Mayor Cherelle L. Parker on Wednesday announced appointments to 10 top posts in her administration, filling positions that ...

More than a decade later, our just-released 2025 Black Women in American Politics Report shows how far we’ve come. The United ...

Philadelphia is continuing to see a steep decline in homicides with more than half of 2025 now behind us, writes Isaac Aviluces for AXIOS Philadelphia.

As Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker marks 100 days in office, the first woman to lead the city opened up about Kensington, her journey to making history and keeping the city safe.

Mayor Cherelle Parker is a little more than a month into her second year leading Philadelphia. And on Wednesday, the city's 100th mayor laid out some of her priorities for 2025 during the Chamber ...

So far, the national press has largely ignored Philadelphia's first strike by city workers since 1986. For Philadelphians, the ongoing city worker strike has become an attack on all five senses, ...

Cherelle Parker won the Democratic mayoral primary this week in Philadelphia. It's a Democratic Party stronghold, so she's expected to win the general election in November.

Philadelphia, Pa. —For all its historic import, Tuesday’s nomination of Cherelle Parker as the Democratic nominee to be this city’s 100th mayor was a validation of the political status quo.

Cherelle Parker’s win in the Democratic primary is a sign of how the city has changed. But Philadelphia’s challenges remain deep and daunting. By Campbell Robertson PHILADELPHIA — The ...

Philadelphia Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker addresses a crowd of supporters at at Sheet Metal Workers Local 19. (Emma Lee/WHYY) After 99 men, Philadelphia has elected a woman to the mayor’s office. “I ...