Facing history los angeles

I had the chance to chat with Elizabeth Stewart, celebrity stylist, and founder of the online fashion platform. Topics: Los Angeles , anti-racism. Posted by Liz Vogel on August 13, The film is available for streaming on Apple TV beginning August 14th. Posted by Liz Vogel on April 21, Topics: Facing History Resources. Posted by Liz Vogel on February 12, On February 12, , The Los Angeles Times published a front page article written by Jefferson Edmonds, a newspaper editor and political activist.

Want more? Topics: Reconstruction , Los Angeles , Slavery. Posted by Liz Vogel on August 16, On March 10, , Biddy, who had just given birth to her third daughter, had to walk behind the covered wagons. During this long journey, Biddy tended to the sheep while carrying her infant daughter Harriet in her arms. Daughters Ellen and Ann walked beside her. She also cared for anyone who go sick along the way. The Smith household lived in Utah for three years. When the Mormon church leaders decided to establish a new post in San Bernardino, California, Robert Smith decided to move his family again.

They arrived in San Bernardino in Topics: Los Angeles , Upstander. Posted by Mary Hendra on June 1, Over the last 2 months, I've had the immense pleasure of interviewing three individuals with unique and powerful perspectives on civic engagement. But perhaps the most inspirational are the stories that come from LA Facing History Partnership Schools each year around this time - individuals and groups whose upstanding make a concrete difference every day in the lives and future of our Southern California students and communities.

Posted by Mary Hendra on April 14, This year, Facing History LA had the pleasure of collaborating with The Soraya for some beautiful programming and teacher support in relation to the Violins of Hope project. Violins of Hope features violins that were owned and played by European Jews before the Holocaust.

Over the past 20 years, the violins have been recovered and restored by Israeli luthier violin maker and repairer Amnon Weinstein. Los Angeles was to play host this Spring to violins from this collection in both museums and theaters, and teachers throughout the city were bringing these stories to their students.

Despite all of the cancelled events during this time, we are thrilled to share that the Soraya will still be able to bring Niv Ashkenazi and his priceless violin to teachers and students - and this is now an OPEN event available to a wider audience. Political conventions coincide with the start of school in California this year, presenting a unique nexus of past, present, and future for teachers.

The nomination of Kamala Harris as a Vice Presidential candidate shows the value in teaching the significance of both contemporary and historic as we have seen that her candidacy has provided an opportunity to dive deeper into the work and legacy of Charlotta Bass.

Some had wide visibility even during their own time. Others took a stand which was built on later. Topics: Los Angeles , Social Justice. Posted by Marti Tippens Murphy on August 21, If you have never heard of Charlotta Bass before now, you are not alone. Most people living in Los Angeles where she lived and worked for decades have never heard of her.

That should be shocking given her many accomplishments over her career, and her prominence in the civic life of Los Angeles. Topics: Los Angeles , Black History. Posted by Guest Blogger on August 15, The open hand is blessed, for it gives in abundance, even as it receives. In return she received many blessings.

Biddy was born enslaved on August 15, in Macon County, Georgia. Although she was forbidden to learn how to read or write, she was able to learn skills that served her well throughout her life: How to tend to livestock, use herbs and roots to make medicine, nursing skills, and midwifery. When she was eighteen years old she was given as a wedding gift to Robert and Rebecca Smith. Facing History proudly values diversity. To read our full statement on diversity, please follow this link from our careers page.

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