Activism

West Philadelphia printmaker Peri Law joins a national campaign to keep the upcoming FIFA World Cup matches safe for immigrants, especially the 500,000 fans Philly expects to welcome

For elevating the unseen work of more than 2,000 Philadelphians and creatively ensuring all 1.6 million of us can have access to clean, affordable water, this public relations specialist deserves our praise

When her husband Anthony was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s, a Doylestown woman chose to speak out and create a national community of support

Police revoked the licenses of a Black Panther-inspired group because of their “character and reputation.” The Black Lions argue it’s payback for policing the police

Playwright Suli Holum brings a century-old archive to life onstage, telling story of the groundbreaking the Woman’s Medical College of PA and giving audiences a glimpse of how far women still have to go

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has changed dramatically since 2024, not just detaining and holding more people, but also making it harder for them to get help. Here, a Temple law professor lays out what you can do about it

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Amid the ongoing conversation about free speech, democracy-loving Americans should be paying attention to — and exercising — their First Amendment right to … show up, together

One month and 230 years ago, a 22-year-old escaped the Philadelphia house where Martha and George Washington enslaved her. Today, sign a petition to put honor on her name

More than half of adult Philadelphians struggle to read. A year-old literacy coalition is calling for a statewide commitment to a teaching method that has worked in Mississippi and elsewhere