Social Justice

Those who engage in that daunting mission must look like those now dancing in the streets: Black and white, young and old, gay and straight.

Friends and family described a version of Wallace that went beyond his mental illness. And politicians vowed reform.

Fleisher Art Memorial’s Día de los Muertos celebration goes virtual, but “still carries the spirit.”

The questions were among four on the ballot in Philadelphia. Also approved: a city victim advocate office and a $134M bond issue.

More Tasers will not help solve ongoing divestment in Black Philadelphia, the cofounder of the Amistad Law Project argues.

Neither officer has more than three years experience on the PPD. At request of the Wallace family, the video was lightly redacted, but it is still extremely disturbing.

Philadelphians are gathering in Center City following the release of 911 audio and police bodycam footage from the officers who fatally shot Walter Wallace Jr.

Increasingly, medical professionals are joining protests for racial justice and acknowledging racism's impact on public health.

The Wallace family has viewed the video already, and said, via an attorney, that they did not wish to see the two officers face murder charges.

Tamara Russell aka Revive P.O.C hit the streets of Philadelphia to ask residents how they feel about the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.

The rally, organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation – Philly and other groups, demands that the officers who shot Wallace be held accountable.

“Rendering Justice,” at the African American Museum of Philadelphia, features artists making work about reentering society.

Three civil rights groups filed a federal class-action lawsuit Thursday challenging the Trump administration's recent crackdown on diversity training.

Activist and school teacher Anthony Smith was arrested Wednesday on federal charges. Friends say it’s a political stunt and that he’s innocent.

Troy Moore said the looting and vandalism of local commercial corridors and shopping centers will have a ripple impact on the affected communities.