Race & Ethnicity

Leaders have organized a buy-in and protest this Saturday to support immigrant-owned and immigrant-serving businesses in Norristown.

“It feels like a punch in the gut,” said Rutgers professor Marybeth Gasman after a session catering to students from historically Black colleges had to be abruptly canceled.

The three-decade-old fair highlights Black authors and illustrators and serves young readers of color.

One plan calls for the deportation of noncitizens who attended pro-Palestinian protests, while another says federal money won't be used on the “indoctrination” of children.

Amna Alsultan says her family members are happy to return to Gaza, but they're not returning to much.

The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners announced it’s pressing forward — not retreating — from its mission to emphasize “inclusion and belonging” in the workplace.

Martin Luther King Jr. came to the city in August 1965 as part of a protest campaign targeting big cities up North. His visit included a stop in Mantua.

With Donald Trump’s inauguration fast approaching on MLK holiday, dozens of Philadelphians gathered to reflect on Dr. King’s legacy and the current political moment.

The actress and art collector is sharing more than 40 pieces of her collection in an exhibit at the African American Museum in Philadelphia.

“We have built a generation of leaders that will never give up, and have the drive to continue to build the city that we deserve," said two activists.

A proposed dual-language charter school in Georgetown aims to preserve cultural roots while fostering academic success.

A painting from a thrift store in Glenside is by William H. Dorsey, of Philadelphia’s elite Black society circa 1864.

The civil rights leader was also a close, lifelong friend of President Joe Biden, dating back to the 1960s.

Artist Shaheed Rucker puts Negro baseball leagues athletes on re-creations of the iconic cereal box.

The curator of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection spoke about the importance of the collection and its significant milestone.