Race and ethnicity

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. goes from host to guest on PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots’
NEW YORK — For 11 seasons, Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sat across from his guests on the popular ...

How a 1970s Chicano art group defied the mainstream and made history
LOS ANGELES — When filmmaker Travis Gutiérrez Senger reflects on ASCO’s legacy, he quickly notes they were more than an ...

Academy Museum sets Bong Joon Ho, ‘Barbie’ exhibits for spring 2025
This spring the Academy Museum will take movie fans inside the mind of “Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho and the ...

Democratic attorneys general ask to defend health access for ‘Dreamers’ since Trump probably won’t
A group of Democratic attorneys general asked a court on Wednesday to let them defend a federal policy that opened ...

Tony Todd, known for his role in ‘Candyman’ and its sequel, dies at 69
Actor Tony Todd, known for his haunting portrayal of a killer in the horror film “Candyman” and roles in many ...

James Earl Jones, acclaimed actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become ...

Charges reduced against 3 facing prosecution in man’s death during admission to psychiatric hosptial
RICHMOND, Va. — Second-degree murder charges against two sheriff’s deputies and a hospital worker have been reduced to involuntary manslaughter ...