Social Justice

In a rousing conversation at the 2024 Ideas We Should Steal Festival, MLK biographers Jonathan Eig and Michael Eric Dyson share what’s still true about the America that the “radical” and “woke” King fought for

No matter where we stand in the racial, economic or social ladder, a commitment to excellence, human dignity,and an unwavering pursuit of justice are how we live up to the ideals of the Civil Rights icon celebrated Monday

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a perfect opportunity to engage with other Philadelphia citizens on civic projects that matter. Volunteer. Visit a museum. Build peace on MLK Day

A Kensington community leader refuses to share the Civil Rights icon’s celebration with an inauguration that validates the January 6, 2021 insurrection

A longtime university president mourns the attack on ideas that are important to democracy

How the lawyer who took on the likes of Bill Cosby and R. Kelly has become a statewide champion for sexual assault survivors

As the New Year approaches, Philadelphians we’ve honored share their inspiring plans for the coming year. These are resolutions you can count on

A local gender justice advocate beseeches President Biden to instruct the national archivist to publish and certify the already ratified 28th Amendment — aka the ERA

Voters across the political spectrum prove what a Philly reproductive psychologist knows to be true: Americans believe access to abortion is an important right.

Look at you, Philly! You got through the year — and it wasn’t all bad. In fact, some of it was downright … spectacular. Let’s review.