April 8 is known as International Romani Day, marking Romani communities’ survival and resistance through centuries of persecution. The date commemorates a historic meeting of activists in 1971 ...

I grew up along Romania’s Black Sea coast. My father was the first in his family to graduate from university, and my mother went to a vocational school. Being educated was unusual in our Romani ...

Members of a class of 12 Roma children segregated in a separate school in Beverly, Massachusetts on January 26, 1937 [File: AP/FOX] In 1939, amid the Great Depression, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt met ...

Europe's largest minority group, the Romani, migrated from northwest India 1,500 years ago, new genetic study finds. The Romani, also known as the Roma, were originally dubbed "gypsies" in the 16th ...

There is a need for teachers of the Romani language, and large areas of the minority’s history and status remain unstudied. In 2012, the University launched efforts to change this. The Roma have lived ...

Their names are as diverse as their populations are widespread: Often called the Roma or the Romani people, this minority group is also known as gitanos in Spain, as gitan in France, as Tsingani in ...

The Romani community suffers from discrimination in access to education, housing, and the labour market in Czechia. Nine out of ten respondents to a recent online questionnaire believe Roma people are ...

UNESCO proclaimed the World Day of Romani Language in 2015 to promote the preservation of Romani language and culture, improve the well-being of Romani people, and recognize the importance of all ...

Centuries old oppression founded on gender, race, cultural group, and socio-economic class is being challenged by Romani women who are combating their public and private marginalization through ...

Europe's largest minority group, the Romani, migrated from northwest India 1,500 years ago, new genetic study finds. The Romani, also known as the Roma, were originally dubbed "gypsies " in the 16th ...