Talking About Race Resources
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 »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 »Women Who Changed California
Celebrate Women's History Month and the 19th Amendment centennial with UNLADYLIKE2020.
Read More »SAN FRANCISCO—Film Screening & Discussion: MR. SOUL!
Filmmaker Melissa Haizlip will introduce the film and lead a post-screening Q&A.
Read More »SAN FRANCISCO—Film Screening & Discussion: ABBEY LINCOLN IS
Independent curator Ashara Ekundayo and music scholar Angela Wellman will introduce the film and lead a post-screening Q&A.
Read More »Black History in California
Events you can experience across the state in February.
Read More »California Historical Society Introduces New “In the Library” Program Series
Experience the collections up close at these public events.
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 »Recording African American History in Oakland with the Commons Archive
A new collection of books documents neighborhood history through many voices.
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