Race & Ethnicity

The observance commemorates the end of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865. City facilities will be closed Friday.

Deja Bond earned a master’s degree from NYU Center for Data Science in May.

Capt. Louis Campione has been on the force for 43 years.

Johnson's attorney said the newspaper’s actions violated the Civil Rights Act of 1866 for retaliating against someone who opposes or protests race discrimination.

Andre Lynch said his manager gave him the option to wear a different mask or leave. That’s when Lynch decided to quit.

In the video, one student is held underwater as another says “stop resisting.” When he comes up for air he says, “I can’t breathe.”

The series will offer a safe space for those on the frontlines of recent protests advocating for Black lives, as well as those who have suffered repeated racial trauma.

Robert Fuller's death has brought to light the death of another Black man found hanging from a tree on May 31 in Victorville, a desert city 45 miles east of Palmdale.

Anti-racism protesters are calling attention to the deaths of two more Black men, one who was found hanging from a tree and another who was fatally shot by police.

The move announced by police early Sunday comes on the heels of the resignation of Atlanta's police chief following Brooks' killing.

These talks are an everyday fact of life in some homes, but are new to others. Here is some advice on how to approach them, starting with young children.

Statues and flags may not do physical harm to anyone. But they meant something to the people who put them up, and they have meaning for people who see them today.

The MOVE organization, Black Lives Matter, and Philadelphia Socialist Alternative are sponsoring major events in the city.

The Black Lives Matter protest organized by Passyunk Square neighbors and the Philadelphia Student Union was a first for many parents in attendance.

This is the latest example of how American employers are responding to protests that have placed additional attention on racial injustice in the U.S.