In a year’s time, the Belmar History +Art project’s historian Alison Rose Jefferson and artist April Banks with other contributors and Santa Monica City Government staff have produced a resonating...
Peace Love Joy and Fulfillment Hope Inspirational Dreams and Infinite Possibilities Good Health Safety Prosperity Wishing you and yours these things in 2021 and beyond. Love the Past. Embrace...
Freedom, Liberation, and Justice Now On the beach, on the street and in the boutique window, social justice undertakings around the nation are actively using history to engage the public in critical...
New energy has arisen to reclaim the important marginalized California ocean coastline history of African American places of enjoyment, freedom struggle and community and economic development sabotaged...
Since July 2019 I have been the project historian on the City of Santa Monica public history and art project to recognize the early African American settlement that was located in the Belmar neighborhood...
The Bay Street Beach Historic District was approved for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in June by the National Park Service. This site, has sometimes been called "the...
