Celebrating the California Dream:
A Look at Forgotten Stories and Other Musings
Alison Rose Jefferson
Sept. 2018 News: LPV Book Fair…KCET Series…Waves & Curls Beach Fest
I was honored to be a speaker at the Leimert Park Village Book Fair on Saturday, August 25, this year held at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza at Martin Luther King, Jr. and Crenshaw Boulevards in...
Santa Monica Conservancy Hosts South Los Angeles Youngsters for the 2018 International Coastal Cleanup Day and Nick Gabaldon Day Weekend Activities
This year’s global Coastal Cleanup Day of social action takes place, on Saturday, September 15 from 9.00 AM to noon. Santa Monica Conservancy educators will host youngsters participating in the Passport...
L.A. Designer’s Anti-Racism T-Shirt Message Demands Social Justice
The T-shirt emblazoned with the message STOP BEING RACIST! caught my eye and stirred a mix of thoughts of support and cynicism, as I power-walked by the trendy Gallery Department boutique near CBS...
Mark Your Calendar to Attend Central Avenue’s 2018 Jazz Festival and Dedication of the Angels Walk LA Heritage Trail
The 23rdAnnual Central Avenue Jazz Festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday, July 29-30. The free, two day community event features live musical performances, food, merchandise and other vendors, art,...
Nick Gabaldón Day Weekend Activities, June 2-3, 2018
California Beaches Belong to You Join in the fun and beach activities to commemorate Nick Gabaldón and the sites of historical African American beach culture experience in Southern California. Saturday,...
A Powerful National Memorial Opens Dedicated to Racial Justice, Truthful Confrontation of American History and Healing
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...
ARJ | New Year’s Greetings 2018 and Shining a Light on LA
Love the Past | Embrace the Future | Share the Joy May the year to come be filled with hope, love, community, peace, and infinite possibilities. During this season many of us find ourselves evaluating...
SM’s Bay St. Beach/Inkwell Monument, Int’l Coastal Cleanup Day 2017 Location
On Saturday, September 16 from 9am to noon, this year’s international Coastal Cleanup Day takes place, with Santa Monica’s Bay Street beach/Inkwell monument as a site of this global movement comprised of...
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...