Here are some current dialogues on race from and/or about Manhattan Beach we’re finding in print. Unfortunately, given the amount of press Manhattan Beach is getting right now, it’s not possible to keep up with it all. However, we are trying to capture articles representative of the issues and their developments.
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Racist Graffiti Discovered At Manhattan Beach Elementary School
https://laist.com/news/racist-graffiti-discovered-at-manhattan-beach-elementary-school
Bruce’s Beach was stolen a century ago. It’s finally been returned.
Bruce’s Beach returned to family nearly a century after seizure
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61981785
‘We are finally here’: Plan to return Bruce’s Beach wins unanimous approval
Returning Bruce’s Beach to the Rightful Owner
California’s Attempt at Land Reparations
http://radiofreemike.net/journalism/californias-novel-attempt-at-land-reparations
Los Angeles County advances return of Black couple’s land
LA County Supervisors direct officials to work on returning Bruce’s Beach land to descendants
A beach town seized a Black couple’s land in the 1920s. Now their family could get it back
Los Angeles officials have announced an effort to return the valuable Manhattan Beach property to the descendants of Willa and Charles Bruce
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/17/bruces-beach-willa-charles-manhattan-beach-la-county
State senator introduces bill that will allow Bruce’s Beach land transfer
Sup. Hahn, Leaders Announce Legislation To Return Bruce’s Beach
A coalition led by Supervisor Janice Hahn is proposing legislation for the immediate return of Bruce’s Beach to its descendants.
A tale of two reckonings: How should Manhattan Beach atone for its racist past?
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-28/how-should-manhattan-beach-atone-racist-past
White Theft of Black Land, or, When Not Even Reparations Are Enough
The Bruce family should have been millionaires by now, but California officials brazenly stole their beachfront property
LA County may return a beachfront property seized from a Black family nearly 100 years ago that could be worth $75 million
https://news.yahoo.com/la-county-may-return-beachfront-214947186.html?soc_src=community&soc_trk=tw
LA County may return beachfront land taken from Black family
Los Angeles county officials may return a beachfront property that was seized from a Black family nearly a century ago
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/la-county-return-beachfront-land-black-family-76301298
Black Family Seeks Return of Its Beachfront Resort Land Near LA
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/us/bruce-family-manhattan-beach.html
Manhattan Beach: Black Sand Peace Paddle At Manhattan Beach Pier
The Black Sand Peace Paddle will be held Sun., Feb. 21 at the Manhattan Beach Pier. The event is in response to the racial incident on 2/15.
Racial Slurs Hurled At Surfer In Manhattan Beach; His Response?
A white man inserts himself into a conversation between surfers in the water & ends up throwing the N word around & splashing Black surfers
Manhattan Beach was once home to Black beachgoers, but the city ran them out. Now it faces a reckoning
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-02/bruces-beach-manhattan-beach