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February 23, 2024

Black is Beautiful Gala

The Black is Beautiful Gala and Fundraiser will be held on Friday, February 23, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM PST at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort in The Grand Ballroom. The program will be hosted by local artist and performer, Vivian Storm, and will include musical performances by a special guest for VIP sponsors, Inner Light Gospel Choir, Santa Barbara Unified School District  Honor Band, a special HBCU Majorette Tribute by P Money Experience, a Divine 9 Stroll, the Black Legacy Awards, a raffle giveaway, and HJSB will have the Black/African American Historical Timeline exhibition onsite to view for VIP sponsors.

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February 25, 2023

Black History in Santa Barbara - Exhibition & Gallery

In honor of Black History Month at The Riviera Ridge School, Miriam Dance, Director of Visual and Performing Arts, and Tayllor Johnson, Artist-in-Residence and Administrative Team Member, partnered with Healing Justice Santa Barbara (HJSB), a local community organization, 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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February 1, 2023

Black History Month 2023 - Black Resistance in Santa Barbara County

The 2023 theme of Black Resistance tells the story of how this community resists, rises above, and thrives, despite historical and continued oppression. The Association for the Study of African American Life and History shares:

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February 3, 2022

Black History Month 2022

Join us throughout the month of February at the Melanin Gallery located at 833 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA from Wednesday-Sunday 12-5pm for the view the "Santa Barbara's Black History: For the Love of Our People" historical museum pop-up put together by HJSB in collaboration with Black Santa Barbara community members and organizations, Page and Turnbull and an Architectural Historian for the City of Santa Barbara.

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