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Back to SearchThe Haitian dream for America
After displacement from Haiti, an exodus from South America and an epic journey through the Americas, what became of Haitians’ American dream? Today,…
3 years, 6 months ago
Hope, struggles for Afghan refugees in U.S.
One year ago this month, U.S. forces left Afghanistan after 20 years of war. Some 94,000 Afghan nationals, American citizens and lawful permanent res…
3 years, 6 months ago
On the GOAT-ness of Serena Williams
In 1999 in New York, Serena Williams won her first major tennis title at the U.S. Open. Everyone knew she was gonna be a star in the sport and a tran…
3 years, 6 months ago
Colman Domingo on redemption and forgiveness
For his role as Ali in “Euphoria,” Colman Domingo has an Emmy nomination for outstanding guest actor in a drama series. Today, we've got another epis…
3 years, 6 months ago
Goodbye, new gas stations in California?
Surprise, surprise: California cities are banning new gas stations and other cities across the world are watching. The bans are part of an ongoing qu…
3 years, 6 months ago
How Haiti got here
When an earthquake devastated Haiti in 2010, the international community pledged billions of dollars toward recovery. Much of that aid never went to …
3 years, 6 months ago
When your anti-Black coworker is Latino
Two of the largest race discrimination cases investigated by the federal government in the past decade allege widespread abuse of hundreds of Black e…
3 years, 6 months ago
Who is America?
Since the start of 2021, L.A. Times national correspondent Tyrone Beason has been on the road. He’s doing what a lot of us are thinking about: he’s o…
3 years, 6 months ago
Better call Rhea Seehorn
For her role as the ethically flexible attorney Kim Wexler in “Better Call Saul,” Rhea Seehorn is nominated for outstanding supporting actress in a d…
3 years, 6 months ago
Babies at a bargain, pricey problems
Decades ago, when you couldn’t conceive or carry a child, your options for becoming a parent were limited. But then in 1978, in-vitro fertilization b…
3 years, 6 months ago