Time has flown by in 2023 with the work to document and share hidden, overlooked and forgotten stories of African Americans and other marginalized people. I join other like-minded folks to illuminate in...
ARJ || Breaking News, History Making Milestones and Spring/Summer Greetings!
I continue to be busy with research documenting overlooked African American and other marginalized groups’ histories, as well as with making presentations about these findings in a few places. I have...
Belmar History + Art, a Santa Monica Commemorative Justice Initiative Continues Rolling Out 2020–2021
First published January 6, 2021 | Updated July 15, 2022 – In a year’s time, Belmar History +Art project’s historian Alison Rose Jefferson and artist April Banks with other contributors and Santa Monica...
Hello 2022 and ARJ News!
WISHING YOU AND YOURS HAPPY EVERYTHING IN 2022 AND BEYOND Love the Past. Embrace the Future. Share the Joy. With the new year we must not forget that those who ignore history have no past and no...
ARJ and Belmar History + Art Team Win Award
As the project historian, Alison Rose Jefferson joins her team members in being honored with the 2021 Cultural Resource Award from the Santa Monica Conservancy for the work done to produce the Belmar...
Making Change in Community Heritage Preservation in Southern California
Promised Land, Hallowed Ground: Commemorative Justice and Making Change in Community Heritage Preservation in Southern California, Pt 1 — Symposium Join the Institute for the Study of Los Angeles (ISLA)...