Press Release: PHRC announces creation of Adams County Advisory Council and upcoming community Implicit Bias training 9-26-22

Wolf admin panel seeks to strengthen to strengthen LGBTQ protections 5-1-22

Man who complained of racist comment at Luzerne County golf course rejects settlement offer of year of free golf; he wanted a cart thrown in  4-28-22

West Virginia Human Rights Commission to host virtual Fair Housing Event 4-25-22

State officials addressing school-to-prison pipeline 4-24-22

Pa. Human Relations Commission seeks to strengthen LGBT protections4-12-22

Sex/gender discrimination could soon be illegal anyway everywhere in Pa. 4-11-22

Ketanji Brown Jackson: Other views 4-7-22

These are your rights at work in Pennsylvania if you’re pregnant 4-5-22

Racists distributed vile propaganda. Lehigh Valley responds, ‘This is not what we want.’ 4-3-22

Lawsuit: McDonald's employee subjected to supervisor's sexual harassment and professional retaliation 3-28-22

Human Relations advisory council seeking new members 3-23-22

Black Pa. voters delivered a Biden win in 2020. In 2022, they want 'receipts' for his work 3-17-22

Federal anti-lynching bill a step in the right direction: head of Pa. Human Relations Commission 3-10-22

Students’ White Lives Matter rally led to threatening call to Pa. school, prosecutor says 3-8-22

Pa. has the most white supremacist propaganda in the U.S. What's being done about it? 3-7-22

If Washington’s NFL team can finally ditch its racist name, why can’t these local schools do it?  2-9-22

Chambersburg revokes housing NDO, impacts surrounding communities 2-1-22

Social workers need a seat at the power tables | Opinion 1-30-22

Central Pa. borough poised to become first to repeal LGBTQ protections 1-23-22

Pa. Democrats want to get rid of sex on birth certificates. GOP says there's a bigger crisis 1-20-22

PA award to social worker validates achievements in 2021 1-4-22

As the push for full legal protection continues, Pennsylvania finds itself in the middle of the pack nationally in LGBTQ acceptance, protections 1-1-22

PHRC Civil Rights Law internship opportunities open to students 12-10-21

Don't believe it when people say 'no one wants to work anymore'  5/27/21

Loan preference is shutting some FHA-backed buyers out of Philly area's hot housing market  5/24/21

Harrisburg NAACP looking to push for more diverse police recruitment  5/21/21

Dawn Segal reinstated to Pa. bar  5/18/21

Important Resources for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month  5/4/21

Homes in Black neighborhoods are valued less than similar homes in white areas  4/28/21

Lancaster NAACP, Pa. Human Relations Commission react to Chauvin verdict  4/21/21

Smart Talk: Floyd verdict surprises those who have little faith in justice system  4/21/21

Live updates: Reaction in Pennsylvania following verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial  4/20/21

Racism on Pennsylvania high schools and college campuses creates barriers to opportunity  3/31/21

Guest Column: Racism in Pa. schools creates barriers to opportunity  3/26/21

PA Dems Gather Feedback on Racism in Schools  3/26/21

We can no longer make excuses': Pa. Democrats gather feedback on racism in schools  3/26/21

Building It Better Together Town Hall: Take Action Against Hate for Asian Americans  3/21/21

Advocates say reluctance to report anti-Asian harassment stems from mistrust  3/18/21

Asians and Asian Americans living in Pittsburgh fear harassment and violence  3/18/21

Western Pa. community leaders fear mounting intensity of anti-Asian hate, xenophobia  3/18/24

Discrimination in Pa. schools 'off the charts': What's being done to protect students?  3/15/21

Some powerful people are helping our communities stand against racist bullies | Social Views  3/11/21

Stimulus update: Key takeaways for Pa. from Biden's speech on vaccines, racism, July 4  3/11/21

Pa. lawmakers receiving credible death threats: How Kenyatta, Sims face hate head-on  3/8/21

Hate and extremist groups emboldened across PA last year  2/22/21

Bloomsburg University to host an online conversation about equity and inclusion  2/15/21

National Expert Shares Strategies for Working Against Racism  2/12/21

Students' allegations of past and present racism at Biglerville H.S. force a difficult conversation  2/10/21

Efforts Underway to Amplify Black Voices in Schools  2/9/21

Philly community advocates, Black clergy weigh in on police Commish Outlaw's first year  2/7/21

Upper Adams School District partners with PHRC after social media page alleges racism within schools  2/5/21

Legislature Dashes Hopes for LGBT Equality  2/3/21

UASD Outlines District Response to Racism  2/3/21

Help Us Feel Safe at School  2/2/21

Upper Adams School District addresses alleged racism and discrimination  2/1/21

Advocates Push for LGBT Protections  1/29/21

Hershey School Argument Unsealed  1/28/21

PHRC Stands Ready to Investigate Claims of Racism at School  1/28/21

Dr. Levine draws criticism and Biden appointment  1/22/21

I'm not a white supremacist  1/22/21

Major Civil Rights Moments by State  1/18/21

Voices: Opinions on Jan. 6 Assault on the Capitol  1/14/21

Your View: Why we need a federal law to protect LGBTQ rights  1/14/21

Blood at the Capitol is the latest chapter in the brutal politics of angry white men | Opinion  1/11/21

