Pershing Square renamed after Bridget Biddy Mason | Local News
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council voted to rename Pershing Square after Bridget “Biddy” Mason, who…
California bill would make major companies reckon with their historical ties to slavery
California’s Legislature has passed a bill requiring major corporations to dig into their own histories and disclose any…
Commentary: 250 years? California was already going strong when the 13 colonies got their act together
Don’t get all cocky, you 13 original colonies. Yes, yes, 250 years, congratulations, enjoy the cake. But here…
When Was the First Juneteenth Celebration in Los Angeles?
Public events started in 1975, but the NAACP marked it a decade earlier Pacoima was the first place…
Trump administration ordered to restore national park signage on climate change, slavery
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore signs related to topics such as climate change,…
Today in History: January 24, gold discovered at Sutter’s Mill in California | Today in History
Today is Saturday, Jan. 24, the 24th day of 2026. There are 341 days left in the year.…
Contributor: California’s place in enslaved people’s struggle for freedom
In one version of U.S. history, California is a place where slavery was prohibited from the founding, in…
Ying Chang – Inspirational Women
Fleet Commander & Co-OwnerStrong Water Anaheim Ying Chang is the co-owner and fleet commander of Strong Water Anaheim,…
Removed Confederate monuments are redefined in MOCA, Brick exhibition
For the past decade, Confederate memorials have been a flashpoint in America’s heated culture wars. More than 150…
Contemporary artists face off with decommissioned Confederate statues in Los Angeles – The Art Newspaper
In 2017, the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, voted to remove an enormous bronze statue of the Confederate general…
Newsom vetoes bill that would have granted priority college admission for descendants of slavery
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday vetoed legislation that would have allowed public and private colleges to provide preferential…