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Black Cultural Heritage Sites in California that have been or are in Danger
Looking at Black Cultural Heritage in LA, the number of sites that have been negatively affected such as Bruce’s Beach are quite undertold. In fact, a quick youtube search of “black cultural heritage in LA” shows only ~5 relevant videos, with the most watched one only having about 3.1k views. This Wikipedia page goes over some of the Black Cultural Heritage Sites in California that have either been vandalized, damaged, or negatively impacted by weather.

Why do we need to care about these sites? A lot of these sites hold a such a rich and extensive history of Black people in America to where if something had happened to these sites, those stories could not be represented in the fullest way.

Sites
... Other examples include wooden wear and tear in the Second Baptist Church in Los Angeles

Bruce' Beach in Los Angeles
Youtube Video Title: Bruces Beach Missing Plaque Segment by Emmanuel Negash

Link to Video:

Description: Emmanuel Negash filmed a short segment on Bruce's Beach about a short backstory on how Willow Bruce, Charles Bruce and their family had gained this piece of land, and how they were also wrongfully stripped of it. This video also shows the missing plaque stolen in January of 2024.

Here and here, you can find a bit of history on the segregation that had happened at beaches in California.

Some Words from People at Bruce's Beach
Interviewed by: Emmanuel Negash and Cameraman

Citizen 1
Question: "How do you feel about the stolen plaque on Bruce's Beach?"

Answer: "Oh I think it is a tragedy! It truly shows the ugly side of this world and I think our community needs to get together to find whoever did this".

Citizen 2
Question: "How do you feel about the stolen plaque on Bruce's Beach?"

Answer: "When I had read about it, I had no words.... This was definitely an act of racism. Whoever did this needs to be locked up in jail".

Get Involved
If you are interested in learning more about Black History and Cultural Sites in California, NBC Los Angeles have kindly made a map of some prominent sites you can find here.