Our Race Reality: Two Years Later
Our Race Reality: Two Years Later
Archbishop’s Commission on Racial Healing concert more poignant in wake of Buffalo shooting
An inaugural concert to highlight the last year's work from the Archbishop's Commission on Racial Healing becomes more important in the wake of Saturday's Buffalo shooting.
1st-ever Barbie with behind-the-ear hearing aids unveiled as part of Mattel’s ‘most diverse’ doll line
The Fashionistas doll line aims to reflect people with disabilities such as hearing loss and teach children to expand how they play and see the world around them.
Kansas lawmaker said she didn't want to share restroom with transgender colleague
LGBTQ-rights advocates are calling for a Kansas state lawmaker to be formally censured after she said she didn't want to share the women’s restrooms at the Statehouse with a transgender colleague.
Biden administration unveils steps to boost racial equity, make government fairer for everyone
The Biden administration has released hundreds of strategies it's taking or will take to boost equity across the federal government.
California city to give universal income to transgender, nonbinary residents regardless of earnings
Transgender residents in one California city are eligible to receive a universal basic income of up to $900 per month solely for identifying as transgender or nonbinary — no strings attached.
NYC posting billboards in Florida denouncing 'Don't Say Gay' law, inviting LGBTQ+ to city
New York City is launching a campaign denouncing Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law with five billboards across the Sunshine State inviting Floridians to move to New York City.
TSA announces new gender-neutral screening changes at airport security checkpoints
New standards for screening transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming airline passengers at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints were announced Thursday.
Biden says government to stand up for transgender Americans against 'hateful' state bills
Biden said his administration is “standing up” for transgender Americans against what he's called “hateful bills” being passed at the state level.
Pregnant man, pregnant person emoji coming to Apple iPhones
According to health website Healthline.com, people who were born biologically female but identify as men are transgender men who can give birth because they have the reproductive organs necessary to do so — especially those who do not take or have stopped taking testosterone. The same goes for those who identify as non-binary.
NCAA adopts new policy for transgender athletes
The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes. NCAA rules on transgender athletes returned to the forefront when Penn swimmer Lia Thomas started smashing records this year.
Haddonfield Human Relations Commission hosts MLK Day vigil and Peace Walk
On the steps of Borough Hall the Haddonfield Human Relations Commission called on neighbors to come out for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and on a cold night, people of all ages came out in solidarity on a day to honor Dr. King.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - The Dream Continues
As we celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and remember his legacy, we now ask ourselves – what can we do to ensure that his dream continues?
This MLK Day comes with calls for progress on voting rights
Dr. King's children fear new voting laws enacted since the 2020 election are stripping away the very rights their father fought to attain.
MLK Day Timeline: How the Martin Luther King Jr. birthday became a holiday
Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday was finally approved as a federal holiday in 1983, but it would be almost two decades before all 50 states made it a state government holiday.
'A Doll Like Me': Helping children with disabilities feel seen through personalized dolls
The doll maker behind “A Doll Like Me” makes dolls for children who don't see themselves on store shelves. The dolls resemble their owners: children with a variety of disabilities, so that every child feels seen.
Anti-Semitic drawings found in Marlton Middle School bathroom, investigation underway
Authorities in Burlington County say they are investigating another incident of anti-Semitic vandalism after drawings were found in a middle school bathroom on Friday.
Racism is a 'public health threat,' Biden says in new HIV/AIDS strategy
In its new HIV/AIDS strategy released Wednesday on the annual commemoration of World AIDS Day, the Biden administration is calling racism “a public health threat” that must be fully recognized as the world looks to end the epidemic.
Asian student attacked on SEPTA train heads public safety rally
Hundreds of people took to Center City on Tuesday to call for an end to Asian Hate and an increase in safety for young people.
Charles "Chuck" F. Sams III becomes first Native American to head national parks
Director Charles "Chuck" F. Sams III is Cayuse and Walla Walla and a citizen of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.