Social Justice

New Jersey will update its use of force guidelines for the first time in two decades and will move to require a statewide licensing program for all police officers.

Mostly peaceful throughout the day, the demonstrators faced police officers, National Guard troops and other forces.

Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration removed it overnight.

“This is not the end,” Mayor Jim Kenney said, pointing to where the bronze statue once stood. “[Removing the statue] is not the be-all and end-all of where we need to go.”

Hundreds who’d gathered on I-676 scrambled to escape the noxious fumes.

Though Black Out Tuesday was originally organized by the music community, the social media world also went dark in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

"There have been epidemics in the Black community that have existed for generations before COVID. COVID accentuated and exposed those epidemics."

The influx of donations follows a similar surge in Minneapolis.

We talk about the protests over police violence against black Americans, the political implications, the public reaction and what comes next.

“What I saw today was every race out there just helping.”

Amid widespread protests, looting and a global pandemic that has triggered an economic shockwave — voters will cast ballots in the Pennsylvania primary.

The upbraiding from the White House didn't sit well with many governors, who have been busy responding to clashes between protesters and police in dozens of cities.

It will likely take a week or two to see the impact of recent gatherings, the health department says. Memorial Day effects, if any, haven’t appeared yet.

Rodney Muhammad, president of the Philadelphia chapter of the NAACP, talks about this past weekend of protests in response to the killing of George Floyd.

Mayor Kenney’s choice to spend city money protecting a statue honoring an opponent of desegregation known for brutal policing disturbs some at City Hall.