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Maryland chose nearly 400 communities to be prioritized for state funding in an effort to address what the governor's office ...

The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland renewed its call Thursday for a commission to study reparations, even as Gov. Wes ...

The Black Scranton Project will hold its 6th annual Juneteenth Jubilee Block Party Thursday from 2-8 p.m. at the organization ...

As the nation prepares to celebrate Juneteenth, the legacy of thousands of Black Civil War soldiers who trained in Montgomery County will never be forgotten.

Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little ...

A progressive civic engagement group is betting soaring utility costs will provide a jolt to Latino voters — particularly ...

One package of bills trying to pass this session aims to address disparities in maternal healthcare here in Pennsylvania. The ...

In our commonwealth, black moms are two times more likely to die before, during and up to one year after childbirth," Rep. La ...

Pennsylvania lawmakers commemorated Juneteenth today ahead of the federal holiday. The annual commemoration by the ...