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. ...

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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...

Photo: Courtesy of Los Angeles Times Archives, Sunday, September 14, 1958 Santa Monica killed a Black entrepreneur’s dream in 1960. Now it wants to make amends.By Nathan Solis | Los Angeles TimesMarch...

Photo: Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times An Interview with Alison Rose JeffersonBy Brian Tanguay | California Review of BooksFebruary 24, 2024 When Alison Rose Jefferson was a graduate student at USC she...