No Place for Hate Here  1/11/21

Charles Blow on the greatest threat to our democracy  1/10/21

Was the assault on the Capitol really 'unprecedented'? Historians weigh in  1/8/21

Three Montco townships enact LGBT-inclusive antibias ordinances  1/6/21

A Racial Slur, a Viral Video, and a Reckoning  1/4/21

Mummers protest Facebook page using potential anti-Semitic racial imagery  12/24/20

Carlisle area MLK committee looking for scholarship applicants as events move online  12/22/20

Gettysburg passes LGBTQ nondiscrimination ordinance  12/17/20

Mobilizing for change: Martin Luther King Leadership Development Institute will graduate next class  12/9/20

Advocates call on NEPA school board member to resign  12/1/20

Pa. Human Relations Commission Gives Pittsburgh Public Schools Failing Grade For Racial Achievement Gap  10/27/20

Trauma triggered by police shootings can take its toll on your mental health  10/20/20

Power Player: Joel Bolstein  9/24/20

Bristol Township civic group holds online forum to discuss racial issues  9/23/20

Five takeaways from diversity educator's digital visit to York County  9/18/20

Prominent diversity educator Jane Elliot to hold virtual lecture for York  9/9/2020

Local chambers condemn racist threats against Black-owned businesses  9/4/2020

State HRC, Congress member condemn Perry in joint statement  9/4/2020

Racist emails hit Black-owned small businesses in Philly  9/3/2020

Black children are suffering from trauma  8/31/2020

School board members oppose anti-racism curriculum, community calls for resignations  8/16/2020

A panhandler punched a Chinese American woman and called her a slur. Will it be considered a hate crime?  8/14/2020

Central Pa. groups condemn attack on Harrisburg Jewish temple, vigil planned for tonight  8/12/2020

Community vigil supports Harrisburg synagogue that was target of hate crime  8/12/2020

Student stopped from wearing 'Black Lives Matter' mask at York Catholic graduation  8/3/2020

$425K in Legal Fees Later, Neshaminy High Sticking With Offensive Team Name  7/13/2020

Neshaminy, Council Rock North nicknames under scrutiny again  7/13/2020

As Washington reviews its NFL team name, what will Neshaminy schools do?  7/10/2020

Man pickets former local job  7/2/2020

High Court: Ban On Sex Discrimination Applies To LGBTQ Employees  6/16/20

Civil Rights Law Protects L.G.B.T. Workers, Supreme Court Rules  6/15/20

Statement from M. Joel Bolstein, Chairman of the PHRC  6/15/20

BZBI Hosts Discussion Series on Jews, Race - Jewish Exponent  6/12/20

Calls mount to remove statues and monuments | CTV News  6/11/20

Delaware County Sheriff's Office bans use of all chokeholds | FOX 29 News Philadelphia  6/11/20

Floyd's brother testifies on Capital Hill | CTV News  6/11/20

George Floyd protests give new life to old human rights guidance  6/11/20

PHRC Advocating for Social Change Eradicating Racial Discrimination  6/11/20

Confronting Racism as Jews #4 with Chad Lassiter  6/10/20

Public viewing for George Floyd | CTV News  6/8/20

Town Hall Race Rage and Healing - Where do we go from here?  6/7/20

Flashpoint: When protests turn to riots; Brown ShopRite rebuilds; race conversation starters  6/6/20

Floyd's casket arrives in North Carolina | CTV News  6/6/20

New charges against police in Floyd case | CTV News  6/4/20

George Floyd protests in Pa. being hijacked by white supremacists, state official says  6/2/20

How do we renew our nation's failing human rights commitment? Three ideas  6/2/20

King called riots 'the language of the unheard.' Black Philadelphians say it's now time to listen  6/2/20

One week since George Floyd's death | CTV News  6/1/20

Where do we go from here? That's what we need to ask in the wake of George Floyd protests.  5/31/20

Human relations expert: George Floyd protests a result of 'white supremacy in American democracy' - YouTube  5/28/20

Violent protests rock Minneapolis  5/28/20

The Virus of Hate: COVID's Impact on Asian Americans  5/21/20

Why African Americans are dis-proportionally affected by COVID-19  4/20/20

Inquiring Minds series: Starbucks One Year Later  4/19/20

Planning for a better community post-pandemic  4/13/20

The Plat is closed-Philly  4/13/20

Asian Americans Use Social Media to Protect against Attack  4/6/20

Attacks on Asian Americans Skyrocket  4/6/20

Pathogens Don't Lie  4/6/20

Social Distancing is a Privilege  4/5/20

A Virus of Hate  4/2/20

State lawmakers want to address hate crimes amid COVID-19 outbreak  4/2/20

Racist Acts reported by Asian Americans  3/28/20

There is another Viral Pandemic Spreading Across America-Hate  3/11/20

For just one day, put the guns down for Martin Luther King  1/20/20

Undercount on Census could Cost State Billions  1/14/2020

Flashpoint Journey to Forgiveness  1/12/20

Pittsburgh Man gets prison for ethnic intimidation  1/9/20

Hershey School argues it should be exempt from state discrimination laws  12/17/19

