Where the U.S. Federal Courthouse stands now in Los Angeles was once the site of a market where Native Americans' labor was sold in a system the ACLU has called “slavery by another name.” (Photo by ...

Introduction: African Americans in California history, California in African American history / Lawrence B. De Graaf and Quintard Taylor -- The early African heritage of California / Jack D. Forbes -- ...

It's the first of its kind in the country, and it's happening right here in California. A task force met for the very first time this week, setting up lengthy discussions about reparations for African ...

James Adolphus Fisher, pioneering historian of Black California, educator, activist and beloved father and grandfather, died at his Sacramento home on June 20, following what his family described as a ...

Sacramento city leaders are looking to commemorate African American History in Sacramento by considering naming 12 historic landmarks and creating a new historic district: the New Helvetia District.

The South Oroville African American Historical Society is gearing up for its third fundraising event next week in Oroville.

Sam Garcia was in her final year at University of California, Davis, when, like many students in their college years, she had not yet identified a clear future path. Then, through a UC Davis history ...

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More than 100 beautiful, fascinating quilts of widely varied styles made primarily by African American women with Bay Area ties, and many of the stories behind them, comprise a compelling new ...

African American students continue to rank below the state average in both English Language Arts and Math—with the statewide average at 47% 35% of students performed two or more grade levels below in ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Adam Sanchez remembers tears streaming down a student’s face as his high school class left the lower level of the National African American Museum of History and Culture a few years ago. ...