Race and Ethnicity
Study Finds Art Museums Are Slowly Becoming More Diverse, but Progress Is ‘Uneven’
While more people of color are being hired at museums, there has been little change in diversity among senior leadership, especially
DNA Pioneer James Watson Loses Honorary Titles Over Racist Comments
The renowned scientist has a long history of controversial commentary on not only race, but issues spanning gender, religion and sexuality
In Land of Lincoln, Long-Buried Traces of a Race Riot Come to the Surface
Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of five houses that lay witness to the tragedy that set Springfield, Illinois, on fire in 1908
Nearly One-Third of Americans Sleep Fewer Than Six Hours Per Night
The survey reflects a worrying trend of national sleep deprivation, specifically among African-American and Hispanic respondents
W.E.B. Du Bois’ Visionary Infographics Come Together for the First Time in Full Color
His pioneering team of black sociologists created data visualizations that explained institutionalized racism to the world
In Need of Cadavers, 19th-Century Medical Students Raided Baltimore's Graves
With a half-dozen medical schools and a shortage of bodies, grave robbing thrived—and with no consequences for the culprits
Tulsa to Search for Mass Graves From the Race Massacre of 1921
During the pogrom, a white mob killed an estimated 300 black Tulsans. According to eyewitnesses, the dead are buried in unmarked mass graves in Greenwood
Tracing the Mysterious "Turks" of South Carolina Back to the Revolutionary War
For generations, this ethnic group was shunned, but new research sheds light on its origins
Fifty Years Ago, "Star Trek" Aired TV's First Interracial Kiss
For actress Nichelle Nichols, the first black woman to have a continuing co-starring role on TV, it was the beginning of a lifelong career in activism
A Memorial Sign to Emmett Till Was Defaced With Four Bullet Holes
This is the third time the marker of the African-American boy’s brutal torture and murder in Mississippi in 1955 has been vandalized
The Justice Department Has Reopened Its Investigation into the Murder of Emmett Till
A report states that the department received “new information” connected to the case
Racism Kept Connecticut's Beaches White Up Through the 1970s
By bussing black kids from Hartford to the shore, Ned Coll took a stand against the bigotry of “armchair liberals”
Daisy Kadibil’s Story of Escape Called Attention to the "Stolen Generations" of Aboriginal Australians
Kadibil, who died at the age of 95, had her incredible odyssey recounted in the acclaimed 2002 film ‘Rabbit-Proof Fence’
David Goldblatt, the South African Photographer Who Documented Life Under Apartheid, Has Died at 87
He did not rush to the frontlines of violent events, but instead photographed everyday scenes of racial discrimination
Einstein’s Travel Diaries Reveal His Deeply Troubling Views on Race
“It would be a pity if these Chinese supplant all other races,” the iconic scientist writes
The Woman Who Challenged the Idea that Black Communities Were Destined for Disease
A physician and activist, Rebecca J. Cole became a leading voice in medical social services
Victims of Rwandan Genocide Identified in Newly Discovered Mass Graves
The discovery comes almost a quarter century after the genocide occurred
The DNA Data We Have Is Too White. Scientists Want to Fix That
In an era of personalized medicine, not including minorities in genetic studies has real-world health impacts
Five Things to See at Alabama’s New Memorial to Lynching Victims
The memorial, along with a new museum, exposes America's fraught legacy of racial violence from slavery to lynchings to mass incarceration
A Statue of a Doctor Who Experimented on Enslaved People Was Removed From Central Park
The discussion over the memorialization of James Marion Sims offers the opportunity to remember his victims
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