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imageAmerican River Parkway - Old Coloma Road Monore-Gouch Family part of our unique journey
2025 California Preservation Conference
by Dawn - California Preservation Foundation
Freedom is never free, the Monroe-Gooch Family legacy continues. 25th Anniversary of Folsom Juneteenth the renaissance of how a Modern Juneteenth began in Folsom remembered....
Posted: Mon, May 26, 2025 10:18pm PDT
imageCity of Sacramento considers an official ordinance establishing a Juneteenth Holiday
1852 California Fugitive Slave Act
by Michael Harris
The City of Sacramento, Capitol City of the Great State of California considers an official Juneteenth Holiday Ordinance 2 1/2+ years late after our June 2021 Title 5 US Federal Holiday....
Posted: Sat, May 3, 2025 9:49am PDT
imageJuneteenth Title 5 US Federal Holiday - A quasi-optional Juneteenth Day of Observance
2024 Black Miners Bar Juneteenth, Folsom, CA
by Michael Harris (edited)
The 25th Anniversary of Folsom Juneteenth vs. 4th Annual Black Miners Bar Juneteenth highlights the ongoing challenge of our authentic Title 5 Federal Holiday “not yet” recognized throughout the State of California....
Posted: Wed, Apr 23, 2025 12:42pm PDT
imageCalifornia Juneteenth currently is not aligned with our newest Title 5 Federal Holiday
On June 19, 2025, our nation will commemorate and celebrate the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth Celebrations on Port Galveston Island, Te...
by Michael Harris
On June 19, 2025, our nation will commemorate and celebrate the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth Celebrations on Port Galveston Island, Texas. The journey toward this historic milestone is an opportunity to pause and reflect on our collective journey towards the end the US Civil War. Today, our Title 5 Federal Holiday is not official throughout California. The assignment to go city by city and county by county remains…...
Posted: Thu, Apr 10, 2025 9:36pm PDT
imageA path to our 160th Anniversary of Juneteenth comes alive at our California State Capitol
Our California State Capitol Juneteenth Celebration builds momentum towards the State of California officially recognizing our Title 5 US...
by Khubaka, Michael Harris
Our California State Capitol Juneteenth Celebration builds momentum towards the State of California officially recognizing our Title 5 US Federal Holiday for all California employees....
Posted: Wed, Mar 26, 2025 8:31am PDT
imageCalifornia 175 - California State Capitol Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom
July 2002, Governor Gray Davis signed Assembly Bill 1749 (AB1749) into state law, observing every third Saturday in June as Juneteenth Na...
by Khubaka, Michael Harris
July 2002, Governor Gray Davis signed Assembly Bill 1749 (AB1749) into state law, observing every third Saturday in June as Juneteenth National Freedom Day for the State of California. This bill was amended in 2003, and is now recorded in legislation under Senate Bill 812 (SB812). AB1749 was sponsored by Juneteenth America, Inc. and authored by Assemblymember John Longville (Rialto-D), the journey continues to align California Juneteenth law with US Federal Juneteenth law....
Posted: Mon, Feb 24, 2025 11:03pm PST
imageCalifornia 175 - Leidesdorff Ranch - 2025 Folsom Black History Month Celebration
A tribute to Tova Leidesdorf builds upon the Golden  Legacy of the "African Founding Father of California" who continues to provide many ...
by Michael Harris
A tribute to Tova Leidesdorf builds upon the Golden Legacy of the "African Founding Father of California" who continues to provide many examples of high culture and American excellence that teach values and beliefs for a new Golden Age for America. The 2025 US Farm Bill shall provide expanded opportunity for local food systems to mirror early 1844 Agricultural practices by California Pioneers of Pan African Ancestry. The 1906 Antiquity Act requested to preserve Leidesdorff Ranch establishe...
Posted: Mon, Feb 17, 2025 2:51pm PST
image2024 Folsom Kwanzaa - Matunda Ya Kwanza - California 175 - Black Miners Bar State Park
Folsom Ujamaa - Matunda ya Kwanza - California 175 is in good hands with Rev. Clarence Eziokwu Washington as we grow First Fruits of the ...
by Khubaka, Michael Harris
Folsom Ujamaa - Matunda ya Kwanza - California 175 is in good hands with Rev. Clarence Eziokwu Washington as we grow First Fruits of the Harvest and honor California Black Veterans...
Posted: Fri, Dec 20, 2024 11:22pm PST
image2024 Kwanzaa Karamu Feast - featuring Locally Grown, Healthy Foods
Kwanzaa is reportedly the fastest growing holiday globally.  2024 Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are aligned in a special 24 hour path o...
by Khubaka, Michael Harris
Kwanzaa is reportedly the fastest growing holiday globally. 2024 Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are aligned in a special 24 hour path of unity. Everyone should learn the history of the holidays and celebrate your unique place in the world....
Posted: Fri, Dec 20, 2024 7:52pm PST
image2024 Breakfast with Christmas, Sunset with Hanukkah and Midnight with Kwanzaa - Celebrate
Our 26th Annual, California State Capitol Kwanzaa continues to push the agenda towards expanded "Black Agriculture Production"  throughou...
by Khubaka, Michael Harris
Our 26th Annual, California State Capitol Kwanzaa continues to push the agenda towards expanded "Black Agriculture Production" throughout all aspects of California Agriculture and beyond....
