Social Justice

Anthony Smith and three others charged in the federal indictment face a mandatory minimum of seven years in prison if convicted.

So far, Philadelphia police have declined to explain what precipitated the incident and why the SUV’s passengers, including a small child, were removed from the car.

The curfew will go into effect Wednesday at 9 p.m. and will be in place through 6 a.m. Thursday.

Educators' concerns followed the police shooting death of Walter Wallace Jr. and unrest across the city.

The shooting, captured on video, has prompted outrage and disbelief among neighbors and West Philadelphia residents.

The violence happened after police shot and killed Walter Wallace, who was reportedly armed with a knife.

Agency officials hope the new residents will occupy the homes by the end of the year — a fast timeline warranted by a growing affordability crisis compounded by the pandemic.

More than 90% of eligible residents are signed up to cast a ballot.

Organizers of the effort to make the painting on a four-block stretch of Broadway clashed with city leaders. Vehicular traffic already has the paint peeling.

Tommy Oliver’s documentary shows the radical commune’s early years, tracing escalating tension with the city that led up to the tragic 1985 police bombing.

As police violently crack down on protesters in their home country, Nigerians in Philadelphia have joined the movement with demonstrations of their own.

A former SEPTA police officer is facing multiple assault charges for allegedly bashing two protesters with a baton during protests of police violence in May.

An anonymous grand juror who sat on the panel last month had sued to speak publicly.

Excavation crews are breaking ground on Monday at a new site in Tulsa, Okla., in an effort to find the remains of Black victims of one of the nation's bloodiest race massacres

A federal judge has vacated the Trump administration's rule that would have forced hundreds of thousands of Americans off food stamps.