Social Justice

Victims who were previously barred from suing because they didn’t act during the allotted time period now have a two-year window to file claims.

When the story included a hashtag, people perceived the news topic to be less important and were less motivated to know more about related issues.

Fifty people incarcerated at the maximum-security facility got a private afternoon performance of the Bard’s “Romeo and Juliet.”

US Catholic bishops received a challenging to-do list Monday as they opened their national assembly

The Arcila-Adams Trans Resource Center, a new hub providing services including health care and therapy referrals, job services and help enrolling in food programs.

A new commission of experts lead by Philly-based CHILD USA seeks to prevent future child sexual abuse in sports by holding institutions accountable.

They’ll arrive in D.C. on Nov. 12 — just in time for SCOTUS to start proceedings for oral arguments on the future of DACA.

Halloween is around the corner and guess what that means? Someone will metaphorically step in it with an insensitive or straight up racist costume.

The lawyer who represented the families of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown says there is “legalized genocide” in U.S. He talked about his new book at WHYY.

Poet and lawyer Reginald Dwayne Betts talks about how his years in prison lead him to poetry and criminal justice reform.

Three writers discuss living with disability, the influence its had on love, life and work,, the stigmas that persist, and the pressing issues facing disabled communities.

On Thursday, the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish civil rights organization, added 36 symbols to its "Hate on Display" database including the index finger-to-thumb sign

Plácido Domingo has agreed to withdraw from all future performances at the Met, with immediate effect.

Gelb told the group that because no other media organizations have published accusers' accounts, he felt that the AP reporting lacked "corroboration."

A few hundred members of the Puerto Rican community came together Saturday to reflect on the resiliency of their homeland, two years after Hurricane Maria.