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.”
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.”
Carolyn Dodson
Los Angeles
“History is important, period. People like to separate it by race or whatever, but it’s all American history.”
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.
