what they need to improve their health, and they raise vaccine trust in hardest-hit groups.

COVID-19 continues to spread inside Pennsylvania prisons, prompting renewed calls to release all older and medically vulnerable prisoners.

The PPD said it’s a recurring problem at the popular tourist destination. Others wondered why the issue deserved scarce law enforcement resources.

The Urban Affairs Coalition in Philadelphia has unveiled a survey to understand Philadelphians’ perception of racism in the city in order to better combat it.

Biden said the earlier policy has prevented qualified and eligible non-U.S. residents from entering the country.

The report of the investigation conducted for the city of Aurora released Monday faults officers for their quick, aggressive treatment of 23-year-old Elijah McClain.