The Project on Race in Political Communication

Claudette Colvin, who resisted unfair treatment on an Alabama bus nine months before Rosa Parks, lived an unheralded life until a recent book highlighted her story.

Hot Girls website apologises over 'monkey' picture that has been appearing at the top of Google Images searches. By Mark Sweney

I have a hard time with Thanksgiving. To begin with, I have little tolerance these days for writing/discussion that decontextualizes Thanksgiving from historical events or contemporary meaning.

Our need for celebration does not trump others' need for justice By Mikhail Lyubansky, Ph.D....

Managers' race has had a "significant" effect on the race of employees, according to a study of personnel data from a U.S. retailer over 30 months.

Search engine decides not to take down image of US President's wife with monkey features but instead places ad explaining its decision. By Mark Sweney

Building on the success and excitement generated by racial justice activists from across the country, Facing Race 2010 guarantees lively discussions on today's hot-button race issues while offering models for real change. Taking place September 23-25, 2010 at the McCormick Hyatt Regency in Chicago, ...

Many nannies, often African-American themselves, avoid working for black families, reducing options for parents.

LONDON (Nov. 23) -- East Africa's albinos have long suffered because of the color of their skin. Some are abandoned as babies by parents who

Data may improve minority health care : Several studies have shown that minorities tend to receive lower quality health care than whites do. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports on efforts to close that gap.

Suspensions of black students have escalated by 75 percent since 1999, while those of white students have dropped more than 5 percent.

These days, 24-year-old Delonta Spriggs spends much of his time cooped up in his mother's one-bedroom apartment in Southwest Washington, the TV blaring soap operas hour after hour, trying to stay out of the streets and out of trouble, held captive by the economy. As a young black man, Spriggs bel...