Photo: Women participating in a beauty pageant at the 22nd Annual Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company picnic, Val Verde Park, July 18, 1947. Courtesy Library Special Collections/Charles E. Young...

Photo: Historian and author Alison Rose Jefferson gives a curator tour on June 19, 2024 of her exhibit, “Black California Dreamin’: Claiming Space at America’s Leisure Frontier” at the California African...

Photo: Members of the Manhattan Beach Black Scholars Union pose with advisor Janet Allen (left) and former Manhattan Beach Mayor Mitch Ward at the Juneteenth celebration at Polliwog Park on Saturday. ...

Photo: From left to right: Heather Heslup, Larry Earl, and Charles Dickson.  What If We Saw Cars Like Rolling Sculpture? By Jackie Mansky | Zocalo Public SquareJune 3, 2024  The Automobile Represents an...

Photo: Wade in the Water. (From left to right) Nathan Fluellen, Natasha Smith and Sofly Surf School founders Sahfilli Matturi, Beyin Abraha.  'Wade in the Water' Shines a Light on Black Surf CultureBy...

Photo: Courtesy of Santa Monica Museum Will Santa Monica compensate Silas White's descendants after taking his property?By Jonathan Bastian  | Press Play with Madeleine Brand KCRW FMMarch 27, 2024 The...