Social Justice

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.

The MOVE organization, Black Lives Matter, and Philadelphia Socialist Alternative are sponsoring major events in the city.

The Black Lives Matter protest organized by Passyunk Square neighbors and the Philadelphia Student Union was a first for many parents in attendance.

This is the latest example of how American employers are responding to protests that have placed additional attention on racial injustice in the U.S.

The T-shirt depicts protest signs with phrases including “Black Lives Matter,” “Speak Up” and “Time for Change.”

Given Kenney’s past record of deferring to police and FOP leadership, how seriously should Philadelphians take his new police reform plan?

In this region, and throughout Pennsylvania, the unprecedented demonstrations have some seeing signs of a political sea change.

Roughly 30 tents have been set up on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway beneath a large sign reading, “HOUSING NOW!”

Demonstrators in Wilmington and across the state have made their demands clear. A slate of bills in the General Assembly aims to meet them and more.

In an open letter to Mayor Jim Kenney and City Council, artists and arts organizations called on the city to redistribute police funding to human services.

Fifteen people describe their violent encounter with police while protesting police brutality in Philadelphia.

Black astronomers, cosmologists and physicists organized the worldwide strike as a day to stop doing science and start addressing racism within academia.

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal had said all troopers would have body cameras by mid-2019.

The corrections officer was counter-protesting a march in Franklin Township when video of the incident was filmed.