But their story is far from monolithic; Roma, or the Romani people, is an umbrella term for various groups identified as Roma ...

Behind the news are values that drive people and nations. Explore them here. Two weeks ago, the Monitor’s Howard LaFranchi was the rare reporter to get into Pokrovsk, Ukraine, which is facing a ...

She belongs to the Roma (Gypsy) community, Italy's largest ethnic minority that numbers up to 180,000. But lately the whole idea of what it means to be Italian for people like her has been called ...

A new generation of the marginalized community is challenging stereotypes and breaking into mainstream culture.