Race & Ethnicity

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.

N.J. boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter was convicted in 1966 of murdering three people. His conviction was later overturned. Why we still don't know exactly what happened.

Five African-American women were kicked off of Grandview Golf Course in York County, Pa. last spring. Now four of them are running for public office.

Studies that link genetic markers with disease focus largely on white European populations, and neglect other races and ethnicities.

Former East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld fired on 17-year-old Antwon Rose II last summer outside Pittsburgh in a killing that sparked weeks of unrest.

Tamara Lanier says "Papa Renty" is the patriarch of her family and that Harvard is using those photos without permission and profiting from photos taken by a racist professor.

New data on health across the U.S. shows that high housing costs are harming Americans’ health – and that some communities are affected more than others.

Former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld fatally shot Antwon Rose last summer, sparking local protests.

For people of color, "civility" is often a means of containing them, preventing social mobility and preserving the status quo.

The “Know Your Numbers” event coincided with release of a city report examining the health of black men and boys.

African American Chamber of Commerce board member Malcolm Ingram has been named interim president.

For doctors and patients of color, navigating a healthcare system which favors white people can be challenging and, sometimes, dangerous.

Over the last several years, Cheyney University has struggled to stay afloat. Now, it looks like it has a recovery plan. Will it survive and what's at stake for students?

I watched with interest as Democrats targeted freshman Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar—a Muslim who came to America as a Somalian refugee—as the new face of anti-Semitism.

Throughout his life, here and in his native country, Philip Jaisohn was a champion of Korean independence and social equality.