"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...
I hope for all of you, 2015 was a year of accomplishments, memorable moments, inspiration and a few adventures. Often this time of year promotes reflection on ones activities of the past year, and how to...
I have the honor of being the keynote speaker at the Santa Monica Conservancy's Annual Meeting and Preservation Awards program on February 8. I will discuss the layered Santa Monica history of the...
Saturday, September 20, 2014 • 9:00 A.M.–Noon Join Heal the Bay, Santa Monica College, the Santa Monica Conservancy, the Black Surfers Collective, the California Historical Society, Los Angeles Black...
My title of this article plays off an article title by Brentin Mock, the justice editor for Grist.com. He offers some really thought provoking commentaries on a variety of issues around the natural and...
Over the last few months several articles appeared about African Americans’ and women’s history of enjoying the beach culture of California. First up, Ryan Reft's three articles written for KCET’s...
