Race & Ethnicity

Designer Ruth Carter — whose previous films include Selma, Malcolm X and Roots — pulled colors, shapes, jewelry, and textures from tribes all over Africa.

Black Panther has been at the center of the first superhero blockbuster hype cycle freighted with real political significance.

"These disparities hurt all Philadelphians and likely impact my constituents disproportionately,” the Point Breeze councilman said.

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.