Reclaiming Our Stories: Centering Indigenous Voices Across California
“Reclaiming Our Stories”
Artwork by Monica Zavala
Reclaiming Our Stories Begins with a Different Kind of Listening
As conversations surrounding the United States Semiquincentennial begin to take shape across the country, California Humanities is inviting audiences to pause and ask a deeper question: Whose stories are being told—and whose […]
Urgent! Call Script: Support California Humanities’ State Budget Request
Step 1: Find your elected officials Before calling, find your California State Senator and Assemblymember by visiting: https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/ Enter your home address, then the tool will show you your State […]
When We All Get to Heaven Receives 2026 Peabody Awards Recognition
California Humanities is proud to celebrate When We All Get to Heaven, a recipient of the 2024 California Documentary Project grant, on its recognition with a 2026 Peabody Award—one of the […]
Library Innovation Lab Expands Nationally, Strengthening Community Connection Through Humanities and Libraries
California Humanities, in collaboration with the Califa Group, is expanding its Library Innovation Lab (LIL) nationally, extending a California-grown model for community connection and cultural understanding to libraries in California, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. […]
Route 66 at 100: More Than One Story
As Route 66 celebrates its 100th anniversary, it is often remembered as a symbol of freedom—the open road, endless possibility, the promise of movement and reinvention. But that story is incomplete. This year, […]
Humanities on the Hill: Elevating California’s Voice in a National Conversation
In March, California Humanities joined state humanities colleagues from across the country in Washington, D.C. for Humanities on the Hill — an annual convening led by the Federation of State […]
Where Stories Begin: Libraries, Community & the Power of Shared Experience
Across California and the West Coast, libraries continue to serve as some of the most vital spaces for connection — places where stories are not only preserved, but shared, discussed, […]
The Humanities Endure
California Humanities 2025 Impact Report In 2025, California Humanities marked 50 years of statewide public humanities leadership during a year of profound challenge and reflection. Following the unexpected termination of […]
The Stories We Tell: Embodying Cultural Memory Through Jazz
On February 22, JazzAntiqua Dance & Music Ensemble presented The Stories We Tell at the Silver Screen Theater at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, in celebration of Black History Month. Blending jazz […]