At the genetic level, any two people are more than 99 percent the same as each other, no matter their skin color or ethnic origin. Still, both race, which describes one’s physical ...

The U.S. Census Bureau will have new categories for race and ethnicity for the first time in 27 years, directly affecting people who identify as Hispanic, Latino, Middle Eastern and North African.

Americans who go to religious services tend to worship where most other congregants and senior leaders share their race or ethnicity. Two-thirds of U.S. adults who attend religious services in person ...

The directive, announced Thursday, included revisions to questions often seen on federal forms used to collect data on race ...

Founded in 1989 as the Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations, the Institute was renamed in 2000 in honor of Dr. Lewis Walker, Western Michigan University’s first African American Ph.D.

President Donald Trump has revived themes of race and ethnicity as one of his campaign talking points. Americans must now decide how to respond. Does having a unique name affect you? Did a teacher ...