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...
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...
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...





