Emojis will no longer be only white. Finally, these picture characters that we use to illustrate our messages through the cell phone reflect the racial diversity of those using them. As ensured by ...

Spanish-language channel Univision has created a Spanish version of “Sesame Street” called "Sesame Amigos." The 30-minute program will feature the Sesame Street favorites such as Elmo, Cookie Monster, ...

As a self-identified “mixed girl” growing up in Northeast Ohio, Janis Bowdler wished for a long, blonde ponytail. Bowdler, appointed in April as the president of JPMorgan Chase Foundation, remembers ...

Climate change has been affecting the world we live in and our everyday lives. The high levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has the United Nations reporting that “we are running out of time.” ...

A quinceañera is a birthday celebration of a girl's 15th birthday that symbolizes her transition into womanhood. Quinceañeras are primarily a tradition in Latino culture, particularly among Mexicans ...

"Damaris" of the lush black hair and inquisitive dark eyes is a single mom and for the past four years has been a sex worker in Mexico City, fighting day by day against discrimination and police ...

People who did not earn a high school diploma could be more likely to get H1N1 and the vaccine might be less effective in them compared to those who earned a diploma, new research shows. The ...

Gov. Tom Wolf says he'll push for higher taxes on Pennsylvania's natural gas industry that are identical to West Virginia's to help boost aid to public schools. Wolf, a Democrat, appeared Wednesday at ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection released a list of 243 cases across two dozen counties confirming to residents that their private water had been impacted by gas drilling, known ...

Latin America and the Caribbean are among the places most at risk of climate change, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) released in early ...

The PEW Research Center recently released a study of racial bias between Blacks, whites, Asians and biracial individuals. Results varied between striking and predictable. First, the obvious. Using an ...

Wednesdays are different at the National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH). From 5 PM to 8 PM, visitors wander through the five floors of exhibitions as part of a "pay what you wish" evening.