Ruth Negga on disrupting notions of identity, her thoughts about passing and why she never intends to pick up any hobbies. latimes.com/entertainment-…
The actor stars as Clare Kendry, a fair-skinned Black woman who moves through life as a white woman, in "Passing," Rebecca Hall’s adaptation of Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel. latimes.com/entertainment-…
"I’ve always been interested in one’s own perception of [their] identity versus society’s perception, how and where that clashes and collides and where it meets in a friendly matter. It’s tricky because we don’t have an outside eye of ourselves." latimes.com/entertainment-…
"At that moment in time, for whatever reason, I was listening and viscerally I needed to play Clare. It was really to quiet some sort of curiosity within me," says Negga about taking on the role. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Breaking: Britney Spears’ conservatorship is over, an L.A. judge ruled today, ending a court-imposed oversight that has controlled her money and personal life for nearly 14 years. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Britney Spears' case has been inextricably tied to a culture of ableism that has been used to justify the confinement and abuse of people living with mental illness and disabilities.
Join us for a conversation with reporters @dillonliam and @bposton about their recent series on how highway construction in the U.S. continues to push people in communities of color out of their homes.
In the last 30 years, more than 200,000 people have lost their homes nationwide to road construction.
Now, some of the largest modern freeway projects — from LA to Houston to Tampa — are once again forcing out residents in communities of color. latimes.com/projects/us-fr…
People of color being displaced by road construction is nothing new.
Faced with growing worries over a potential winter coronavirus surge, health officials in California and other areas are turbocharging the push for COVID-19 booster shots. latimes.com/california/sto…
The move comes amid initial sluggish demand for boosters, which has sparked concern that more people who got their initial vaccinations nearly a year ago will see their immunity wane further into the pivotal holiday season. latimes.com/california/sto…
No fully vaccinated adult should be denied a COVID-19 booster shot, the California Department of Public Health says. latimes.com/california/sto…
A UC official told legislators this week that another major challenge is litigation against housing projects based on state environmental laws.
While UC supports the laws, officials say reform is needed as suits have slowed or halted some of its projects.latimes.com/california/sto…
Targets include a UC Berkeley project for more than 1,000 students beds and about 100 units of affordable community housing at the historic People’s Park and a UC Santa Cruz plan for 3,000 beds, a student family complex and child-care center. latimes.com/local/educatio…
The Santa Cruz family complex was set for completion by now, but due to litigation “we have yet to put a shovel in the ground,” Chancellor Cynthia Larive told Assembly members. latimes.com/local/educatio…
After six overseas deployments, Modesti Cooper was ready to settle down in Houston.
She bought some land and built a four-story home with a monogrammed pool.
Today, the house is slated for destruction to make way for a planned widening of Interstate 10. latimes.com/projects/us-fr…
Fifty years ago, Cooper’s predominantly Black neighborhood in Houston’s Fifth Ward was devastated to build the freeway. Now, another cycle of dislocation looms.
The U.S. Interstate Highway System is one of the country’s greatest public works achievements, but it came at an enormous social cost.
More than 1 million people were forced from their homes, with many Black neighborhoods bulldozed. latimes.com/homeless-housi…
New: California could become the first state in the nation to institute a ranking system for heat waves, much the way weather authorities categorize hurricanes, or how fire and air quality officials warn of wildfire and pollution risks.
The move is intended to raise awareness of the deadly effects of extreme heat events, which experts say kill more people than any other climate-driven hazard and are increasing in frequency and intensity as the planet warms. latimes.com/environment/st…
“Without a way to rank heat waves, we treat extreme heat more like a weather story when it’s really a public health crisis,” said California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, who will sponsor a bill to develop the ranking system. latimes.com/california/sto…