For many, Halloween is a cheerful celebration, a time to stir imaginations with creative costumes and play with new identities; for me, leading an initiative at Columbia University about the Roma—a ...

When an Issaquah psychic was busted recently for allegedly stealing $30,000 from a naive customer, the word “gypsy” came up at the prosecutor’s office. While there’s no evidence the suspect involved ...

The Roma people, more commonly known as Gypsies, make up a particularly obscure ethnic group in Arkansas. I was surprised recently to come across an article in the Fort Smith Historical Journal from ...

The Gypsies’ meandering past has left the group with little history. A new study shows that genetics can trace their centuries-old paths. The findings could be a boon not only for historians but also ...

BUCHAREST, RomaniaBUCHAREST, Romania — Romania’s self-styled King of the Gypsies praised Madonna on Wednesday for using her “Sticky & Sweet” world tour to speak out on behalf of Gypsies. Last week, ...

It's a time both for celebration and for considering issues confronting the world's Romany community, says Professor Ian Hancock, Director of the Romany Archives and Documentation Center at the ...