Race & Ethnicity

Black males in Philadelphia have a lower life expectancy than everybody else. Why does this disparity exist and how should we work to close the gap?

A congressional hearing on online hate turned into a vivid demonstration of the problem Tuesday when a YouTube livestream was bombarded with racist and anti-Semitic comments.

Under President Allen's leadership, the university has restructured administration to give it more of a presence in Harrisburg and create better support systems for students.

Arts nonprofit We Are the Seeds hosted its inaugural local festival Saturday at Taller Puertorriqueño to showcase the culture and creations of Native communities.

Pete Buttigieg, a Democratic presidential candidate and the mayor of a small, majority-white city, came to New York this week to appeal to black voters.

Roughly 6.9 percent of construction companies in Philadelphia are minority-owned, according to data from the U.S. Census.

Stacey Abrams talks about her book, "Lead from the Outside" and about current politics, voting rights, and her personal story.

On Equal Pay Day, we discuss the gender wage gap and why women earn only 82 cents to every $1 that men make.

Some expectant mothers of color are looking to midwives as alternatives to hospital deliveries. But those looking for familiar faces in Philly may be hard-pressed to find one.

Writer Rhianna Jones is petitioning the Unicode Consortium for an emoji of a person with an Afro.

The African American Museum of Bucks County wants to develop a permanent museum that tells the stories of blacks in Bucks County.

The white dishcloth that ended the Civil War has been recreated in monumental size at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is suing social media giant Facebook for allegedly violating the Fair Housing Act.

Eating disorder supports are often expensive and not culturally inclusive. As a result, communities of color are building their own opportunities for healing.

We talk about solitary confinement in American prisons with Albert Woodfox, who served more then 40 years in isolation in Angola Prison, and Amy Fettig, of the ACLU.