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2024 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 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
Book Club: "The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters"
online...
Event Date: Mon, Apr 15, 2024 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Fri, Apr 5, 2024 11:24pm PDT
175th Anniversary of Negro Bar, Mormon Island, Negro Hill - 1849 CA Gold Mining District
Since the 22nd Annual, Folsom Juneteenth 2022, unanimous decision to rename the day use area Black Miners Bar at Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, (known for decades as Negro Bar State Park) DPR collaborated with the California African American Museum (CAAM) in developing the African American History & Engagement project proposal which the legislature approved $15M in one-time general funds for in the 2022-2023 fiscal year budget for this five-year project - 2024 Black Miners Bar open fo...
Posted: Fri, Apr 5, 2024 10:01pm PDT
Campaign for Democracy in California
An answer to the Governor's Campaign for Democracy which fails to address the lack of poor people being able to run for office with the possibility of winning....
Posted: Fri, Apr 5, 2024 12:46am PDT
Pinner files a more than $35 million lawsuit against the LACCD for wrongful termination ov
A new legal battle ensues over the Valley Academic and Cultural Center.
By Star Eisenberg and Milan Rafaelov, Editors-in-Chief...
Posted: Fri, Mar 29, 2024 12:56pm PDT
Lost Sierra Forest - Climate Action Camp
In Plumas National Forest outside town of Paradise (email lostsierra_forest [at] proton.me for info) from May 23-29...
Event Date: Thu, May 23, 2024 3:00pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Mar 23, 2024 11:01am PDT
Lost Sierra Forest - Climate Action Camp
Come out to the Lost Sierra Forest-Climate Action Camp from May 23-29 in the Plumas N.F.!...
Posted: Sat, Mar 23, 2024 10:58am PDT
California Private Employers Can Choose Whether to Observe/Pay for Juneteenth Holiday
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
California Bill Would Clamp Down on Dangerous Idle Oil, Gas Wells
Measure Ramps Up Plugging Duties for Oil Industry...
Posted: Fri, Mar 22, 2024 12:52pm PDT
California Resolution Calls for “Year of the California Grizzly Bear”
2024 Marks Centennial of State Animal Extirpation...
Posted: Fri, Mar 22, 2024 12:46pm PDT
Beyond Vietnam: Public Reading of Speech - MLK's Historic Call to End War & Suffering
Register for Zoom here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rceuupzMqH9C6vztOonjhAG2Ej7BnQrtt#/registration...
Event Date: Thu, Apr 4, 2024 6:30pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Mar 19, 2024 8:58am PDT
'FBI Tracking, Questioning Muslims In US After Israeli Attack On Gaza'
Muslims in the US have been followed by the FBI for many years, but complaints have increased after Israeli attacks on Gaza on Oct. 7, Dina Chehata, civil rights managing attorney for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Los Angeles office, told Anadolu....
Posted: Tue, Mar 19, 2024 7:38am PDT
2024 African New Year Day - 175th Anniversary of our California Gold Mining District
The Dendera Solar Calendar is the oldest Zodiac in the world. It was originally in the ceiling of a small chapel atop a temple outside the town of Dendera in Kemet. (Classical Ancient Egypt) It has been dated to 30 BCE and is now housed in the Louvre in Paris, France. The ancient Kemetic (Egyptian) Dendera Solar Calendar included a year of 365 days. California Pioneers of Pan African Ancestry showcased the possibilities (1840-1875) as the dawn of a new Golden Age has begun....
Posted: Mon, Mar 18, 2024 6:21pm PDT
California Juneteenth U.S.C.T. remain "hidden figures" who served during the US Civil War
U.S.C.T - United States Colored Troops from the State of California remain "hidden figures" yet 1,918 served and countless U.S. Navy personnel. As we research our unique California Juneteenth Journey from Slavery to Freedom, those who paid the price is a good place to take a deep dive....
Posted: Sun, Mar 17, 2024 9:48pm PDT
Cops throughout California target Alameda County D.A., Pamela Price
Cops Target Alameda County D.A., Pamela Price:...
Posted: Mon, Mar 11, 2024 11:44pm PDT
Fruit Festivals - CA Black Agriculture Women's Fundraising - Political Activism
Early California Black Churches played a central role not only in the Colored Convention Movement but in Black women’s fundraising and organizing efforts in general. By holding events like the “Fruit Festival,” as well as picnics and fairs, Black women raised funds to build, buy, and sustain churches. Once such churches were established, they also served as channels through which Black women organized and participated in philanthropy and political activism involving fundraising....
Posted: Sun, Mar 10, 2024 12:40pm PDT
24th Annual, Folsom Juneteenth - Educational Symposium, Jazz Festival and much more
24th Annual, Folsom Juneteenth Celebrations is a month-long effort to showcase our unique, authentic journey from "Slavery to Freedom along the American River Parkway and throughout the California Gold Country"...
Posted: Sat, Mar 9, 2024 3:54am PST
Green Voter Guide for Tuesday's election
Immediately below are endorsements by the Green Party of Alameda County (and a link to our voter guide), followed by links to endorsements by the San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Sonoma county Green Parties....
Posted: Mon, Mar 4, 2024 7:51am PST
2024 California Women's Herstory Month - Queen Califia
2024 California Women's Herstory Month, let us recall well the living history of Queen Califia, “Pan African Queen of California” while reconnecting past, present and future contributions to the forward flow of humanity by people of Pan African Ancestry, both enslaved and free, this special 175th Anniversary of the California Gold Mining District of 1849....
Posted: Fri, Mar 1, 2024 2:07pm PST
2019 Annual Overall Review of Aramark at Yosemite
The 2019 AOR score was Marginal. Yosemite Superintendent Muldoon changed it to Satisfactory on April, 10 2020....
Posted: Fri, Mar 1, 2024 9:36am PST