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Pride

This Pride, let’s defiantly celebrate our LGBTQ community

As a Category 5 hurricane of attacks against our community continues to intensify, it's even more important to celebrate everything we are and have accomplished.

Jobert E. Abueva, For The Inquirer2 hours ago

Coral in American Samoa is shown in December 2014, before excessive heat caused devastating bleaching to occur.

Pacific Islanders are too often excluded from Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Daniel Torres Balauro, For The Inquirer

Sixers guard James Harden falls down as Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown passes the basketball during the second quarter of Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series in Boston, MA on Sunday, May 14, 2023. Brown recovered the ball.

Letters to the Editor | June 2, 2023

Letters to the Editor, For The Inquirer

The cap of a University of Iowa graduates candidate is decorated with writing reading "Cancel student debt" during a commencement ceremony for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Saturday, May 14, 2022.

D.C. deal tells 45 million student debtors what their government thinks of them

Will Bunch | Columnist

Leo Burchell and Ben Busick are seniors in the Central Bucks School District.

At Central Bucks, transphobic slurs are common and adults are unwilling to intervene

Leo Burchell and Ben Busick, For The Inquirer

D.C. deal tells 45 million student debtors what their government thinks of them

The 45 million Americans resuming student loan payments under the debt deal wonder why Washington is solving its problems on their back.

Will Bunch | Columnist

The cap of a University of Iowa graduates candidate is decorated with writing reading "Cancel student debt" during a commencement ceremony for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Saturday, May 14, 2022.

The cap of a University of Iowa graduates candidate is decorated with writing reading "Cancel student debt" during a commencement ceremony for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Saturday, May 14, 2022.

D.C. deal tells 45 million student debtors what their government thinks of them

The 45 million Americans resuming student loan payments under the debt deal wonder why Washington is solving its problems on their back.

Will Bunch | Columnist

Central Bucks’ book ban policy is rife with weak language. Is that the explicit point?

The Grammarian | Columnist

Karen Downer, president of the NAACP Bucks County, speaks to the media in 2022, as the Central Bucks School District was poised to vote on a library policy that would ban books with "sexualized content."

Real DeSantis launch glitch was its fascism | Will Bunch Newsletter

Will Bunch | Columnist

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens to other speakers before signing education bills at Cambridge Christian school in Tampa on May 17.

Phila Lorn taps Cambodian heritage for inspiring BYOB debut at Mawn

Craig LaBan | Columnist

Whole fish is shown at Mawn restaurant in South Philadelphia, Pa. Wednesday, May 18, 2023.

School censorship is not democratic. Speaking up is the solution.

Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs the Parental Rights in Education bill at Classical Preparatory School, on March 28, 2022, in Shady Hills, Fla.

Community members contribute their opinions about issues in the news.

Pride

This Pride, let’s defiantly celebrate our LGBTQ community

Jobert E. Abueva, For The Inquirer2 hours ago

Coral in American Samoa is shown in December 2014, before excessive heat caused devastating bleaching to occur.

Pacific Islanders are too often excluded from Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Daniel Torres Balauro, For The Inquirer

Leo Burchell and Ben Busick are seniors in the Central Bucks School District.

At Central Bucks, transphobic slurs are common and adults are unwilling to intervene

Leo Burchell and Ben Busick, For The Inquirer

Band leader Matt Gallagher (left) is on trumpet as the “No Name Pops” performs a free big band concert on the Cherry Street Pier, May 25, 2023.

At a time like this, Philly Pops lawsuits aren’t a good look for the city

The author on March 9, 2023, in Harrisburg.

DHS is here to help with Medicaid renewal

Val Arkoosh, For The Inquirer

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The U.S. Capitol on Monday, May 29.

Debt ceiling deal is a hollow victory | Editorial

The Editorial Board

Under a new leader, the Philadelphia Parking Authority is stepping up its efforts to address quality of life and traffic safety issues.

Hopes for a new day at the Philadelphia Parking Authority | Editorial

The Editorial Board

Cherelle Parker accepts the endorsement of Philadelphia Building & Construction Trades Council during a February news conference.

When it comes to development issues, Cherelle Parker must think broadly about Philly’s growth | Editorial

The Editorial Board

A person waiting for the SEPTA train at 15th Street. An enhanced cleaning campaign, more Transit Police officers, and putting a hold on a massive parking garage next to Conshohocken station are positive steps by the beleaguered agency.

Kudos for SEPTA as it shows signs of getting back on track | Editorial

The Editorial Board

The Philadelphia skyline in August 2022, as seen from Camden. Census estimates say Philly lost more than 22,000 residents between July 2021 and July 2022, the largest one-year decline since 1990.

Yet another challenge for the next mayor: stemming the exodus from Philly | Editorial

The Editorial Board

Special Reports

America’s maternal care system dehumanized me. I became a doula to change it.

I’m a Black doula who took charge of my birth. Now I’m taking on America’s $111 billion maternal care industry.

MaryNissi Lemon, For The Inquirer

MaryNissi Lemon of Lemonlife Doula and Birthing Services explains what it will look like when the baby’s head crowns during the childbirth education class at the Garsen Center, 4704 Leiper St. Phila., Pa. on May 22, 2022.

MaryNissi Lemon of Lemonlife Doula and Birthing Services explains what it will look like when the baby’s head crowns during the childbirth education class at the Garsen Center, 4704 Leiper St. Phila., Pa. on May 22, 2022.

America’s maternal care system dehumanized me. I became a doula to change it.

I’m a Black doula who took charge of my birth. Now I’m taking on America’s $111 billion maternal care industry.

MaryNissi Lemon, For The Inquirer

How I ended up alone in a cell for 45 days

Akeil Robertson-Jowers, For The Inquirer

Philadelphia artist Akeil Robertson-Jowers painted "US#1" while incarcerated. He created the piece in collaboration with other incarcerated men.

5 medical professionals on why they stay as hospital workers flee post-COVID

Mary Adamson, Maureen May, Uhura Free Russ, Latoya Charise Nesbitt, Carlos Aviles, and Jonathan Ley

Mary Adamson (center), an ICU Nurse at Temple University Hospital, with other Temple nurses. Adamson wrote a piece about all of the nurses that remain in the profession.

Six Philadelphians reflect on Black History Month and their hopes for the future | Opinion

Inquirer Opinion Editors, For The Inquirer

Protesters calling to defund the police march down East Market Street near Eighth Street in Center City Philadelphia in June 2020. Protests against racism and police violence continued in Philadelphia for a second week after the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

In their own words, 7 moms whose kids were killed by gun violence share what they’ve lost

Helen Ubiñas | Columnist

Movita Johnson-Harrell.

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