Why Free Library workers are calling for their director to resign
Allegations of discrimination have been piling up for years.
George Floyd protests
Thousands have gathered near City Hall and the Art Museum for peaceful protests against police brutality, taking part in a nationwide movement decrying the system that allowed the recent murders of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Mn., Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky., Ahmaud Arbery in Glynn County, Ga., and others.
On several nights, Philly protests were followed by different groups of people vandalizing, breaking into and robbing businesses in neighborhoods from Port Richmond to Germantown, despite Mayor Jim Kenney’s order of a citywide curfew.
These racist tributes and monuments in the Philly region all face reckonings
Beyond the Rizzo and Columbus statues, there are at least dozen others at stake.
Philly police held protesters overnight at decommissioned, ‘inhumane’ House of Corrections
Nearly 50 people were locked in the shuttered jail two years after city officials deemed it unfit for human life.
‘Both sides’ were agitators, says Fishtown police captain at tense community meeting
Earlier in the day, neighborhood organizations attended a training on alternatives to policing.
‘It’s unbelievable’: Philly’s Black-owned businesses see boost thanks to worldwide social justice protests
Three woman entrepreneurs say they’re thrilled with the trend — and hope it lasts.
Kenney, Outlaw admit they were wrong about 676 protest tear-gassing, officers involved to be fired
The deputy in charge that day took a voluntary demotion, and there’s now a moratorium on tear gas use by Philly police.
Everything we know about the feds’ case against the Philly protester charged with torching police cars
Lore-Elizabeth Blumenthal is currently being held without bail.
Activists arrested after ‘defund the police’ rally inside Municipal Services Building, reporter also detained
About two dozen people were arrested as peaceful protests converged on the area.
At this Germantown hub, the groceries are free — as long as the community keeps giving back
Mutual aid has a long history among oppressed groups, and is embraced by many modern Indigenous societies.
PAFA tells faculty not to affiliate the school with Black Lives Matter movement
Administration says the message is not a damper on personal expression. Staff members say the policy is unevenly applied.
The Philly artist decorating dozens of boarded-up storefronts is creating a lasting nonprofit
Walls for Justice founder Samuel Rodriguez feels like his whole life was leading up to this moment.
Philly diverts $14 million from police funding in late-night budget agreement with no public comment
Some allocations for the Cultural Fund and African American Museum were restored.
‘There’s gonna be looting,’ police warned white Fishtowners, showing a close-knit relationship that plays out across Philly
The city has received a high volume of misconduct complaints since the protests began.
South Philly police captain removed after Columbus statue protests, amid larger PPD shakeup
Capt. Louis Campione has been on the force for 43 years.
Philly courts fire supervisor caught on video tearing down Black Lives Matter signs
The First Judicial District called his behavior, which included him stating he doesn't care about Black lives, “egregious and totally unacceptable.”
5 initiatives for Philly small business recovery: Where to donate and how to apply
Some stores sustained property damage just as they were emerging from lockdown.
You can find Philly protests all in one place, thanks to a volunteer web designer
The site has a chronological listing of activist events across the region.
Chasing protests: How TV news helicopters keep from crashing into each other
Aerial program directors have been working overtime.
Mayor Kenney walks back police budget boost and vows reforms — but not enough, critics say
Some proposals raise questions about Philadelphia’s familiarity with its own past promises on transforming the PPD.
I’m a doctor who treated protesters tear-gassed and shot by rubber bullets
An account from the midst of Philly's upheaval.