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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 Israeli government deserves to be criticized for the ghastly war it has waged in Gaza, but targeting Jewish restaurants on the eve of the anniversary of Kristallnacht is not the way to do it.

I found the protesters bigoted and antisemitic. But I’m also proud to live in a country where everyone has the right to speak their mind — even when we think what someone says is disgusting.

Many Latino voters are less interested in partisan loyalty than in rewarding candidates who will make their lives better.

Inquirer readers on the midterm elections and a congressional report on antisemitism in Philadelphia public schools.

The establishment’s race to keep Schumer and Jeffries as leaders must be stopped if Dems want to hold onto their midterm gains. Maryland’s senior senator should be on the shortlist.

Providing comprehensive care for people in cognitive decline is one of many JFCS programs serving Holocaust survivors, people living with disabilities, and the Orthodox Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities.

Despite some concern over the presence of Justice Department poll monitors, the biggest voter suppression worry on Tuesday came from a text message glitch by the Democratic Party.

John Cole on how Gov. Josh Shapiro’s emphatic reelection victory — widely credited with helping other candidates on Pennsylvania’s Democratic ticket — may give him a leg up in a possible race to come.

Inquirer readers on the Harrisburg “trifecta” for Democrats, who now hold the governor’s office and both chambers of the General Assembly.

U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, next chair of key committees on foreign policy and defense, sees a path despite the president’s veto power.

It is hatred of Jews with a new label. Replacing the word “Jewish” with “Zionist” does not change who is being targeted, writes Andrew Goretsky.

For all of the talk about threats to democracy, the key issues for many voters were economic, not constitutional. That raises the question of what Americans would have tolerated if prices were better.

Plus: Policy advice for Democrats as they enjoy their trifecta, and simpler solutions for building more housing in Philadelphia.

Officials at U.S.-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war

Plus, our very Philly gift guide, a management shakeup at Mariposa, a bagel shop's return.

He was born in Chicago. But when Pope Leo XIV touches down Wednesday in Peru on the final leg of a South American tour, the cleric previously known as Robert Francis Prevost will be coming home.

The news has been bad, and Trump knows it. Cue the mayhem.

The Office of Attorney Ethics in New Jersey recommended that Mildon be disciplined for her role in settling a sexual harassment complaint brought by a waitress at President Donald Trump’s golf club.

World leaders hoped to agree on concrete actions to curb global warming after a year of deadly floods, heat waves and other climate-related disasters.