Celebrating the California Dream:
A Look at Forgotten Stories and Other Musings
Alison Rose Jefferson
Nick Gabaldón Day 2014 Kicks of the Summer Season, Sat., June 14, at Santa Monica’s Historical African American Beach Gathering Place From Another Era
The sun was out and the surf was up for the Saturday, June 14, 2014 day of celebration around the pioneering African American and Mexican surfer Nick Gabaldón (1927-1951) and others that have come before...
SAVE THE DATE: Leader in Historic Preservation Thought and Activism, Dr. Ned Kaufman Will Speak in Southern California, March 11 and 13, 2014
Dr. Ned Kaufman will do an evening public lecture entitled "Extraordinary Prizes in Ordinary Places: How Preserving Everyday Things Can Save People and the Planet" on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 7.00pm at...
“12 Miles North: The Nick Gabaldón Story” Documentary Screening Kicks Off Pilgrim School’s Black History Month Programs
February 6th, 2014 –– A screening of the documentary, "12 Miles North: The Nick Gabaldón Story" kicked off Black History Month at Pilgrim School in Los Angeles. Carmen Wolf has organized a whole month of...
Check it out! What’s Out There Weekend Los Angeles, October 26-27, 2013
I was honored to be a leader in the first ever tour programming in Southern California sponsored by The Cultural Landscape Foundation. Participants explored and discovered two-dozen historical...
Black Surfers Made the Claremont Colleges New Student Retreat 2013-14 A Standout Success!
Members of the Black Surfer Collective (BSC) and their compatriots were featured guest speakers and instructors in segments of the Claremont University Consortium (CUC)/Office of Black Student Affairs’...
Volunteers Took Action and Gained Knowledge on Coastal Cleanup Day 2013 at Santa Monica’s Historical African American, Jim Crow Era Beach Site
The Santa Monica site derogatorily called the “Inkwell” was a popular beach hangout for African Americans from the 1920s to the early 1960s, where they challenged racial hierarchies to enjoy beach public...
Ocean Lover Nick Gabaldón and the Historical African American beach Gathering Place from Another Era in Santa Monica, Honored on June 1, 2013
Wonderful day you and [all] planned. My daughter Asha has repeated the Nick story over and over to friends and family. -Louis Emile Lifeguard and Water Safety Instructor Santa Monica, California, Email/6...
Reclamation of History for Community Engagement and Social Action, Now and in the Future
Check out my commentary on Heal the Bay’s, Around the Bay Blog – “Reclaiming L.A.'s Beaches as Communities of Color.” Here I discuss the layered cultural complexities and significance of surfer Nick...
A Fun Way to Learn about Pollution in the Ocean and Local History, New HTB Eco-Surf Mobile App
Also, as part of the Nick Gabaldón Day, Heal the Bay premiered its eco-surf mobile app, SurfGod HtB - produced in partnership with Torrid Games. A unique, first person game for iPhone/iPad, players surf...