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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAshley Park has opened up about her experiences as a Korean-American actor in Hollywood.After three years of starring as sidekick Mindy Chen in Netflix’s comedy-drama Emily in Paris, the 32-year-old is now taking her first lead role in Adele Lim’s directorial debut Joy Ride, alongside fellow Asian-American actors Stephanie Hsu, Sherry Cola and Sabrina Wu.Reflecting on her long-fought…

The recent decision by the Supreme Court that race-conscious college and university admissions policies are unconstitutional has reversed decades of precedent. This decision, often conflated with the broader concept of affirmative action, will undoubtedly sow confusion and create a chilling effect on campuses. Colleges and universities, fearing further lawsuits, may curtail their actions beyond the minimum legal boundaries of the decision, while advocates of the ruling plead ignorance about the outcomes of their actions.…

On June 29, the Supreme Court essentially ended affirmative action that considers race in higher education admissions (while exempting military academies), holding that the programs in question at Harvard College and the University of North Carolina “violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.” The Court’s ruling in both Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) cases said that Harvard’s and UNC’s admission programs “lack sufficiently focused and measurable objectives warranting the use of race, unavoidably…

An inclusive review of decades’ worth of data reveals new insight into menopause and aging in women of color, suggesting Black and Hispanic women are likely to experience menopause measurably earlier than those who are white. The researchers say the difference is possibly caused by the grinding daily stresses of racism. The study, published on Thursday in the International Journal of Epidemiology, pulls data from one of the largest, longest-running efforts to understand the health of women as they age and experience…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new report recommending ways to address the ongoing and historic racism, elitism and sexism prevalent in English and Welsh cricket was co-led by a UCL researcher. Titled "Holding Up a Mirror to Cricket," the report was written by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket, a committee…

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“Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” This proverb has become a cliché, but it remains a useful shorthand for self-sufficiency. If you want someone to succeed independently, give them the tools to do so. Within the realm of education, this principle can inform the ways that teachers give feedback. For instance, it is often easier and quicker for educators to simply correct a student’s work. But this approach can take away a student’s opportunity to learn,…

Halle Bailey as Ariel and Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric in Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid.Photo: Giles Keyte/DisneyWhile The Little Mermaid was met with mixed critical reactions, one element in the live-action adaptation has earned almost universal praise: Halle Bailey’s lead performance as Ariel. But apparently even an uplifting, star-making turn isn’t enough to convert would-be audience members who just can’t get over the fact that Disney cast Baileyin the role.How Do You Make New Little Mermaid Songs? |…

Eighty-two million years—that’s how much lifetime the U.S.’s Black population lost because of premature deaths between 1999 and 2020, a new study shows. The numbers are an alarming reminder of concerning gaps in health care—and they are not entirely surprising, according to experts on racial health disparity. The study’s authors say their findings should be a “call to action” for policymakers. “There’s no biological, intrinsic reason why people with darker skin should have shorter life spans,” says Harlan Krumholz, a…

The US rapper, producer and entrepreneur Sean Combs has sued the spirits giant Diageo, accusing the British multinational of racism, and of deliberately undermining a joint-venture spirits brand.In a court filing on Wednesday, lawyers for Combs say Diageo and its executives have “put their feet on the neck of Mr Combs’ brands”, choking off production, distribution and sales of Combs Wines and Spirits brands, including Ciroc vodka and the high-end tequila brand DeLeon.Combs’s lawyers are seeking a court order “to provide…