How a Black family regains a beach the government took away
Nearly a century ago, government officials pushed a Black family from their beachfront property near L.A. Now Bruce’s Beach is being returned to the family's descendants.
Headlines From The Times · Ashlea Brown, Mario Diaz, Gustavo Arellano, Shannon Lin, Denise Guerra, Lauren Raab, Rosanna Xia, Shani Hilton
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Show Notes
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 land is being returned to the family’s descendants.
Today, we have an update to our June episode about the fight over Bruce’s Beach. And we hear from the historians, family members and grass-roots 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:
Newsom signs bill to return Bruce’s Beach to Black family
Op-Ed: Bruce’s Beach will be returned to my family. I hope our fight will help others
Editorial: Beyond Bruce’s Beach is the tarnished American dream for Black Americans