Race & Ethnicity

It's mid-afternoon when Irby walks in, a man on a mission. He needs a trim from his go-to barber, Kenny, but he also wants to check in on his 15 books.

Fifty years after the assassination of MLK only 1 in 10 African Americans think the United States has achieved all or most of the goals of the civil rights movement he led.

Banks argue that the data used in a recent report that found racial disparities in Philadelphia mortgage lending doesn’t represent the full scope of their lending activities.

The annual African-American History and Culture Showcase returns to the Pennsylvania Convention Center this weekend.

"I think companies are putting out noticeably racist ads so they can get more views," Chance the Rapper posted on Twitter after seeing a recent ad for light beer.

For the last 30 years, former parishioners of St. Peter Claver have hoped for a miracle.

In observation of the life and death and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., NewCORE and Gwynedd Mercy University presente ...

While we have always shared many of the concerns championed by the mainstream women’s movement, we have never had the luxury of fighting a singular fight.

"During the civil rights movement, or any other movement in this country, there are women of color pushing the moral conscience of our country to do better."

The 17-year-old said they "have to use our white privilege" to make sure all people who have died in gun violence can be heard.

The study looked at racial disparities in income over generations by looking at de-identified data from 20 million U.S. children and their parents.

Sherry Alvarez says she knew there was something different about her son since he was about 9 months old

Gabriel Nyantakyi is raising money to expand his effort — called Waterarms Over Firearms — in Philly and Chicago, two cities plagued by gun violence.

The cast of "The Bluest Eye" remembers how important the Toni Morrison novel was to growing up black.

Harris, 20, suffered serious injuries during the attack, saying later that because of the beating, he had "eight staples in my head, a broken wrist and a chipped tooth."