Gabriela Martínez, Race and Identity Reporter
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Harrisburg still trying to clear out tent city under Mulberry Street bridge
MLK Day volunteer event plants seeds to fight food deserts in Harrisburg
Khalid Mumin: Educators in Reading celebrate Josh Shapiro’s pick for Education secretary
Top stories of 2022: End of Roe v. Wade puts abortion access on the ballot in Pennsylvania
Reproductive rights advocates say there is more to be done to ensure patients have access to abortion and to expand the availability of maternal health services.
Top stories of 2022: School policies targeting trans youth
This year, at least seven districts in Pennsylvania have dealt with public complaints and legal challenges related to LGBTQ issues.
The Wolf administration awards security grants to organizations that could be targeted by hate crimes
The Wolf administration is giving $3.9 million to 93 nonprofits, community and religious organizations it says can be targeted by hate crimes.
Pennsylvania will have 36 new historical markers
The new markers add to more than 2,500 others throughout the state and will be installed in 18 counties, including Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Cambria, Clinton, Delaware, Erie, Huntingdon, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lehigh, Lycoming, Monroe, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Washington, and York.
Immigration advocates seek release–not transfer–of women still in Berks detention center
About 50 people gathered in front of the Berks County Residential Center to call for the release of women who are still housed there.
Immigrant detention center in Berks County will close
For more than a decade, the center had been one of three places where U.S. immigration enforcement would detain families with children.