Thairie Ritchie, a well-known Santa Cruz community organizer, reportedly self-immolated Jan. 20 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day ...

Thairie Ritchie, a well-known Santa Cruz community organizer, reportedly self-immolated Jan. 20 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day ...

Community members brought flowers, candles, photographs and other mementos to Santa Cruz City Hall this week to unite in ...

Thairie Ritchie, a well known Santa Cruz community organizer, reportedly self-immolated Jan. 20 atop the Black Lives Matter mural on Center Street in downtown Santa Cruz, only a few yards from the ...

Hundreds of community members added flowers, candles and photographs on Sunday to an altar for healing for local civil rights ...

In lighting his own flesh on fire in a seemingly placid and sunny seaside college town where unredressed racial violence ...

In a letter to the editor, the chair of the Santa Cruz County Democratic Central Committee calls on local Democrats to honor the dedication of civil rights activist Thairie Ritchie.

Nova radio host Kate Ritchie has called out tabloids for their “constant harassment” as she confirms she will be taking a step back from her radio show for mental health reasons.

The announcement comes days after tabloid outlet Daily Mail published invasive paparazzi photos that showed Ritchie appearing distressed as she spoke on the phone in a park. In her statement ...