California Humanities A State of Open Mind
Join us for our Art of Storytelling Online Event "Black Joy"
Read More »ONLINE EVENT—The Art of Storytelling: Black Joy
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 »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 »Women Who Changed California
Celebrate Women's History Month and the 19th Amendment centennial with UNLADYLIKE2020.
Read More »Black History in California
Events you can experience across the state in February.
Read More »BERKELEY—Screening of THE PUSHOUTS
A documentary interrogating crucial questions of race, class, and power in education.
Read More »Recording African American History in Oakland with the Commons Archive
A new collection of books documents neighborhood history through many voices.
Read More »OAKLAND—Black Joy: An Anthology of Black Boy Poems
Join the release party with readings, a DJ, special guests, and more!
Read More »Phelicia Wright on the Los Angeles Skating Scene
Phelicia Wright, who appears in the new film UNITED SKATES, talks about roller skating culture & custom shoes.
Read More »United Skates’ Co-Directors on Making the Documentary
An interview with Tina Brown and Dyana Winkler, the filmmakers behind new documentary UNITED SKATES.
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