Everyone Pays A Hefty Price For Segregation, Study Says
If white people are informed that they are also harmed by America's pervasive racial segregation, will they be moved to try to decrease it?
African Americans
Spreading The Word About HIV Prevention For African-American Women
African-American women are more likely to be infected with HIV than other women. So the District of Columbia is launching an effort to inform them about PrEP, medication that can reduce their risk.
For Tattoo Artists, Race Is In the Mix When Ink Meets Skin
Skin tone is only part of the challenge for an oft-tattooed customer who wants to see herself reflected in the "human canvases" of tattoo artists.
Black, Jewish And Avoiding The Synagogue On Yom Kippur
It's one thing when outsiders don't recognize my faith. It's a different kind of sadness when I'm made to feel like a stranger in the synagogue.
Family Heirloom, National Treasure: Rare Photos Show Black Civil War Soldiers
Capt. William Prickitt commanded a company of black soldiers during the Civil War. When he took ill, they saved him. A photo album that he carried the rest of his life has preserved their identities.
For The Black Middle Class, Housing Crisis And History Collude To Dash Dreams
Evelyn and Grattan Betancourt live in a wealthy, majority-black county in the U.S. They did everything they were supposed to: steady jobs, bought a house within their means. Things still went wrong.
Supreme Court Declines To Reinstate North Carolina Voter Restrictions
After the high court struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act in 2013, North Carolina and other states enacted laws that critics said were aimed at making it harder for minorities to vote.
Depression Treatment Often Doesn't Go To Those Most In Need
Most people with depression aren't getting treatment, a study finds, while people who aren't depressed are prescribed antidepressants they don't need. Ethnicity and income have a lot to do with that.
'Southside With You' Has Us Asking: Where Is The Love In Black Movies?
The movie Southside with You is opening in theaters. The film follows Michelle and Barack Obama's very first date, and shows something we don't get too see too often in film: black romance.
Study Of Sudden Cardiac Death Exposes Limits Of Genetic Testing
Some genetic tests for a common cause of sudden heart failure can be wrong, researchers say, because the underlying science didn't take into account racial diversity.