Posted: Tue, Dec 17, 2024 12:51am PST
imageKwanzaa, our “California Grown” Pan African Holiday, now celebrated around the world
Ancient Pan African Agriculture Calendar
by Modified by Khubaka Michael Harris
For over a quarter century our California State Capitol Kwanzaa Celebrations continue to help shine a bright light upon the fastest growing holiday in the world, Matunda Ya Kwanza as we launch California 175, the birth of our State of California....
Posted: Fri, Dec 6, 2024 10:41am PST
image2024 World Dashiki Day - A Renaissance of Pan African Culture
Authentic traditional hand-woven "Dashikis" are created during an intricate, 8-hour process, but the Dashikis can be machine-made replica...
by Khubaka, Michael Harris
Authentic traditional hand-woven "Dashikis" are created during an intricate, 8-hour process, but the Dashikis can be machine-made replicas as a basic introduction to intricate and high culture thoughtfulness of genuine Pan African attire....
Posted: Mon, Oct 28, 2024 10:14pm PDT
image180th Anniversary of Leidesdorff Ranch, Honorable William Alexander Leidesdorff Jr.
Landing at Leidesdorff, San Francisco Financial District
by Khubaka, Michael Harris
Today, we highlight the strategic connection of New York financial bond markets to early California acquisition and development. Join us celebrate our "Ancient Future" honoring Gold Rush Era California Pioneers of Pan African Ancestry, birthday of Honorable William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr....
Posted: Tue, Oct 8, 2024 1:07pm PDT
image2025 California Admission Day - 175th Anniversary of the Great State of California
We continue the journey, this 175th Annual California Admission Day, seeking to expanding consideration to share the authentic contributi...
by Khubaka, Michael Harris
We continue the journey, this 175th Annual California Admission Day, seeking to expanding consideration to share the authentic contributions of all Californians....
Posted: Tue, Sep 10, 2024 2:34pm PDT
imageCalifornia Buffalo Soldiers Trail, 1902-1904 legacy comes alive
2024 National Buffalo Soldiers Day celebrations are being planned along our California Buffalo Soldiers Trail from the San Francisco Pres...
by Khubaka, Michael Harris (edited)
2024 National Buffalo Soldiers Day celebrations are being planned along our California Buffalo Soldiers Trail from the San Francisco Presidio and Monterey Presidio to Sequoia National Park and Yosemite National Park marking the years 1902-1904 with the newly release book by author Brian Shellum, along the Historic California Buffalo Soldiers Trail....
Posted: Fri, Jul 12, 2024 2:06am PDT
image24th Annual Folsom Juneteenth - Reclaiming our Golden Legacy
Slave Nation
by Khubaka, Michael Harris
Captain, Dr. Gerald Higginbotham, Prime Minister of the American Slave Nation has a profound message to help align our US Federal Holiday with our quasi-optional California Holiday utilizing source documentation. The 175th Anniversary Year of Negro Hill, Mormon Island, Negro Bar and several other early Gold Rush Era Towns distorted, disparaged and destroyed for current political sport. The American Slave Nation has an alternative view and opinion to consider....
Posted: Fri, Jun 7, 2024 12:25am PDT
documentDisabled Communists and Anarchists: Disability Action Research Kollective
In January, we posted a Call for Submissions for a project inviting volunteers to write and submit a short, single-paragraph biography ab...
by A Radical Guide
In January, we posted a Call for Submissions for a project inviting volunteers to write and submit a short, single-paragraph biography about radicals with disabilities. That project is still underway, and the creator of the call has shared the first product, Disabled Communists and Anarchists: Disability Action Research Kollective, and this note is below....
Posted: Fri, Apr 12, 2024 3:07pm PDT
image2024 California Juneteenth an ongoing "Journey From Slavery to Freedom"
On July 2002, Governor Gray Davis signed Assembly Bill 1749 (AB1749) into state law, observing every third Saturday in June as Juneteenth...
by Khubaka, Michael Harris
On July 2002, Governor Gray Davis signed Assembly Bill 1749 (AB1749) into state law, observing every third Saturday in June as Juneteenth National Freedom Day for the State of California. This bill was amended in 2003, and is now recorded in legislation under Senate Bill 812 (SB812). AB1749 was authored by Juneteenth America, Inc. and sponsored by Assemblymember John Longville (Rialto-D), the journey continues......
Posted: Sat, Apr 6, 2024 11:23am PDT
imageCalifornia Private Employers Can Choose Whether to Observe/Pay for Juneteenth Holiday
2024 California State Capitol Juneteenth
by Sharon Novak
Juneteenth is a fixed Federal Holiday, yet in California confusion reigns supreme as California Juneteenth laws remain cloaked in mystery as California Reparations bills take center stage....
Posted: Fri, Mar 22, 2024 4:11pm PDT
imageCalifornia Bill Would Clamp Down on Dangerous Idle Oil, Gas Wells
Measure Ramps Up Plugging Duties for Oil Industry
by Center for Biological Diversity
Measure Ramps Up Plugging Duties for Oil Industry...
Posted: Fri, Mar 22, 2024 12:52pm PDT
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