Race & Ethnicity

The alleged crime at a downstate fire station in February 2024 was unreported until earlier this month.

The city’s largest Cinco de Mayo celebration attracts roughly 15,000 attendees each year to South Philadelphia.

Immigrants make up a third of all business owners in Philadelphia, according to a 2024 report from the Pew Charitable Trusts.

More than 300 Latinas are expected for a night of women empowerment, featuring a red carpet, authentic food and inspiring speakers.

“Target would have been a great boost to our business’s growth ... We’ll just find it elsewhere,” said a Philly makeup company's co-founder about the retailer's DEI rollback.

A new Spanish-speaking CPR training kiosk provides life-saving information to Latino communities.

Khalil, 30, a legal U.S. resident with no criminal record, was detained by federal immigration agents March 8 for participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

The complaint against the Cape Henlopen School District alleges a lack of proper resources, curriculum and compliance with federal law.

The Hindu holiday celebration included dance and a traditional color throw.

“Students must be assessed according to merit and accomplishment, not prejudged by the color of their skin,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement.

Historian Judith Giesberg, author of "Last Seen," and genealogist Adrienne Whaley on the families ripped apart by slavery and the search to find their loved ones.

Events around the city all month long will celebrate women and their impact. Here are some Women’s History Month events in Philly.

Eager to offer more inclusive cosmetics, Pound Cake, a local start-up, got an influx of capital to help make that a reality.

Local Black history event honored 600 Black boys and men during its 14th annual Raising Kings conference.

The top administrator painted a dire portrait of Penn Medicine’s future amid a “chaotic pace of government regulations and executive orders.”