California Humanities A State of Open Mind
Events you can experience across the state in February.
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Women Who Changed California
Celebrate Women's History Month and the 19th Amendment centennial with UNLADYLIKE2020.
Read More »SAN LUIS OBISPO—Exhibit: Portraits and Perspectives
Combining portraits by photographer Renoda Campbell with oral history excerpts that center and amplify local Black voices.
Read More »STREAMING—Watch UNITED SKATES for free
ONLINE—Starting Friday, April 3, catch California Documentary Project-supported film UNITED SKATES for free streaming online on HBO Go. For years, roller-skating rinks have been a constant for African-American communities across the U.S., serving as a meeting ground, a place to have fun and an incubator of iconic hip-hop talents like …
Read More »ONLINE—UNLADYLIKE2020: Charlotta Spears Bass—Newspaper Editor, Civil Rights Crusader and First African American Woman to Run for Vice President
Charlotta Spears Bass, first African American woman to run for Vice President. Original artwork by Amelie Chabannes.
Read More »Conceiving Black Death as Loss to be Mourned and Remembered: An Interview with Bridget R. Cooks
An Interview with the Black Index Project Director Bridget R. Cooks.
Read More »PODCAST–We Are Not Strangers Here: African American Histories in Rural California
PODCAST–NEW six-part Cal Ag Roots Podcast Series: We Are Not Strangers Here. The California Institute of Rural Studies is pleased to announce the premiere of our newest Cal Ag Roots podcast series, We Are Not Strangers Here. This series highlights hidden histories of African Americans who have shaped California’s food …
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