Race & Ethnicity

Tobias Harris showed up at a North Philly school Monday, but not just to surprise the kids. It’s part of a push to change the demographics of teaching.

Wells Fargo Bank and the City of Philadelphia have settled a 2017 lawsuit brought by the city over the bank’s alleged discriminatory lending practices.

Salman Rushdie’s new novel, Quichotte is inspired by the Cervantes’ classic but set in America as a modern road trip.

Increasing numbers of catchment families are enrolling in their local District schools in this section of Northwest Philly.

The demise of Hoa Binh Plaza isn’t the only story of Asian businesses in gentrifying areas, leaders in Philly’s growing Asian community say.

The district argues the Pa. Human Relations Commission doesn’t have the authority to dictate how it educates its students or spends its money.

Booker held roundtable in South Carolina with roughly three dozen black male voters.

It’s a pragmatic calculation among many African Americans, especially older ones, who believe Biden will appeal to white voters and can defeat Trump next year.

“Gun Violence: Beyond a Conversation” — an all-day summit at Canaan Baptist Church in Germantown focused on how to build a coalition to prevent more tragedies in Philadelphia

Spanglish isn't the only dialect that has popped up from contact between two languages.

A statewide effort will explore the history of racial violence in Delaware, which allowed slavery despite remaining in the Union during the Civil War.

The Pa. Human Relations Commission says "Redskins" is a slur for Native Americans, but will allow a Bucks County school district to use the nickname for its sports teams.

Historian David Silverman tells the troubling history of the first Thanksgiving from the perspective of the Wampanoag.

Four years after it filed suit against the Neshaminy School District, a state commission has reached a decision regarding its use of a controversial Native American mascot.

Cheyney University will keep its accreditation, state leaders and university administrators announced in a letter to faculty, staff and students on Monday.