Social Justice

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Penn's Ira Harkavy about the university's second-ever teach-in.

Activists across the country say they are being targeted by federal immigration authorities for speaking out at protests and accusing the government of heavy-handed tactics.

Penn hosts discussion of Philadelphia rapper's case as emblematic of a system clouded with racial bias.

While two court decisions largely invalidated Trump’s deadline, activists held six rallies across New Jersey Monday to mark the occasion and to add a defiant twist.

This is a first step towards creating the long-term recovery strategy that city officials and community advocates have struggled to create in the five months since the storm.

Can a human being change? Can a culture? It's not too late to begin.

Partisan dividing lines were sharp, the survey found, and clearly run throughout the immigration debate.

Super Bowl champs are asked to 'take a metaphorical knee' to support DACA immigrants by boycotting traditional White House ceremony.

The purpose of the conference is to deepen the public's understanding of police shootings, racism and the right to protest.

After season of protesting the NFL's treatment of Colin Kaepernick, some Philadelphia fans are steeling themselves to ignore the big game featuring the hometown team.

After taking sanctuary Dec. 13 in Church of the Advocate, Carmela Hernandez's undocumented children went back to school. All are in danger of deportation.

The polarizing mascot is coming off the team's jersey sleeves and caps starting in the 2019 season, a move that will end Chief Wahoo's presence on the field.

It’s one thing to stand for inclusivity and racial justice; it’s something else to walk those values every day.

As journalists, we're constantly trying to balance the different uses of the term in a way that will make sense to all of our listeners and readers.

Twendele was fortunate to get to the U.S. before new refugee restrictions went into place. But a woman he married in the refugee camp is still stuck in southeastern Africa.