HJSB'S NEW CHILDREN'S BOOK

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HJSB'S NEW CHILDREN'S BOOK 〰️

We Were Here, We Are Here: A Living History of Black Santa Barbara

Written by HJSB’s Simone Akila Ruskamp

Illustrated by Reyna Harris

Come along on a walk through Santa Barbara as poet laureate Sojourner Kincaid Rolle shares about the rich Black history of the Central Coast. 
Readers may be surprised to learn that the California coast was once home to a thriving Black community similar to Tulsa’s Black Wall Street, called the Haley Corridor. Children and adults of all ages will be introduced to concepts ranging from restrictive covenants to gentrification, and the urgency of community archiving and preservation.