Entertainment & Arts
“Unbroken Blossoms” at L.A.’s East West Players explores the complicated history of the film director’s follow-up, including the hiring of Chinese consultants to help a white actor play a Chinese man.
July 3, 2024
World & Nation
Anti-Syrian rioting erupted in central Kayseri province after allegations were made that a Syrian refugee had sexually harassed a 7-year-old.
July 1, 2024
Television
After years of silence, the executive producers behind ABC’s “The Bachelor” are responding to the racial issues that have clouded the reality franchise.
June 26, 2024
Politics
Columnist Lorraine Ali says perhaps the most heartbreaking development of the Biden-Trump debate was the acceptance of casual racism as part of our political discourse.
June 28, 2024
Opinion
Ava DuVernay’s film ‘Origin,’ now on Hulu, illuminates what is happening when someone like Newt Gingrich defies objective reality to make wild claims about Kamala Harris.
June 18, 2024
Books
Ahead of Juneteenth, the author opens up about the emancipatory quality of speculative fiction and the setting that connects several of her books.
June 15, 2024
Sports
At first, Caitlin Clark says she doesn’t see people using her name as a weapon in culture wars. Later on, she says it’s disappointing they use her name to push racism and misogyny.
June 14, 2024
Music
Nicki Minaj is feeling ‘low’ after her arrest on suspicion of drug possession in Amsterdam. She says it was the result of racism and a conspiracy against her.
May 30, 2024
Protesters on both sides of the Israel-Hamas war use the word in diametrically opposed ways. What are the origins of the term?
May 22, 2024
Shannon Sharpe hosted actor and comedian Amanda Seales on “Club Shay Shay.” The episode has now gone viral, with some criticizing Sharpe’s interview tactics.
April 26, 2024