Social Justice

Twenty-six years after the savage killing of Matthew Shepard, a theatrical oratorio makes its Pennsylvania premiere at the Mann Center.

Dr. Ruha Benjamin said Princeton University excluded her statements referencing an investigation into a protest last spring from an article about her MacArthur fellowship.

He was the backbone of the last Sixers team to reach the NBA Finals and a great humanitarian.

Palestinian writer-director Zaina Yasmin Dana hired her brother to play the title character, informed by their upbringing in the West Bank.

Pepón Osorio’s installation centers on patients of color experiencing traumatic medical crises.

Residents and activists spent more than an hour calling on Wasim Muhammad to leave the board before the meeting went out of control.

What's it like to look for love these days? From awkward dinners to blind dates and endless Tinder swiping, folks on the dating scene have it rough.

“When our families are separated in this way, it's basically permanent,” said one local advocate.

On Aug. 14, the anniversary of his shooting by Philadelphia police, an anthology of poetry about police violence is published.

According to a national AP analysis, since 2022, over 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms have been turned away or negligently treated.

The decision comes after Dial's lawyers complained that prosecutors had not turned over an expert witness report they commissioned months ago and planned to use at trial.

First-grade teacher Ellen Greenberg, 27, was found in her apartment with 20 stab wounds.

After the conviction of a carjacker who targeted a victim from Brazil, DA Larry Krasner says his office will prosecute crimes no matter the victim's status.

Mistakes and political fights have long delayed an amendment to give sexual abuse survivors a chance to sue the perpetrators. Now, the effort might fail again.

SportsRadio 94WIP's parent company immediately opened up an investigation into the incident after hearing about Eskin's “unwelcome kiss.”