Shifting the Narrative: Black LA

Toward a Black History Framework
February 22  4 – 6pm

Black History is Pacoima History
March 1  4 – 6pm

The Historic Belmar Neighborhood
April 12  4 – 6pm

Join the UCLA History-Geography Project as we explore the stories of Black Angelenos.  Shifting the Narrative: Black LA will explore Prof. LaGarrett King’s six principles for teaching Black stories so that joy, hope, and agency come forth to show the many ways various Black communities in LA have persisted, fought for justice, and creatively preserved cultural traditions, while overcoming racism and economic challenges.  For a closer look at one community, public historian, author, and Director of the Pacoima Historical Society, Crystal Jackson will share the little known, yet vital stories of Black Pacoima. To end the series, Professor Alison Rose Jefferson, author of Living the California Dream: African American Leisure Communities During the Jim Crow Era,  will share the vibrant history of the Belmar community and how the struggle for leisure and public space reshaped the freedom rights struggle.

Through scholar talks, interactive conversations, and the analysis of primary sources, participants will be inspired to shift their instructional approach to teaching Black histories by using local stories, highlighting community members, and exposing students to the rich, resilient, and powerful ways Black Angelenos have transformed and will continue to transform Los Angeles.

Toward a Black History Framework
LaGarrett King, PhD
University at Buffalo
Feb 22: 4pm-6:00pm

Black History is Pacoima History
Crystal Jackson
Pacoima Historical Society
March 1: 4pm-6pm

The Historic Belmar Neighborhood
Alison Rose Jefferson, PhD
Author of Living the California Dream: African American Leisure Sites during the Jim Crow Era
April 12: 4pm-6pm