ABOUT
Photo Credits - 2021
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association – Fran Capelletti
The Berkeley Historical Society
The Berkeley Public Library
Berkeleyside
Internet Archive
Robin Claire Barnes
Dolores Cooper
Loni Hancock
Rosa Higgs
Raymond Holbert
Carole Kennerly
Val O’Neal Walter
Tina Jones Williams
Community members who contributed for the 2022 exhibition
Acknowledgments/ Special Thanks
Mayor Eugene “Gus” Newport
Vice Mayor Carole Kennerly
Zach Franklin - South Berkeley Legacy Project
Senator Loni Hancock
Rosa Higgs
Bill “BJ” Jennings
Martin Snapp
UPCOMING - Year 3 – 2022
African Americans in Berkeley: Arts, Entertainment, Literature, Sports will present the African American community experience and contributions in these areas during the years 1940 – 2010. There are a number of Black Berkeleyans who have made contributions to all of these fields locally, nationally, and internationally. These figures include the artist Mildred Howard, the musician Joshua Redman, and athletes Don Barksdale, Glen Burke, and Steve Odom. Please join us!