Race & Ethnicity

The report was published online Thursday in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

From minstrels to the mummers, from governors to Gucci, how blackface began and why it keeps coming up.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam admitted that he wore blackface, and the subsequent backlash has provided insight into Americans views and knowledge of our racist past.

Even today, a decade since the Great Recession hit, blacks still haven’t fully recovered and remain in a precarious financial condition.

Black women have higher rates of birth complications at hospitals because doctors often don’t believe their pain.

The revelation that elected officials in Virginia had at one point worn or endorsed blackface has caused us to grapple with its history.

The situation around the top elected officials in Richmond, Va., is perplexing to many, including students and teachers in the state. Some are seizing the moment to discuss.

About 1.1 million Americans are at high risk for HIV and could benefit from PrEP, according to the CDC. Around half of those are black men and women.

Chris Wilson talks about his memoir "Master Plan: My Journey from Prison to Purpose."

A Philadelphia production team released an online documentary on Shudder, tracking a century of black representation in the bloodiest of genres.

The 1984 photo has stirred a national political furor and reopened the long history of bigotry in American medicine.

How many people who are currently flaying Ralph Northam engaged in routine racist behavior when they were younger?

“Mundane Futures” assembles African-American art and artifacts as it imagines a radically banal tomorrow. The exhibit continues through March 31 at Penn.

The clock seems to be ticking for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam.

“Black art has a sense of soul,” Jamal Parker said. “You can tell it comes from an authentic place.”