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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Matt James, the first Black lead in "Bachelor" history, entered Monday's season finale amid a firestorm over race. (Craig Sjodin/ABC/TNS) ‘The Bachelor’s’ uncomfortable silences speak volumes in emotional finale special Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, (TNS) The curtain has finally fallen on the “landmark” 25th season of “The Bachelor” – the first to feature a Black leading man. The ending was more messy than rosy. As many fans predicted, Matt James offered his “final rose” to graphic designer Rachael Kirkconnell, sending the other finalist, el...

Based on: “Emma” by Jane Austen, 1815 Verdict: While it doesn’t match “Clueless” for sheer wit and invention, Catton’s delightfully arch adaptation gets a lot of fresh comic mileage out of well-worn material — and benefits, like all “Emma” adaptations, from Austen’s most ingeniously constructed story. — Justin Chang Haley Bennett, left, Glenn Close and Owen Asztalos in the movie “Hillbilly Elegy” on Netflix and the book by J.D. Vance. (Lacey Terrell / Netflix; HarperCollins) Netflix. Written by Vanessa Taylor, directed by Ron Howard Based on: “Hillbilly Elegy: A M...

18 ways to honor Black History Month around L.A. Jeanette Marantos © Provided by The LA Times A look at the many activities happening — mostly virtually — for Black History Month in and around Los Angeles. (Micah Fluellen / Los Angeles Times; Getty Images) February is Black History Month, and if we learned anything in 2020, we've got lots of catching up to do. Good news: pandemic or no pandemic, there are still plenty of ways in Southern California to celebrate and learn, virtually. If we've missed an event, send an email to jeanette.marantos@latimes.com and we might b...

Manmade wetlands in South L.A. make a convincing habitat, and winter hiking trails to put on your to-do list. Black Artists + Designers Guild presents the Obsidian Experience, a “virtual concept house” of the future designed “as an enlightened way of being and dwelling” for Black families. The designs by 23 members of the Black Artist + Designers Guild will evolve during the month at obsidianbybadg.house. “Who I Am,” a celebration of African American Heritage, is a free Theatre West production on YouTube that features seven actor-writers sharing their personal stories and life les...

As 1989 came to a close, the late, great Frank del Olmo — the first Latinx journalist to be named to the Los Angeles Times masthead — took stock of how much progress our community had made during the 1980s, which had been dubbed “the Decade of the Hispanic” in the news media and in advertising because of our burgeoning population growth. For Del Olmo, the term “was contrived and artificial,” a glib attempt at getting Latinxs to consume more, and conjured up images of brown people drinking beer. For the record: 10:13 AM, Jan. 07, 2021An earlier version of this article said the “...