A sacred surfboard hand-painted by artist Alex Escudero Ochoa as part of the Paddle out for Peace — a floating ceremony at sea that honored black and brown lives cut short by police brutality — is now up for auction. The June 14 event took place in the cove south of the Samoa Peninsula’s Coast Guard […]
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Juneteenth 2020 Celebration
Join the Eureka Chapter of The NAACP and Black Humboldt for today’s Juneteenth celebration happening from noon-11:30 p.m. at various online locations. The event includes performances from Black Humboldt artists, music, virtual vending from local POC businesses, Knowledge for Power sessions, hands-on workshops led by local black professionals and more. Here’s how to participate: Zoom: […]
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Black Humboldt, Eureka NAACP Juneteenth Virtual Celebration
Black Humboldt and the Eureka chapter of the NAACP are inviting community members to the virtual Juneteenth celebration on June 19 at noon. According to a release, Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States that began on June 19, 1865. “This holiday is very important and empowering […]