A monument for Bruce’s Beach in Manhattan Beach. A Black family owned two beachfront parcels in the 1910s, only to see them condemned by government officials. Photo: Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times...
Cities grow more diverse but segregated
The first group of Freedom Riders left Washington, D.C., to challenge racial segregation on interstate buses and in bus terminals. Above, group members look over a map in 1961. Photo: Associated Press ...
What’s in a street name? How proposals to rename Crenshaw Boulevard divide the community.
“We identify Crenshaw as the main artery of Black culture here in Los Angeles,” says Shaka Satori, longtime Leimert Park resident and community activist. Photo: Mike Schitt What’s in a street name? How a...
Santa Monica Honors Black Residents and Black History at Belmar History + Art Project
Detail of interpretative sign at Historic Belmar Park (Courtesy Photo) Santa Monica Honors Black Residents and Black History at Belmar History’s + Art Project By Saybin Robinson | The Los Angeles...
Bruce’s Beach Series From Plan B, Viola Davis & Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions In Works At Amazon
Photo: Dean Musgrove/The Orange County Register via AP Bruce’s Beach Series From Plan B, Viola Davis & Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions In Works At Amazon By Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski |...
Bruce’s Beach: A Black family’s fight to reclaim land grabbed in 1920s
Photo: California African American Museum Bruce’s Beach: a Black family’s fight to reclaim land grabbed in 1920s By Cat Roberts | Upfront radio show, KPFK May 5, 2021 Listen to segment (around 26.04...




