Race & Ethnicity

Curtis Mayfield's previous songs for The Impressions had often been broadly inspirational — but here, he aimed his pen directly at black listeners, pledging that better times.

Philly commissioned ‘MVP’ as part of a public art program, and it’s the city’s first statue of an individual African-American girl.

It’s a tough question: Why do we look different? As one high school’s syllabus puts it, race is “both a biological myth and a social reality.”

Recognizing that achieving change isn't a solo act, they looked for help — and found it in each other.

They work with patients to decide when genetic testing is appropriate, interpret test results and counsel families on the ways hereditary diseases might impact them.

Writer Lorene Cary discusses her new memoir, "Ladysitting," about being the caregiver for her 100-year-old grandmother in the last year of her life.

Award-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau chooses West Chester’s east end for a play about gentrification.

We talk about why environmental health hazards disproportionately affect communities of color and we get analysis of Robert Mueller's testimony before Congress.

The dean of the UPenn Law School issued a statement Tuesday, condemning a professor’s assertion that America “will be better off with more whites and fewer nonwhites."

Leaders of historically black colleges and universities shared ideas for raising funds during challenging times at a forum hosted by Del. State University.

Did New Castle County's busing program ultimately achieve racial integration and help close the achievement gap for black students there?

Cheering crowds at the airport in the Twin Cities held banners with slogans such as "Stop Racism Now" and chanted "Welcome Home Ilhan" as Omar emerged from her from her flight

For years, Cheyney University's been on life support. Now, with a balanced budget & infusion of funds, America's first historically black university could be turning a corner.

Trump piled on Rep. Ilhan Omar, who immigrated to the U.S. as a refugee from Somalia as a child. The crowd was egged on by several false explosive claims against her.

We discuss President Trump's racist attacks on Representatives Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Tlaib and Pressley, all women of color, and the political and public response.