Race & Ethnicity

Happy, nervous energy filled the backstage area as dancers from more than 35 organizations readied themselves to perform at the Festival ...

Nia Peterson, 15, drew a depiction of the American flag, but with rainbow colors, representing the LGBTQ community, instead of ...

President Trump’s comments following the white supremacist violence in Virginia this weekend may make it harder for him to work wit ...

Hate came to Charlottesville, Virginia this past weekend, and it refused to be ignored. Hate screamed racial e ...

The brains and vision behind one of Philadelphia’s internationally recognized culture institutions is dead. Lois Fernandez, foun ...

Guests: Peter Simi, John Gartner, Christine Aschwanden We start this hour discussing the violence in Charlottesvi ...

This story is about an achievement gap. No, not the achievement gap — a term used to describe how white and wealthy stu ...

A criminal record can haunt a person long after a case has ended, even if that person is found not guilty or all the charges against them ...

My first real clue that things actually weren't as rosy as I thought came when people anxiously wanted to know if I would keep my married name.

It wasn't until eight years later that my husband and I realized the pun: a white bride and black groom. We felt a little embarrassed by the unintended joke.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the death of James Baldwin, a prolific writer whose work chronicles the struggle and history of A ...

When the School District of Philadelphia has a major problem, poor old Jonah Thompson is surely fidgeting in his grave. And the district ...

When the news broke last week that Bill Cosby plans to conduct sexual assault seminars this summer social media pages exploded with voice ...

To prevent people from making racially charged comments, should we talk right up front about my husband's race, or do we just hope they'll not be racist all on their own?

Philadelphia’s Clef Club is the site for a ...