Alison Rose Jefferson

Santa Monica Honors Black Residents and Black History at Belmar’s History + Art Project

Saybin Roberson, Contributing WriterMay 27, 2021

History would tell, from the 1880s Black as Black families migrated from the South escaping blatant racism and then Jim Crow, many chose California due to the climate, advertisements regarding employment, healthcare, and overall beautiful life. Many of these Black families landed in Santa Monica beach neighborhoods, including Belmar Park, in clusters, being some of the first to settle in a beach neighborhood.

Coastal Commission Approves Sweeping New Environmental Justice Policy to Increase Coastal Protections for All Californians

Sentinel News ServiceMarch 22, 2019

The commission adopted the policy on Friday, March 8 at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles. Since 1999, California has passed a series bills advancing the concept of environmental justice, which emerged out of the civil rights movement. In recent years, the push to correct long-standing inequities that have disproportionately burdened lower-income communities of color has been increasing with a number of state agencies working to adopt similar policies.