Every year Juneteenth SB works with community members to create proclamations and resolutions with the County of Santa Barbara and cities in our region to recognize Black History Month and Juneteenth.
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA - Santa Barbara County will celebrate Juneteenth from Friday, June 16, through Friday, June 23. Check out and join the celebrations happening throughout our county!
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This year’s installment of “Forward Ever, Backward Never” also features sponsorship and support from IVRPD’s event partners at UCSB’s Office of Black Student Development (OBSD), UCSB Black Student (BSU), the UCSB A.S. Commission on Culture, Arts, And Joy Justice (CCAJJ).
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In honor of Black History Month at The Riviera Ridge School, Miriam Dance, Director of Visual and Performing Arts, and Taylor Johnson, Artist-in-Residence and Administrative Team Member, partnered with Healing Justice Santa Barbara (HJSB), to collaborate, celebrate and honor Black History in Santa Barbara. This month, HJSB’s Black History Exhibition will have a new home at The Riviera Ridge School, so the overarching goals of HJSB can continue to provide support and access to Black/African-American cultural resources, celebrate and fund the Arts, Public Safety, Support for Our Youth in Education, Environmental Justice and Sustainability, Outreach, and Meaningful Collaborations.
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As our community grows and the need for services rises as well. Juneteenth Santa Barbara sees their place as an organization that can amplify voices to bring awareness of the good work of the organizations providing services, programs, and entertainment - all in an effort to connect our communities.
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA - The Santa Barbara County Black/African-American community comes together to celebrate the historical achievements Black/African Americans have made for our region and the nation. Juneteenth Santa Barbara (JSB) brings together Black/African-American-led organizations to continue the tradition of providing Black History Month (BHM) events in February and year-round in Santa Barbara County.
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Juneteenth Santa Barbara celebrated its fifth year with a historic and first ever ‘Caring For the People’ Block Party on Sunday, June 19, 2022. The event received wide coverage from local media and noted below:
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Sojourner Kincaid Rolle is a poet, playwright, an environmental educator and a peace activist. She served as the Poet Laureate of Santa Barbara, CA. (2015-2017).
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Vivian Storm is a Milwaukee native with the energy of a million storms. She has lived in Santa Barbara for over 7 years and has helped cultivate spaces that encourage joy and belonging. Her love for performing and entertaining shines through each of her performances…
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Miriam Dance is a talented performer, singer and songwriter and has written songs for many artists of many different genres. “Heartstrings,” Miriam’s first solo EP was released in February of 2019.
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Talitha Gabrielle is an acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter who records and performs original music influenced by popular Neo-soul/R&B, Pop, and Hip-Hop artists. Born and raised in Hampton, VA, she currently resides in Santa Barbara, CA. Learn more about Talitha Gabrielle at https://www.talithagabriellemusic.com/.
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County of Santa Barbara California Resolution for Juneteenth in Santa Barbara County on June 15, 2022.
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA - Santa Barbara County will celebrate Juneteenth from Saturday, June 18 through Monday, June 20 in observance of the federal holiday. Check out and join the celebrations happening throughout our county!
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Juneteenth Santa Barbara welcomes the community at large to the fifth year of celebrating Juneteenth in Santa Barbara! The free block party celebration will be on Sunday, June 19, 2022, from 12 pm to 5 pm, in historically Black Santa Barbara also known as the Funk Zone. On the 200 block of Gray Avenue in Santa Barbara.
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On Thursday, February 17, 2022, Healing Justice Santa Barbara presented a virtual film screening, panel discussion, and Q&A to share with the community about the historical and cultural context of Black people in SantaBarbara.
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On February 1, 2022, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors acknowledged and proclaimed February 2022 as Black History Month with an official Resolution. The presentation included the singing of the Negro National Anthem by Darell Tullis, presentation by SB County Supervisors honoring healers (health care and behavioral health practitioners). SB County staff worked with Lawanda Lyons-Pruit, Wendy Sims-Moten, and Jordan Killebrew on this presentation and the three received the Resolution on behalf of the Black/African American communities across Santa Barbara County. View the videos below to enjoy.
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA - In celebration of the historical achievements of Black/African American’s for our country, Black/African-American led organizations continue the tradition of coming together to provide events for Black History Month (BHM) in February and year-round in Santa Barbara County. The 2022 theme of Black Joy & Legacy Through Family Health & Safety connects the events to uplifting the joy, accomplishments, challenges, and successes of local Black/African-American individuals.
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SANTA BARBARA, CA - Around thirty virtual events are planned for Black History Month (BHM) in Santa Barbara County with a theme of The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity this year. For the second year in a row, several organizations are collaborating to celebrate and honor the contributions of African Americans and Black folks in society.
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Submit comments online and learn more about the project at Los Padres ForestWatch. Deadline June 30, 2020.
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Support Black Students in Santa Barbara! SBUSD Board meeting is today at 6:30PM, if you want to make a public comment it must be submitted by 4PM today.
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