Howard Brown member of the PHRC Advisory Council  12/15/2019

Controversy over Neshaminy nickname lingers  12/13/19

No Hate in Our State  11/29/2019

District can keep controversial nickname  11/25/2019

Neshaminy can keep name must educate students  11/25/2019

Neshaminy Ruling  11/25/2019

Neshaminy to stop using logos  11/25/2019

Neshaminy should stop using 'redskin'  12/2/2019

PHRC captures old glory  10/22/2019

Message received during special screening at community center  10/19/19

Area youth called to take in "The Hate U Give" this weekend  10/17/19

Christine Coulter Acting Commission Philly T-Shirt  9/04/2019

Pa. State Police official in wake of Chadds Ford incident: All 11 racial profiling claims last year were unfounded, motivated largely by anger  8/5/2019

NY Times Opinion: Domestic Terrorism  8/4/2019

Chad Dion Lassiter - Executive Director of the PA Human Relations Commission  7/20/19

Special report: Police in York County shared racist, sexist, anti-Muslim pics on Facebook  7/17/19

An ugly, racist message rattled small town of Hanover. Then the town united against hate  7/12/19

Hanover Mayor discusses Racist Flyers  7/12/19

PHOTOS: 'No Hate in Our State' town hall in Hanover  7/12/19

Racist flyers in Hanover prompt PHRC 'No Hate in our State' town hall meeting  7/11/2019

Best of Flashpoint: Kate Smith Muted, Campaign for Forgiveness and Flower Lady  7/6/19

Pennsylvania Works to Improve Outcomes for Children of Incarcerated Parents  3/12/19

State prisons providing arts and crafts for inmates, families  3/11/19

Pa. House Dem panel hears ways to improve harassment policies  3/5/19

Forum discusses racism and social justice after Klan flyer incident in Carlisle  3/4/19

Elanco to discuss student privacy after backlash over transgender boy's bathroom use  2/28/19

Neshaminy teacher: 'Redskins' nickname 'clearly is not' a 'term of honor'  1/8/19

Defense expert: Neshaminy School District mascot reflects 'living tradition'  1/7/19

Flap over Neshaminy 'Redskins' nickname goes before a state panel  1/7/19

Racist or bad taste? Calls for accountability in Mummers skit aftermath  1/4/19

Congress Votes To Make Lynching A Federal Crime After A Century Of Attempts  1/3/19

Persons of the Year Honorees  12/27/18

Emergence of HBCU grads hold key political positions  11/10/18

Tending the Tree of Life  10/31/18

Pa. civil rights watchdog: Pittsburgh shooting part of 'white terrorism'  10/29/18

PA Human Relations Commission reacts to Pittsburgh anti-Semitic shooting  10/29/18

Ku Klux Klan in York County: So what do you do when you sit next to a Klansman?  10/1/18 (Updated 10/2/18)

'We have to see his humanity': Pa. Human Relations Commission reacts to speaker from KKK  9/27/18

Editorial: Push back against rising tide of racism  8/24/18

For Female Candidates, Harassment and Threats Come Every Day  8/24/18

Every state in the third circuit now recognizes LGBT rights at work. Third circuit not so much for now.  8/22/18

Racist incidents signal 'potential resurgence' of KKK in York County, state says  8/22/18

Pa. expands protections for LGBT people, but hate-crime law still doesn't include them  8/17/18

Pennsylvanians can finally file LGBTQ discrimination complaints  8/15/18

PA Commission responds to KKK fliers  8/14/28

4 black male educators victims of racial profiling  7/23/18

Red Rose shooting absolutely hate crime and says a lot  7/24/18

Grandview hearing postponed.  7/19/18

New PA Human Relations Commission leader Chad Dion Lassiter says he is up to tackling discrimination  7/5/18

Pennsylvania's Human Relations Commission holds public hearing on Grandview Golf Course incident  6/22/18

Hearing set over alleged racial discrimination at midstate golf club  6/20/18

Power Moves: Maternity Care Coalition picked its new CEO from within  6/13/18

North Philly native: 'I'm up to the task of creating tolerance'  6/4/18

York County 911 releases audio tape of golf club owner calling police on five black women  5/30/18

State agency to hold hearing on Grandview Golf Course discrimination complaint  5/28/18

Pa. commission to investigate Grandview Golf Club incident in Dover Township  5/24/18

Pa. Human Relations Commission will hold hearing on treatment of 5 black women golfing in York  5/24/18