United Skates’ Co-Directors on Making the Documentary
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An interview with Tina Brown and Dyana Winkler, the filmmakers behind new documentary UNITED SKATES.
ONLINE EVENT—The Art of Storytelling: Black Joy
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Join us for our Art of Storytelling Online Event “Black Joy”
STREAMING—Watch UNITED SKATES for free
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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 […]
Women Who Changed California
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Celebrate Women’s History Month and the 19th Amendment centennial with UNLADYLIKE2020.
ONLINE—UNLADYLIKE2020: Charlotta Spears Bass—Newspaper Editor, Civil Rights Crusader and First African American Woman to Run for Vice President
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Charlotta Spears Bass, first African American woman to run for Vice President. Original artwork by Amelie Chabannes.
Black History in California
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Events you can experience across the state in February.
Recording African American History in Oakland with the Commons Archive
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A new collection of books documents neighborhood history through many voices.
BERKELEY—Screening of THE PUSHOUTS
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A documentary interrogating crucial questions of race, class, and power in education.
OAKLAND—Black Joy: An Anthology of Black Boy Poems
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Join the release party with readings, a DJ, special guests, and more!
Phelicia Wright on the Los Angeles Skating Scene
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Phelicia Wright, who appears in the new film UNITED SKATES, talks about roller skating culture & custom shoes.