Where the U.S. Federal Courthouse stands now in Los Angeles was once the site of a market where Native Americans' labor was sold in a system the ACLU has called “slavery by another name.” (Photo by ...

Kwanzaa is celebrated every year from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. It lasts seven days, symbolizing the seven principles. This year, it will be from Friday, Dec. 26, to Thursday, Jan. 1.

In 1969, Black educators and students at Kent State University proposed the month of February to be celebrated as Black ...

Introduction: African Americans in California history, California in African American history / Lawrence B. De Graaf and Quintard Taylor -- The early African heritage of California / Jack D. Forbes -- ...

Sacramento city leaders are looking to commemorate African American History in Sacramento by considering naming 12 historic landmarks and creating a new historic district: the New Helvetia District.

Sam Garcia was in her final year at University of California, Davis, when, like many students in their college years, she had not yet identified a clear future path. Then, through a UC Davis history ...

Discover AP African American Studies, where students explore Black history and culture. Discover AP African American Studies, where students explore Black history and culture.

Buffalo Soldiers have been mythologized in movies, television, and popular songs. Despite this romanticism, their history is ...

“For Race and Country: Buffalo Soldiers in California” is based on the California African American Museum exhibition of the same name, curated by Susan D. Anderson, and it tours through Exhibit Envoy.

UC Davis is in the inaugural class of California universities and colleges designated as Black-Serving Institutions, or BSIs, under a state initiative recognizing those that “excel at providing ...

Read full article: Family continues to struggle after loss of 15-year-old in fatal Oviedo crash Directive calls for removal of non-safety-related roadway art ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – “Usually when we ...