THE FORCE streaming now until February 5, 2018 on PBS’ Independent Lens In 2014, after over a decade of federal monitoring for misconduct and civil rights abuses, the Oakland Police Department hires Chief Sean Whent—a young, clear-eyed idealist—in hopes of bridging an historically tense divide between its officers and the community …
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California Humanities Awards $75,000 For Latest Round of Humanities for All Quick Grants
December 21, 2017 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) California Humanities, a state-wide humanities nonprofit, is pleased to announce awards for the third round of our new Humanities for All (HFA) Quick Grants Program. 15 organizations were awarded a total of $75,000 through a competitive grant …
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Read More »Grantee Highlight– Straight Outta Fresno: From Popping to B-boys and B-girls
FRESNO– Fresno State’s Valley Public History Initiative launched the public history and archive project Straight Outta Fresno: From Popping to B-boys and B-girls at FresCo on December 7th. Straight Outta Fresno seeks to document and showcase the local history of hip hop in Fresno and the Central Valley by bringing …
Read More »California Humanities Awards $175,000 for Latest Round of Humanities for All Project Grants
December 13, 2017 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) After a competitive process, 10 nonprofit organizations across the state were awarded Humanities for All Project Grants totaling $175,000 from California Humanities, the state-wide humanities nonprofit that helps connect Californians to ideas and one another. Over 65 …
Read More »Your support keeps humanities programs thriving throughout California
HELP US SHAPE THE FUTURE OF CALIFORNIA California Humanities is a nonprofit organization funded by foundations, corporations, government agencies, and individuals like you. Each year, California Humanities’ programs reach more than five million people throughout our state and beyond. We tell untold stories and amplify unheard voices. By strengthening the rich …
Read More »Our Latest Art of Storytelling Exhibit Launches With “Pictures from the Field”
Read an article in the East Bay Times about our latest exhibit here. On October 19th, California Humanities’ Oakland office launched its fourth exhibit in The Art of Storytelling series called “Pictures from the Field”, which showcases 18 photos taken by photographer and Bay Area native, Mimi Plumb. As a young …
Read More »What Will You Be Reading Over the Holiday Break?
California Humanities staff share some of the books they’re hoping to read or receive over the holiday break. Julie Fry’s reading list includes: Half of a Yellow Sun, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie weaves together the lives of three characters swept up in the turbulence of a seminal moment in …
Read More »NEH Offering National Veterans Program Opportunities
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is currently accepting participant applications for their 2017-2018 dialogues program, Coming Home: Dialogues on the Moral, Psychological and Spiritual Impacts of War. Additionally, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is establishing a National Native American Veterans Memorial as a chance …
Read More »2018 Grant Opportunities from California Humanities
It’s almost the new year and we’re excited to share all of our grant opportunities for 2018! California Humanities Grant Deadlines for 2018: February 1 Humanities for All, Project Grants (Application Webinar on Dec 15, 2017. Register here.) February 15 Humanities for All, Quick Grants (Application Webinar on Jan 8, …
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