For the past five years, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) has partnered with PennLive and The Patriot-News to host the Peace & Justice in PA forum to keep our communities informed about the most pressing civil rights issues of the day.

Gov. Josh Shapiro and PHRC Executive Director, as well as the whole PHRC staff, are to be congratulated for standing strong for justice and freedom. They must continue to do so.

From the outrage that surrounded the death of George Floyd to today’s deportation crisis that has terrorized citizens and immigrants alike, the PHRC has not wavered from ensuring Pennsylvanians of all races, genders, ethnicities, abilities, and economic strata know their rights in our commonwealth.

But even more important, PHRC has helped to defend those rights a

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