The new National Memorial of Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration which opened in Montgomery, Alabama on Thursday, April 26, promise to be lasting and powerful...
Pacific Standard Time Celebrates Regional Culture Once Again
Embracing organizations of all sizes and types, Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA is a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and Latinx art in dialogue with Los Angeles. Beginning in...
A Cultural Moment: Artist Zeal Harris Joins Political Activism with El Día de Los Muertos Celebration and the Legacy of Jose Guadalupe Posada
I am looking forward to attending the 2017 El Día de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) festival at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. I attended last year's community-based festival...
Roger Guenveur Smith and Richard Montoya Make L.A. History Come Alive With A New Play
On the untold stories front and making Los Angeles history alive through theatre, on June 1, 2016 an audience viewed a glimpse into the creative and research processes of award winning Los Angeles...
Save the Date, ARJ Lecture on African American and Women’s History in Manhattan Beach
"African American Leisure, Southern California Tales and Bruce’s Beach" An illustrated lecture by Alison Rose Jefferson, Ph.D. The history of the Afro-Angeleno...
Facilitating Knowledge and Community Pride Through Cutting Edge Programming at SAMO High
To encourage awareness of local history and civic engagement with Nick Gabaldón Day 2016 as a focal point, myself, Alison Rose Jefferson, Ph.D. (historian and Santa Monica Conservancy member), Sara Wan...





