United Skates’ Co-Directors on Making the Documentary

An interview with Tina Brown and Dyana Winkler, the filmmakers behind new documentary UNITED SKATES.
ONLINE EVENT—The Art of Storytelling: Black Joy

Join us for our Art of Storytelling Online Event “Black Joy”
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 […]
Women Who Changed California

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

Charlotta Spears Bass, first African American woman to run for Vice President. Original artwork by Amelie Chabannes.
Black History in California

Events you can experience across the state in February.
Recording African American History in Oakland with the Commons Archive

A new collection of books documents neighborhood history through many voices.
BERKELEY—Screening of THE PUSHOUTS

A documentary interrogating crucial questions of race, class, and power in education.
OAKLAND—Black Joy: An Anthology of Black Boy Poems

Join the release party with readings, a DJ, special guests, and 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.