Race & Ethnicity

JPC's move this week to file Chapter 7 is the final chapter in its storied history.

Delaware State University has partnered with the African Peer Review Mechanism to help bridge the gap between Africa and its “Sixth Region.”

Almost a year ago, Chronister received national attention after he twice called the police on five black women golfers. He claimed they were golfing too slowly.

The office of A.G. Gurbir Grewal released guidelines for handling bias crimes and calls on Facebook to monitor Ocean County group ‘inciting violence against Orthodox Jews.’

Across the nation, too, black mothers are three to four times more likely than white mothers to die from pregnancy-related complications.

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.