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More than 700 first graders participate in United Way’s Woodland Kids Read event
From Daily Democrat
Sandy Holman –– Life in Purple Hues
An article written about Sandy Holman or “The Purple Lady” and what she has dedicated her life to and why she created The Culture C.O.-O.P.
From The Daily Vanguard
Juneteenth bill would no longer give California state workers a new paid holiday
An article written about Juneteenth featuring a video of the Yolo County Juneteenth Celebration (2022) in collaboration with the Culture C.O.-O.P.
From The Sacramento Bee
‘Come together in solidarity right now’: Founder of Culture C.O.-O.P. Sandy Holman talks to The Aggie about racial justice education, activism
From The California Aggie
Yolo County honors Black History Months with the documentary series 'The Cost of Darkness'
An article written about Yolo County and Black History Month regarding The Cost of Darkness documentary made by The Culture C.O.-O.P.
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Holman Named Citizen of the Year (2022)
“Sandy Holman has been a unifying presence in the city of Davis for decades, working to promote understanding and love for diverse cultures and groups.” - Anne Ternus-Bellamy
From Davis Enterprise
Yolo County Kick off Black History Month with Screening of the Movie ‘Cost of Darkness’
An article written about Yolo County’s Screening of The Cost of Darkness film by The Culture C.O.-O.P.
From The Davis Vanguard
S.O.A.R Approach Summary
This document is a summary of our approach for S.O.A.R, Students Overcoming All Resistance.
The Portland Baseline Essays
African American Art Traditions and Developments
African American Social Science
African American Contributions to Science and Technology
Dr. King’s Article
The descendants of the African diaspora which connects us all globally and connects us to our African roots, are survivors, change agents, and warriors for social justice. African based (black) people come from a history that laid the foundations of the world and which is the original brain trusts of knowledge in almost every field and discipline you can think of including mathematics , science, philosophy , architecture ,( we built the pyramids), art and so forth. Our DNA connects us to a legacy of genius, determination and accomplishment. We have done the aforementioned even as the Maafa and other tragedies have impacted black people everywhere. Hence, when Martin Luther King was assassinated , though tragic and heart wrenching in its impact on our community, it was a continuation of insidious violence that has been carried out against African – American people, and dark skinned people in general around the world, since we arrived in the Americas. Black folks have had to navigate a constant state of unconscious and conscious Post traumatic Stress Syndrome, as a result of violence against us to the point of needing to go numb sometimes so that we do not lose our minds. Yes, the timing of Martin Luther Kings death was crushing as far as extinguishing the flames of hope temporarily and carving yet another wound into our “spiritual” flesh, but our collective, historic and systemic trauma in this country, and the frequency of it, has required that black people stay the course and forge ahead. Having said that, the costs to african – Americans is high since we never really get to recover before the next injustice, murder or assassination happens. We pay for it in our health, the blocking of our dreams through systemic oppression, and being ground down into a burnout that never leaves your body, soul and mind. Hence, we have never fully recovered from Martin Luther King’s assassination and all the other violent acts for that matter, but we are a people who still rise and accomplish extraordinary things since our human spirits are indomitable!