Los Angeles
“The global diaspora makes Black history important. Africa’s history is in the U.S., it’s in the Caribbean, it’s in Latin America, it’s all over.”
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Daniel Grant
Los Angeles
“Black history is past, present and future. It’s a reflection of who we are. It’s like a currency. The more that we gather, the more change that we get.”
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Carolyn Dodson
Los Angeles
“History is important, period. People like to separate it by race or whatever, but it’s all American history.”
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Nicole Brooks
Los Angeles
“It’s important because it gives us a measure of where we came from and our contributions to this country.”
Compiled by Cynthia Gibson in the West Adams District.