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Israel Beal: California Pioneer

Biddy Mason Collaborative May 17, 2022

Israel Beal: California Pioneer

Essays

LARB: Biddy Mason in Images: A Monumental Life in Monumental Forms

Arielle Alterwaite January 6, 2022

LARB: Biddy Mason in Images: A Monumental Life in Monumental…

Op-Eds

Los Angeles Times: Why California’s slavery reparations task force has the power to transform us all

Kevin Waite September 10, 2021

Los Angeles Times: Why California’s slavery reparations task force has…

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Washington Post: California is Finally Confronting its History of Slavery. Here’s How.

Sarah Barringer Gordon and Kevin Waite June 7, 2021

Washington Post: California is Finally Confronting its History of Slavery.…

Video

The Black Church in Los Angeles, a Conversation with Lorn Foster

Lorn Foster March 4, 2021

The Black Church in Los Angeles, a Conversation with Lorn…

Audio

New Podcast on Black California

Cal Ag Roots February 2, 2021

New Podcast on Black California

Essays

Free Forever: The Contentious Hearing That Made Biddy Mason A Legend

Hadley Meares January 23, 2021

Free Forever: The Contentious Hearing That Made Biddy Mason A…

Essays

Blog Post: “Which Is Something Unusual”

Som-Mai Nguyen September 5, 2020

Blog Post: “Which Is Something Unusual”

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Los Angeles Times: California’s forgotten slave history

Sarah Barringer Gordon and Kevin Waite May 26, 2020

Los Angeles Times: California’s forgotten slave history