Racism

Roxborough Vandalism Suspect

Surveillance footage shows suspect wanted for Roxborough High School vandalism, police say

Racist, antisemitic graffiti spray-painted on Roxborough High School

Roxborough High Graffiti

Parents can help teens navigate online racism, and research shows one strategy works best

Online Racism Parenting

Ex-Delco firefighter charged with ethnic intimidation for allegedly using racial slurs during traffic dispute

Delco Fire Chief

Racist texts received by Lower Merion, Upper Darby students under federal investigation

Policy changes are needed to address health inequities, IBX forum speakers say

Health Equity Forum

Five former employees sue Register of Wills office and elected official John Sabatina for discrimination

Register of Wills lawsuit

Trump's debate line about immigrants eating pets 'echoes' racist rhetoric of past world leaders, professor says

Racism and discrimination lead to faster aging through brain network changes, new study finds

In Philly 80 years ago, a racist subway strike paralyzed the city in the middle of World War II

Philly transit strike

Tuskegee Airman with Philly ties appears in new Nat Geo special

Tuskegee Airmen

Philly Reparations Task Force holds first session to explore compensation options

Reparations Philly

New course series by Science History Institute explores how scientists perpetuated racist myths

Science History Institute series

Children's Health

Online racism can lead to PTSD symptoms among Black adolescents, study finds

Cyberbullying Mental Health Black Teens

Hatboro woman from viral, racist pizza shop rant ordered to apologize, sentenced to probation

Racist Rant Hatboro Pizza

Lewd police-training conference in Atlantic City could threaten criminal prosecutions, attorneys warn

Atlantic City Police Conference Prosecutors

Many people of color worry good health care is tied to their appearance

Health Care Patient Appearance

Mount Laurel man gets 8 years in prison for racist, viral rant against neighbors

Mount Laurel Mathews

Police-training conference in Atlantic City taught officers offensive and ‘likely illegal’ tactics, watchdog finds

Atlantic City Police Conference

City Council announces structure for Philadelphia Reparations Task Force, asks volunteers to join

Philly Reparations Task Force

Vikings player Alexander Mattison says he received racist messages from fans after the team's loss to Eagles

Philly City Council considers forming a reparations task force. What does that mean?

Philadelphia Reparations

With book bans on the rise nationally, New Jersey lawmakers look to stop them in their state

Why are Americans killing strangers who knock on the wrong door, or yell on the subway?

Philly police officer seen in viral traffic stop video did not use a racial slur, commissioner says

Philly Cop racial slur

Bryn Mawr College to remove former president's name from library over history of racism

Bryn Mawr College

Woman charged for racist rant caught on video at Hatboro pizzeria

Arrest made for Hatboro pizzeria harrasment

St. Hubert's expels students responsible for racist blackface video

St. Hubert Students Expelled

Students at two Philly high schools face discipline for racist blackface video

St. Hubert Catholic School

Philly medical society apologizes for 'silence' over Holmesburg Prison experiments

holmesburg prison apology

Sesame Place rolls out diversity training in response to racial discrimination allegations

Sesame Place Diversity Training

Redlining settlement requires Philly lender to improve mortgage access in communities of color

Redlining Lawsuit Trident

Lyft driver rejects ride for Lehigh County bar owner, boyfriend who made racist comments

Lyft Driver Racist Bar

Briarcliffe Fire Company shuts down due to racist remarks made on Zoom call

Briarcliffe Fire Company Darby Township

Americans' outrage about Russia's invasion of Ukraine is more about race than the immorality of war

Pennsylvania had more white supremacist propaganda than any other U.S. state last year

Fitz and Starts, once known as Hungry Pigeon, to close in March

Fitz and Starts Closure

Fanta Bility's family 'appalled' by Delco firefighters' racist remarks

Briarcliffe Fire Company Darby Township

South Jersey man who went viral for racist rant indicted on multiple charges

Mount Laurel Racist Rant

Reckoning over Woodrow Wilson’s racist legacy continues; Camden district latest to rename school

Woodrow Wilson Racist

Man who sent racist, threatening emails to Philly police commissioner sentenced to 4 years in prison

Danielle Outlaw Philadelphia Police

Self-care strategies can help Black people cope with racial trauma, mental health clinicians say

New Philly library director to take charge in aftermath of discrimination allegations

Free Library of Philadelphia

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