Social Justice

Mayor Jim Kenney is pushing for incremental and inadequate police reforms, rather than a radically new vision for public safety and racial justice, writes Kris Henderson.

The historic SCOTUS decision provides civil rights that were lacking in Pennsylvania.

In an unsigned order, the court declined to cases seeking reexamination of the doctrine of "qualified immunity."

Officials said the scope of the probe will include the PPD’s use of force. A civil rights attorney said there’s a “critical need” for such an investigation in Philly.

The court decided that a key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that bars job discrimination because of sex encompasses bias against LGBTQ workers.

This week: NJ's plans to reopen, the tenure and resignation of PA House Speaker Mike Turzai, and the role of murals in social movements.

Action by city officials, including the resignation of chief Erika Shields and the termination of officer Rolfe, did little to quell the public outcry.

After nearly three weeks of protests, several police departments have already moved to make reforms. But sweeping national change remains questionable.

Research suggests protest energy could boost youth voter turnout: Young people aligned with the Parkland gun control movement were 21% more likely to vote in 2018.

While protests may skew younger, many in the religious community in Northwest Philadelphia have been fighting for civil rights for decades.

For the poor city across the river from Philadelphia, it was seven years ago when civic leaders disbanded the city police department and started anew.

The series will offer a safe space for those on the frontlines of recent protests advocating for Black lives, as well as those who have suffered repeated racial trauma.

Some argue Christopher Columbus should not be revered due to his brutality against indigenous people in the Americas.

Statues and flags may not do physical harm to anyone. But they meant something to the people who put them up, and they have meaning for people who see them today.

The site has a chronological listing of activist events across the region.