Race & Ethnicity

April 4 marked the 50th anniversary of the death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The disciple of nonviolence was gunned down in Memphis, Tennessee.

The gathering marked the 50th anniversary of MLK’s death in Memphis as he supported the rights of black sanitation workers — including their right to unionize.

Bishop J. Louis Felton thinks about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. every day. That’s been especially true this week.

Fifty years dead, Martin Luther King reminds us that we can still see the stars.

Watch live: 50th Anniversary Commemoration Martin Luther King, Jr. at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis

"Dr. King's work — our work — isn't done. We must still struggle; we must still sacrifice. We must still educate and organize and mobilize. "

The production of "The Diary of Anne Frank" at People’s Light and Theatre in Malvern, Pa., which included a multiracial ensemble of actors, stirred controversy.

Guest: Imani Perry The Star-Spangled Banner became the official national anthem in 1931, but by then, many black ...

The event, hosted by WHYY and NewCore, is part of a conversation series unfolding across the Philadelphia region since January to mark the 50th anniversary of King's death.

Long before Stephon Clark was shot dead by Sacramento police officers, those who dared to protest police mistreatment of African-Americans became targets.

Fifty years after the assassination of MLK only 1 in 10 African Americans think the United States has achieved all or most of the goals of the civil rights movement he led.

Banks argue that the data used in a recent report that found racial disparities in Philadelphia mortgage lending doesn’t represent the full scope of their lending activities.

The annual African-American History and Culture Showcase returns to the Pennsylvania Convention Center this weekend.

For the last 30 years, former parishioners of St. Peter Claver have hoped for a miracle.

In observation of the life and death and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., NewCORE and Gwynedd Mercy University presente ...