African American

New research finds studied slipperiness on the issues can help candidates for office—depending on their race.

A new study finds that African-American men who are victims of a violent injury often pull away from their emotional support networks as a result, making recovery that much more difficult.

Science and tech jobs are among America's highest-paying and fastest-growing, but women and minorities in the field report they face unfair barriers in the workplace.

In a survey, 80 percent of African Americans reported experiencing racial stigma and stereotypes in stores.

Dove's withdrawn advertisement is the latest example of American companies bungling ads for black consumers.

A new study looks at racial disparities in genetic testing for cancer patients.

As if the overwhelmingly white world of publishing, institutional networking, and workshopping wasn't already hard for people of color. Morgan Jerkins found writerly advancement in the more informal space of Black Twitter.

Black women and white women in the United States lead very different lives—economically, socially, geographically. And those differences affect their health, but apparently not any of the official recommendations about their health.

Shots were fired in Long Island, but there was no rush to call 911. It made perfect sense to Nikole Hannah-Jones.

There’s a significantly higher concentration of environmental hazards and degradation in black communities, but no leaders to work toward solutions.

After I moved to Wisconsin to pursue an education, other people’s racial perceptions began to pursue me.

New research suggests bias also can be found within racial categories.

Could the brutality of slavery still have an effect on the health of African Americans, who continue to live shorter lives, on average, than whites?