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April Lee and Sarah Katz write that we must end our reliance on the foster system to keep children “safe” and redirect resources outside of the child welfare system so families can stay together.

Across two years and three football games at Lincoln Financial Field, the part of the country that most needs to see it got a demonstration of what HBCUs do.

He became the state’s first Black senator since the 19th century, thanks largely to African American voters who were angered by the existential threat Donald Trump posed to our people.

Plus: The pain of property tax reassessment, the killing of Malayshia Allford, holding the sheriff’s office accountable, and who gets to comment?

Inquirer readers on the midterm election and the MAGA movement’s white nationalist agenda.

Wholesale reform of Philadelphia’s child welfare system is just the beginning of what the 10-year-old’s killing necessitates.

Jensen Huang’s resignation after acknowledging an affair with a suspected Chinese spy makes the Trump administration’s irresponsible approach to the technology that much more untenable.

Palestinians were being killed and displaced while the movement that is supposed to center Palestinian freedom was divided over its response to a bicycle boycott ride.

Given the nation’s deep division, the incoming Congress will have its work cut out for it.

The government has the authority to enforce the law. Citizens have the right to challenge how that authority is used without being treated as enemies of the state.

Inquirer readers on the boycott of Jewish-owned businesses.

One of the most powerful things we can do here in Philadelphia is to continue to prove that interfaith and interethnic community is possible.

The protest was particularly egregious because it came on the 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht, when Nazi mobs attacked Jewish businesses across Germany and Austria.

After answering their country’s call to arms, African Americans had to overcome entrenched obstacles to claim the rights that were historically and systematically denied them.

Inquirer readers on the death of 10-year-old Malayshia Allford.

Plus, can Dems save themselves on a data center vote?

Ten years after its founding, the Lenfest Institute — The Inquirer’s nonprofit owner — reports both progress in the national revival of local journalism and the need for more growth and creativity.

Inquirer readers on the “Boycott Ride” that targeted Jewish-owned businesses that support Israel.

Her story has gone viral and turned her into a bit of a folk hero, simply because she placed her rights above those of a robot and refused to back down.

The Flyers got down 2-0 early but rallied back for a much-needed victory. They finish the five-game trip with six out of a possible 10 points.

Folarin Balogun, Julian Hall, and Weston McKennie also scored in the opener of the two-game series, and the first game since manager Mauricio Pochettino announced his departure.

Mr. Dorshimer, who worked with all of the major pro teams in the city, is survived by his wife, Deborah, and son Geoffrey.

The Owls were shut out after halftime and passed for just 85 yards overall in the loss at Lincoln Financial Field.

The Quakers lost all their momentum in the second half. Penn quarterback Karson Siqueiros-Lasky was sidelined following a fourth-quarter sack and Harvard held Penn scoreless the rest of the way.

The stately stone wall bordering the Roslyn Burger King on Easton Road is likely a relic of a turn-of-the-century residence, the Old York Road Historical Society found.