I usually find the slogan used by some conservatives that “the Democrats are the real racists” because of the Democratic Party‘s historic support for slavery and segregation to be vapid and ...

Underscoring the backwards meaning of “Make America Great Again,” the Trump administration is touting the president’s executive order terminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in ...

Based on Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste, DuVernay's film draws a line between India's caste system, the hierarchies of Nazi Germany and the... With 'Origin,' Ava DuVernay illuminates America's racial ...

Ava DuVernay describes her new movie "Origin," which is based on Isabel Wilkerson's book "Caste," as "a film about a woman in pursuit of an idea." "It took me a really long time to wrap my mind around ...

When filmmaker Ava DuVernay first read Isabel Wilkerson's 2020 book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, she was so stunned, she reread it twice. The bestselling book draws a line between India's ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. "It took me a really long time to ...