The death in police custody last year of a violent felon whose heart stopped while resisting arrest led to the worst rioting in U.S. history. It has also led to much soul-searching, as Blacks in America wonder if they can continue to live side-by-side with Whites. There is increasing evidence…

States must completely reform policing strategies to reduce racial bias, including no longer using traffic enforcement as a community policing strategy and training law enforcement officers better to reduce the impact of their implicit bias against Blacks and Hispanics, a new report from a crucial national group argues. The Governors…

Robert Rodriguez, Founder and Chairman of El Rey Network. Matt Sayles/Invision for El Rey Network/AP Images El Rey is coming back to life. Director Robert Rodriguez’s struggling cable network, launched in 2013, came to an abrupt end December 31, 2021. When the niche cable net went off the air, fans…

The Secret World of ChocolateSunday, Channel 4, 8pmDawn French has never hidden her love for chocolate, whether thats in real life or while starring in The Vicar of Dibley, so shes the ideal person to narrate a one-off documentary examining the rivalry between some of Britains biggest manufacturers. These are…

The special election for California’s 18th Assembly district is a race much like the Nina Turner contest– a super-blue area contested by a progressive fighter and a status quo establishment place holder. Only about 7% of the registered voters are Republicans. The 18th AD includes areas of Oakland, Alameda and…

East Hampton wants to improve its notoriously spotty cellular service, but some residents are battling the solution: a planned new communications tower. The town, with its tourist-magnet beaches and hordes of summer visitors, has long struggled with poor reception, which hampers emergency-services responders and inconveniences cell-phone users. The area faces…

Aug. 7PLATTSBURGH The current Plattsburgh City Common Council is the most diverse in Lake City history with three women and two persons of color seated at the table. “That speaks volumes to the outlook of the citizens here,” Ward 1 Councilor Jaime Canales said. “It’s kicking misogyny and racism in…

Robert Rodriguez‘s El Rey Network has done a ton of cool horror-related events over the years, but the best thing they achieved was a full-blown “From Dusk Till Dawn” series that ran for three seasons from 2014-2016. Now, Rodriguez has taken the once a linear cable TV channel and reformatted…

Robert Rodriguez‘s El Rey Network has done a ton of cool horror-related events over the years, but the best thing they achieved was a full-blown “From Dusk Till Dawn” series that ran for three seasons from 2014-2016. Now, Rodriguez has taken the once a linear cable TV channel and reformatted…

Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez has taken El Rey Network once a linear cable TV channel and reformatted the Latino-focused brand for the streaming era in partnership with Cinedigm. Launched in 2013, El Rey Network at its peak reached over 40 million households stocked with a range of English-language scripted and unscripted…