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 […]
Living Harriet Tubman: Embodying History, Shaping Public Memory
On February 20, the short documentary Living Harriet Tubman premiered at the historic Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D.C., as part of the 2026 Black History Film Festival. The film documents […]
