Race & Ethnicity

Before sculpture’s June dedication, Philly is invited to get to know the undersung 19th-century advocate for slavery’s abolition and women’s right to vote.

Here's one thing historians know to be true about Harriet Wilson: Some indomitable part of her spirit allowed her to survive a life on the margins of American society.

Pennsylvania is buying ads and preparing to award grants to nonprofit organizations, grassroots groups, to ensure every resident is counted in the 2020 census.

The gathering at Temple is totally free and open to the public.

String Band Division leaders say they will be keeping a watchful eye on everyone next year, to prevent another appearance of blackface.

Bar hop, but make it Black-owned.

Through updated research methods, the new survey found a 60% increase in the Jewish population in the five-county Philadelphia region.

Michael Bloomberg is distancing himself from a 2015 speech in which the former New York City mayor defended aggressive police tactics in minority neighborhoods.

Historian Gretchen Sorin discusses her book "Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights."

A group of young Black artists are working at a Delaware museum to preserve sculptures created for a 1940 exhibition of Black history.

Award-Winning Storyteller Sofiya Ballin wants to shine a light on the characters and events of Black history that often get ignored.

The women say their common identity is helping cut through red tape and make way for real change.

Facial recognition systems from large tech companies often incorrectly classify black women as male, including Michelle Obama, Serena Williams and Sojourner Truth.

The last jailed member of the radical group MOVE was released from prison Friday, according to an attorney who represented the members in their parole appeals.

After experiencing overtly racist behavior by a quasi-public official, two brothers are on a crusade for accountability. Will anyone in their community care?