Celebrating the California Dream:
A Look at Forgotten Stories and Other Musings
Alison Rose Jefferson
ARJ selected for a 2020 LACHS Award and the LA Times Festival of Books; Other News
The Los Angeles City Historical Society (LACHS) has selected me, Alison Rose Jefferson, as one of the individuals and organizations to be recognized in 2020 for exceptional contributions to the greater...
LA Times and the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education Give Shout Outs to Living the California Dream… book, More Event Dates and Exciting News
I am pleased to share my book, Living the California Dream: African American Leisure Sites during the Jim Crow Era was recently highlighted in the Los Angeles Times. In his article, "Book It, L.A. -- for...
Another Step Forward for the Belmar History + Art Civic Commemoration Project
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...
National Park Service approves Bay Street Beach Historic District Listing on the NRHP!
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...
The Problem with Ancestry.com
As a subscriber since 2006, it was very disconcerting to learn in the article, “Beyond Romantic Advertisements: Ancestry.com, Genealogy, and White Supremacy” by Adam H. Domby for Black Perspectives on...
SHRC Approves!, Nick Gabaldón Day 2019 and Living the California Dream
Bay Street Beach Historic District Update The California State Historical Resources Commission (SHRC) voted unanimously to recommend to the California State Historic Preservation Officer listing the Bay...
L.A. County Beach NRHP Listing Supports Social, Racial and Environmental Equity at California’s Coast
Environmental justice is defined as “the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and incomes with respect to the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental...
ARJ || New Year’s Greetings 2019 and Social Justice News
SHINING A LIGHT ON HISTORY || CONNECTING PAST STRUGGLES TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE Good tidings to all. I wish you good health, and infinite possibilities for happiness and success...
ARJ, Coastal Conservancy Noon Time Talk | Thurs., Sept. 20, 2018
Please join me, Dr. Alison Rose Jefferson, at the Coastal Conservancy at noon on September 20 for my presentation: “Making Visible Overlooked Stories of African Americans in California Dreams.” You can...