Rita Bellew, 55, has been charged with ethnic intimidation and harassment after a racist rant caught on video in a Pennsylvania pizzeria.

Good News

Kevin Hart, Meek Mill, and Michael Rubin are donating $7 million to create academic scholarships for youth from low-income households in Philadelphia.

Good News

Hakim's Bookstore—Philly’s first and longest-standing Black-owned bookstore—will receive a historical marker.

Politics

The GOP Senate hopeful said he created the "More Black Doctors" hashtag no one knows.

Good News

A new book captures the unsung stories of pioneering Black men who became the country’s first paramedics.

The person behind the term "alternative facts" cited nonexistent marijuana "overdose deaths."

Race Matters

Pine-Richland School District said it's investigating “a racist message generated by a Pine-Richland High School student."

"Dumb enough to pull a fake gun, dumb enough to get shot......," Tioga Council President Steve Hazlett posted on Facebook in 2015.

Nation

The need for Black teachers is crucial because oftentimes they can bridge the gap for many Black students and connect with them in meaningful ways

Good News

A statue commemorating the life and legacy of trailblazing abolitionist Harriet Tubman was unveiled at Philadelphia’s City Hall.

Police Brutality

On August 27, eight-year-old Black girl Fanta Bility was killed by police gunfire in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, outside of a football game at Academy Park High School. A month and a half later, only one person has been charged with murdering Fanta—a Black teenager who didn't kill anyone.

Race Matters

“A group of maybe 11 to 13 men surrounded us and started yelling racial slurs and telling him he was a traitor and started assaulting us,” said Kevin Maxson, who told reporters of the incident that reportedly took place in front of the Roadhouse Cafe Bar and Grill Swatara Township, Pa..