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(Adds Smith’s full name and title paragraph 10) By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Aside from action star Dwayne Johnson’s hit movies, Hollywood’s most popular films have rarely featured Asians or Pacific Islanders in leading roles on the big screen, according to an academic study released on Tuesday. The findings showed “an epidemic of invisibility” for Asians and Pacific Islanders (API) in movies released from 2007 to 2019, said the study from researchers at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. They also said the under-representation and ...

Study finds Asians largely invisible in Hollywood's top films   Published On Study finds Asians largely invisible in Hollywood's top films LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Aside from action star Dwayne Johnson’s hit movies, Hollywood’s most popular films have rarely featured Asians or Pacific Islanders in leading roles on the big screen, according to an academic study released on Tuesday. The findings showed “an epidemic of invisibility” for Asians and Pacific Islanders (API) in movies released from 2007 to 2019, said the study from researchers at the University of Southern California’s An...

Michigan residents have a first-ever opportunity to be directly involved with the re-drawing of political district lines tonight when the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) hosts its first of 16 public hearings on the redistricting process. The redistricting process determines the shape of state and federal political districts in Michigan. Voters approved the MICRC via a statewide referendum in 2018. Credit Steve Carmody / Michigan Radio The hearing from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at One American Event Center in Jackson will also be livestreamed. Any Michigander can RSVP to...

DAVID EGGERT LANSING — Senate Republicans on Wednesday relaxed legislation that would have prohibited the use of absentee ballot drop boxes on Election Day, instead proposing to close them at 5 p.m. — three hours before Michigan polls close. The change, which did not appease opponents, was announced as the GOP-led Senate Elections Committee held its third hearing on measures in a 39-bill package, parts of which would restrict the absentee voting process. Sen. Ed McBroom, a Vulcan Republican, said officials in Detroit — the state’s largest city — faced a “huge burden” collecting ...

Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Senate Republicans on Wednesday relaxed legislation that would have prohibited the use of absentee ballot drop boxes on Election Day, instead proposing to close them at 5 p.m. — three hours before Michigan polls close. The change, which did not appease opponents, was announced as the GOP-led Senate Elections Committee held its third hearing on measures in a 39-bill package, parts of which would restrict the absentee voting process. Sen. Ed McBroom, a Vulcan Republican, said officials in Detroit — the state’s largest city — faced a “huge burde...