When people of color are diagnosed with melanoma, it’s often at more advanced stages and associated with lower rates of survival. Lack of awareness about melanoma risk, as well as underrepresentation ...

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Although vitiligo is not contagious or fatal, the chronic skin condition can be highly visible. Because of this, individuals diagnosed with vitiligo can experience various emotional and psychological ...

Many people from racial and ethnic minority groups brace themselves for insults and judgments before medical appointments, according to a new survey of patients that reaffirms the prevalence of racial ...

I’ve been a vitiligo researcher for almost 20 years. While it affects people of all races and ethnicities equally, it’s more visible in people with darker skin tones. As a result, they may be more ...

The lawsuit, against the prominent Off Broadway theater, is backed by Edward Blum, who has long challenged race-based ...

I started my career in commercial real estate in the 1980s, and at the time, there were very few Black people in the industry. Honestly, my industry still needs far more diversity. As you can imagine, ...

Search online for psoriasis images, and you'll mostly find photos of white people. But that doesn’t reflect the reality of this skin condition. People with dark skin get psoriasis, too. Fewer African ...

It was the end of my first day at a new job on the campus of Cal State Los Angeles, and I boarded a bus for the long commute home with a crush of students jockeying for the few empty seats. I watched ...

Massachusetts is marking the start of the American Revolution 250 years ago with several events this weekend. One Concord man is making sure that the contributions of people of color during the war do ...

Color blindness, or color vision deficiency, causes a person to see colors differently from most other people. There are several types of color blindness. Color vision deficiency or loss has multiple ...

A small, elegant museum on Esplanade Avenue is on a mission. Le Musée de f.p.c. is devoted to the history of the so-called free people of color, who flourished in New Orleans before the Civil War.