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This photo went viral on Twitter. As protests continue in the U.S., some say it perfectly captures two different attitudes.

But there's so much more to this photo: latimes.com/entertainment-…
The pic, taken by @nswartsell of @CityBeatCincy, has been retweeted over 150k times, thanks to @ziwe.

But the image also highlights the issue public spaces different races are allowed to occupy. latimes.com/entertainment-…
People who build neighborhoods have assumptions that public space is, indeed, public.

But, as a group of college students walking just outside Sacramento last week found out, communities can prevent equal access in ugly ways: latimes.com/entertainment-…
So how do you build a city that can be accessed by African Americans without threat or fear?

We spoke with nine architects, planners and advocates for their ideas latimes.com/entertainment-…
Urban geographer @lellyk says the right to be left alone in public space is important latimes.com/entertainment-…
Faiza Moatasim of @uscarchitecture says we first have to take a step back latimes.com/entertainment-…
Read more of their thoughts about public space here: latimes.com/entertainment-…
Past pandemics changed the design of cities. Here are six ways COVID-19 could do the same latimes.com/entertainment-…
There are some key societal trends emerging from the ongoing nationwide protests calling for an end to police brutality and for racial justice latimes.com/entertainment-…
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And right now, it’s a make-or-break moment.

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The healthcare gap between blue and red states has yawned wider in the 10 years since Obamacare was passed.

Now, the coronavirus crisis threatens to widen disparities further as tens of millions of Americans lose jobs and health coverage. latimes.com/politics/story…
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California leads a coalition of states defending the law.

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Despite their varied causes, the crowds protesting California’s stay-at-home orders have been almost entirely white — even in California, a state that mostly is not.

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