Social Justice

A legal expert explains why Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Wendy L. Pew was wrong to dismiss charges against the cop who killed Eddie Irizarry — and why we should also see a silver lining

The Citizen journalist who was tragically killed Monday morning was a passionate advocate for those who most needed it

Around the country, Black teen suicide rates are growing at a scary pace. A Philly social worker, who is also a Black man, calls for help

Isa Segalovich brings critical race theory to the short video site. Can she defy the platform’s notorious frivolity in favor of serious discussion?

In an excerpt from a new book commemorating the Barnes Foundation’s 100th anniversary, Mural Arts’ Jane Golden and the Barnes’s Valerie Gay argue for art as a tool for social justice

Philadelphia once led the country on keeping rents down — and, says the director of our city’s Rent Control Coalition, we can do it again

A few White men at the March on Washington, from a leader of the B Corp movement

A rapper-turned-community activist is preserving Black wealth in Portland, the Whitest big city in America, by helping homeowners repair — and therefore stay — in their homes

In the U.S., defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. So, why are half a million Americans stuck in jail, awaiting their court date?

Police killed a young man in his car within five seconds of a traffic stop — and then tried to cover it up