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Juneteenth as a Title V Holiday throughout California remains an ongoing challenge 
While Juneteenth became a a Title V Federal Holiday in June 2021, on many California municipalities Juneteenth 2026 has yet to be designated as a paid official holiday for all employees and residents to observe.
Choosing to align Juneteenth as a “paid holiday” is much more than an extra vacation day; it is a commitment to respect, equity, and civic integrity....
Posted: Mon, Mar 30, 2026 7:48pm PDT
2026 National Ag Day - “Can we just grow some food?” 
2026 National Ag Day, Black Agriculture looking toward knocking the rust off the Black Belt and throughout the nation, “Can we just grow some food!” remains the vision....
Posted: Tue, Mar 24, 2026 2:01pm PDT
Celebrate the birth of California Africana 365 
100th Anniversary of Negro History Week
50th Anniversary of Black History Month
Let us celebrate the birth of California Africana 365...
Posted: Wed, Feb 25, 2026 11:47am PST
2016 Sacramento Regional Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony 
California United States Colored Troops, 1,918 who reportedly enlisted from California so acknowledged and honored for their service to our nation....
Posted: Tue, Feb 3, 2026 4:06pm PST
Lawsuit Launched to Require National Gray Wolf Recovery Plan 
WASHINGTON, December 2, 2025 — The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice today of its intent to sue the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service for refusing to develop a national gray wolf recovery plan under the Endangered Species Act. The notice comes two years after the Center won a similar lawsuit....
Posted: Thu, Dec 4, 2025 7:45am PST
California 175 - CA State Capitol - Matunda Ya Kwanzaa - Unity 
The 7 principles, 7 symbols of our “California Grown” 7 day Kwanzaa Holiday is practiced year round as part of the restoration of Black Agriculture throughout the Pan African Diaspora....
Posted: Mon, Nov 24, 2025 1:38pm PST
CFA Sues CSU Over Disclosure of Faculty Personal Information to Trump Administration The California Faculty Association on October 10 filed a Petition for Writ of Mandate and Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief against the Board of Trustees of California State University in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The case seeks a court order prohibiting CSU administrators from disclosing CFA members’ personal information in response to federal subpoenas without first providing notice to affected employees and an opportunity for them to object....
Posted: Fri, Oct 17, 2025 8:28am PDT
California 175 - 1850 Compromise: Our ongoing journey towards a paid Juneteenth Holiday 
President George Washington signed just two pieces of slavery related legislation: the 1793 Fugitive Slave Law, which guaranteed the right of slaveholders to recover escaped slaves across state lines, and the 1794 Slave Trade Act, which restricted U.S. participation in the trafficking of human cargo. 1850 Compromise established the State of California and expanded Chattel Slavery impacts throughout America....
Posted: Sat, Sep 13, 2025 8:43am PDT
Reparations and the 175th Anniversary of the birth of California 
175th Anniversary of the State of California opens a path to reconsider California Juneteenth law toward alignment with our Title 5 US Juneteenth Federal Law celebrating the close of our US Civil War and path to end chattel slavery in America/...
Posted: Wed, Jul 30, 2025 2:53pm PDT
CA State Capitol Juneteenth honors U.S Colored Troops who enlisted from California 
When the Civil War started, African-Americans had no pathway to citizenship in the United States. We were defined in the Constitution as being chattel slaves. And every court decision from that point up to the Civil War reinforced our position and our status in society....
Posted: Thu, Jun 12, 2025 8:54am PDT
American River Parkway - Old Coloma Road Monore-Gouch Family part of our unique journey 
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
City of Sacramento considers an official ordinance establishing a Juneteenth Holiday 
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
Juneteenth Title 5 US Federal Holiday - A quasi-optional Juneteenth Day of Observance 
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
California 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, 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
A 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 Federal Holiday for all California employees....
Posted: Wed, Mar 26, 2025 8:31am PDT
California 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 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
California 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 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
2024 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 Harvest and honor California Black Veterans...
Posted: Fri, Dec 20, 2024 11:22pm PST
2024 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 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
2024 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" throughout all aspects of California Agriculture and beyond....
Posted: Tue, Dec 17, 2024 12:51am PST