History

Traveling throughout the South during the 1950s was hazardous for African Americans. There were precious few hotels and restaurants that opened their doors to minorities, and fewer still had accommodations above the bare minimum, to say nothing of the...

A New York Times Editors' Pick"Magnificent.... A uniquely intimate history of Black liberation." - Los Angeles TimesThe long overdue story of the Shakurs, persistent fighters in the U.S. struggle for racial justice, and one of the most prominent,...

African Americans have been part of the Vallejo mosaic since 1850, the year of the North Bay city's birth. John Grider, a Tennessee native and former slave who arrived in Vallejo in 1850, was one of the city's earliest residents and a veteran of the...

The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas and their fifty-year sisterhood, a legacy erased from history--until now. At the height of the Civil Rights movement, Lydia Abarca was a Black prima ballerina with a major international...

Black Firsts in Los Angeles shines a spotlight on more than 200 extraordinary achievements by Black Angelenos.Black Firsts highlights the oft unheralded accomplishments of Black Angelenos which-despite their importance-are generally not included in...

Black Firsts in Los Angeles shines a spotlight on more than 200 extraordinary achievements by Black Angelenos.Black Firsts highlights the oft unheralded accomplishments of Black Angelenos which-despite their importance-are generally not included in...

The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas and their fifty-year sisterhood, a legacy erased from history--until now. At the height of the Civil Rights movement, Lydia Abarca was a Black prima ballerina with a major international...

The definitive illustrated volume on the work and life of Ann Lowe, a consummate couturier who designed lavish evening and bridal gowns for members of America's social registry, a Black woman working hard behind the scenes whose important legacy has...