Topic: Black History

All-Star #2: Harriet Forten Purvis

All-Star #1: William T. Coleman, Jr.

All-Star #4: Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

Sojourner House, named after the human rights activist Sojourner Truth, has been a haven for women who have been abused for 33 years. The need—and what we know about it—has changed little since then.

Thousands of the Greatest Generation have died from Covid-19 this spring. This Memorial Day, we catch up with—and thank—a local 95-year-old World War II vet

It was supposed to be a way to make black people equal and free of the legacies of racism. Instead, WURD’s midday radio host contends, it’s little more than a “cultural birthday party”

A spotlight on some of Philadelphia's African-American heroes

A Mastery principal who boycotted the NFL this year is grateful to the Eagles—for helping him demonstrate that activism matters

In a North Philly neighborhood, residents make the change they want to see

All Star #12: Jessie Redmon Fauset