Social Justice
Unequal School Funding Shows Why We Still Need Affirmative Action
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on the legality of race-conscious admissions in higher education. Pennsylvania’s school funding case, an education advisor argues, reflects both the problem and solution
By David M. Stone
Why I Support a Reparations Task Force
A local entrepreneur/anti-racist organizer on why he favors City Council’s proposal to study what reparations might look like for Black Philadelphians
By Jay Coen Gilbert
Ban the Ban, Not the Book
Attention, Governor Shapiro and Pennsylvania state legislators: Illinois has banned book bans. NJ is thinking about it and PA should too.
By Elaine Maimon
Where Made in America is More than Music
Lizzo, Sza, Miguel, Lil Yachty take center stage; Jay-Z's epic annual music festival offers opportunity for civic engagement, too
By Ethan Young
A Bold Proposal for I-95
The interstate has splintered neighborhoods and magnified inequities since its construction in 1957. A former mayoral campaign staffer proposes a solution: transportation reparations
By Amanda Steinberg
The I-95 Wake-Up Call
The message is clear, an environmental justice advocate says: We must Stop. Using. Fossil Fuels.
By Charles D. Ellison
Wharton WORKS
Penn business school’s new program teaches incarcerated men and women valuable skills — and future MBAs about the value of employing people who have been released from prison.
By Courtney DuChene
Banking on Moms
When it launches in 2024, Philly Joy Bank will be a guaranteed income pilot designed to support Philadelphians who too often fall through the cracks: pregnant women of color and their babies
By Jessica Blatt Press
The Zip Code Trap
A Root Quarterly writer wonders: Why should five little numbers determine so much about our lives?
By Lauren Earline Leonard
Mea Culpa
The Philly fashion brand coveted by celebs James Harden, Kim Kardashian and La La Anthony is breaking barriers and helping those in need — with an extra boost from La La
By Abigail Chang