Social Justice

Pennsylvania’s law against hate crimes protects people on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin. But it doesn’t include several other categories.

School district officials in Coatesville held a special meeting where they got an earful from students and parents about recent racist events that rocked the high school.

A Monument Lab project brings to City Hall 1600 paper flowers made by detained immigrants and their supporters.

About 35 volunteers spent their Saturday working together to harness the power of technology to help people coming out of prison rebuild their lives.

The NAACP has decided to hire its interim leader, Derrick Johnson, as its 19th president and CEO.

Guest: James Forman, Jr. The American criminal justice system disproportionately affects people of color, and t ...

Weeks away from the general election, Democrat Larry Krasner and Republican Beth Grossman debated at LaSalle University.

“The puppet is mighty,” said Spiral Q puppet theater's Jennifer Turnbull, as staff and volunteers prepared for Saturday's 18th Annual Peoplehood Parade through West Philly.

Activist Tarana Burke, who lived in Philadelphia until recently, created the "Me Too" movement more than 10 years ago. Here's her conversation with WHYY's Annette John-Hall.

Guests: Margaret Sullivan, Vicki Magley, Brandi Stewart The Harvey Weinstein scandal is continuing to unfold, and ...

Does standing up for racial justice, economic equity, compassion, or truth demand, at crucial moments, that we plant one shoe on the earth and lower the other knee?

A backup quarterback for Division III Albright College in Pennsylvania has been cut for kneeling during the national anthem.

Guests: Gretchen Borchelt, Yaba Blay, Kim Masters We begin today’s show discussing the Trump administration’s ...

The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia marks Indigenous People's Day with a new film about the involvement of Native Americans in the Revolutionary War.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos rescinded the Obama-era guidelines for how colleges investigate sexual misconduct complaints, saying she ...