Legend has it that Rita Ranch, on Tucson’s southeast side, was named after actress Rita Hayworth by one-time beau Howard Hughes, who once owned the land on which the master-planned ...

In a new documentary, the actress talks about the prejudice and loneliness she faced after becoming the rare Hollywood star who is deaf. By Alissa Wilkinson Beyond the somewhat silly premise of ...

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California’s Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) requires that California law enforcement agencies collect information from officers about the "perceived race or ethnicity" of the people they ...

What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We ...

The best films to watch on TV this week, from Saltburn to Piece by Piece Your complete guide to the week’s best films on TV, across terrestrial and digital platforms ...