Race & Ethnicity

It wasn’t that long ago that separate hospitals for black and white patients were the norm in America, but then all of that changed — and it changed quickly.

Nearly all financial institutions nationwide have passed Community Reinvestment Act inspections since 2009, even though racial disparities in lending remain pronounced.

Philadelphia is among the largest U.S. cities where people of color are denied conventional home purchase loans at significantly higher rates than whites.

As the Philadelphia housing market booms, white homebuyers and homebuyers of color are not equally able to reap its rewards.

Many African Americans seek out predominantly black churches. An African Methodist Episcopal reverend says separate black spaces can be good for mental health.

Black barbershops have long been a source of community and support. OB-GYN Pierre Johnson discusses some of the lessons he learned from his days cutting hair.

In Chicago, one doctor traces the health disparities between white and black residents to the neighborhoods where they live.

You may have heard about a Facebook group dedicated to undermining 'Black Panther,' the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first nonwhite superhero movie.

Spelman instilled a sense of purpose and confidence in me and my sisters. Those years influenced my mission to give back through my career and my community engagement.

The "Black Pulp" traveling exhibition about high-brow and low-brow black art comes to the African American Museum in Philadelphia.

One of the country’s oldest book fairs devoted to African-American children's literature returned to Philadelphia Saturday for its 26th year.

The data play a critical role in drawing legislative districts, enforcing civil rights laws and analyzing health statistics.

The deaths of Echol Cole and Robert Walker ignited the strike that drew the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis where he was assassinated in April 1968.

Unlike the president, I believe that hard work and a hunger for a better life should be part of assessing 'merit.'

The 26th Annual African-American Children’s Book Fair is set to host more than 3,500 readers at the Community College of Philadelphia Saturday.