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 …
Read More »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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“If truth has a future in America, we must support the humanities…”
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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 »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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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THE INTERSECTION PODCAST just released their second season: SHORELINE + SPACE PARK About the Intersection Podcast: The Bay Area is changing. The San Francisco skyline is filled with cranes. Dive bars and other beloved institutions continue to close. As we try to make sense of what’s happening, a simple narrative seems …
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From: Independent Lens No Más Bebés tells the story of a little-known but landmark event in reproductive justice, when a small group of Mexican immigrant women sued county doctors, the state, and the U.S. government after they were sterilized while giving birth at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center during the late …
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REAL BOY is an intimate story of a family in transition. As 19-year-old Bennett Wallace navigates sobriety, adolescence, and the evolution of his gender identity, his mother makes her own transformation from resistance to acceptance of her trans son. Along the way, both mother and son find support in their communities, reminding …
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California Humanities A State of Open Mind
