Why renaming Taney Street is slow going, despite the racist history
A coalition found community support for the effort, but the district lawmaker wants more proof.
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Should Pennsylvania amend its constitution to prohibit discrimination based on race and ethnicity? (ballot question)
The concepts in this ballot question aren't debatable, but they're not yet formally enshrined at a state level.
MOVE members mourn their children’s lives as Penn Museum apologizes for storing remains
University administrators now say they want to “reunite” the remains with their family — but it’s still unclear where they are.
Great people doing great things in Philly
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Remains of children killed in MOVE bombing sat in a box at Penn Museum for decades
Where are they now, and who is responsible for them? No one seems to know.
Make space, don’t sugarcoat, empower pride: How to talk to your kids about the Chauvin verdict
Philly parents and therapists on the delicate balance of explaining racism to children.
Having a beer with Dick Allen, the late, great Phillies slugger who belongs in the Hall of Fame
Despite everything he went through in Philadelphia, he still showed love for the fans.
One of four historical figures will replace Andrew Jackson as namesake of South Philly school
All of the options are Black Americans with ties to Philadelphia.
‘The hate has to stop’: Philly mourns at Chinatown vigil for Atlanta spa shooting victims
With an undercurrent of solidarity, speakers talked about colonialism, the criminalization of sex work, policing and immigration policy.
South Philly’s Andrew Jackson School is being renamed after years of advocacy
Community members will have a chance to weigh in on the new name.
#WeStandWithUkee: Groundswell of support for CBS Philly anchor after reports of racist treatment
National network executives Peter Dunn and David Friend have been placed on administrative leave.
VIDEO: Martin Luther King Jr. at Girard College in Philadelphia, 1965
The civil rights leader spoke to a crowd protesting segregation at Girard Collge.
12 times Philly made national headlines, and what everyone got wrong
When will people learn to keep the city’s name out of their mouth?
A parade of promises at West Philly community meeting, and Walter Wallace’s family walks out
“We are not at war,” said the police commissioner, a day after two officers shot and killed a Black man.
‘This is the first time it was to my face’: Gisele Fetterman talks about racist attack at Aldi
The supermarket chain says the woman who used the slur is banned from its stores.
East Passyunk to redesign neighborhood logo, replacing stereotype of Indigenous person
The offensive image lacks historical accuracy.
How can Philly better spotlight and support Black chefs? Eli Kulp’s podcast opens the discussion
At issue: culinary stereotypes, lack of access to capital and uneven press coverage.
William Penn kept enslaved people. These are some of their names.
An important piece of Pennsylvania's founder's legacy.
10 ways the School District of Philadelphia can become an antiracist organization
A group of teachers outlined a list of specific demands for equity in city schools.
Free Library discrimination concerns
Why Free Library workers are calling for their director to resign
Allegations of discrimination have been piling up for years.
When the police watch your family picnic, none of the options are good
Black Philadelphians shouldn’t have to choose between having a "good day" and addressing racism.