The Monroe family, 19th century Black California pioneers, rose from slavery to become landowners in Coloma, California.

It is a story of grit and determination, set in the El Dorado Hills.  Back in 1848, what is described as a “flurry of humanity” took over the Coloma valley, because of gold.

A Centers for Disease Control study shows that even though maternal mortality rates dropped overall in the U.S., black women ...

The self-guided tour at the California Museum includes several themes, like Black resilience, activism, democracy and community.

Rain and cooler temperatures will bring relief to Southern California this weekend, after a prolonged stretch of dry, breezy weather that allowed wildfires to thrive.

A white Risso’s dolphin known to frequent Monterey Bay looked especially luminous Saturday during an extraordinary Southern California appearance. Capt. Delaney Trowbridge of Pacific Offshore ...

Red flag warnings have once again been issued across Southern California, with National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists warning of windy conditions that are ideal for rapid fire spread.

ANOTHER BIG WILDFIRE IS BURNING RIGHT NOW IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THIS FIRE RACING THROUGH ... I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE LATEST MAP. THIS IS FROM CAL FIRE. SO IT DOES HAVE THE MOST RECENT PERIMETER.

SACRAMENTO, California — President Donald Trump ... as legislators prepare to send his office $25 million to fight the White House in court and as Trump’s team prepares an onslaught of ...

A forecast map from AccuWeather showed there were at least elevated fire risks for several counties in Southern California, including San Luis Obispo and Imperial. Furthermore, there were ...

It includes cultural and structural racism as well as interpersonal forms of racism reflected in interactions of teachers with Black kids and families ... relative to their white peers.

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