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The fight for a beach once owned by a Black family

The fight for a beach once owned by a Black family

FromThe Times: Essential news from the L.A. Times


The fight for a beach once owned by a Black family

FromThe Times: Essential news from the L.A. Times

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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Jun 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Nearly a century ago, government officials pushed a Black family from their beachfront property in the Southern California city of Manhattan Beach. Now, in what could be a landmark in this nation’s efforts to correct past injustices to African Americans, the County of Los Angeles wants to give Bruce’s Beach back to the family that once owned it. Today, our senior producer Denise Guerra speaks with the historians, family members and grassroots organizers who championed this cause for years until it could not be ignored. We also speak with L.A. Times environmental reporter Rosanna Xia about her work, which amplified the story of Bruce’s Beach to the world.More reading:Manhattan Beach was once home to Black beachgoers, but the city ran them out. Now it faces a reckoningBlack descendants of Bruce’s Beach owner could get Manhattan Beach land back under plan Editorial: Pay back the Bruces for Bruce’s beach
Released:
Jun 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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“The Times” is a podcast from the Los Angeles Times hosted by columnist Gustavo Arellano along with reporters from our diverse newsroom. Every weekday, our podcast takes listeners beyond the headlines, with our West Coast outlook on the world. News, entertainment, the environment, immigration, politics, the criminal justice system, the social safety net, food and culture — “The Times” exists at the epicenter of it all. Through interviews and original stories, “The Times” is the audio guide you need to understand the day’s news, the world and how California shapes it. Listen everywhere podcasts are available.