At the height of the Jim Crow era, these destinations offered a sanctuary for Black folks facing daily oppression and ...

In 2021, Kavon Ward and Ashanti Ward created Where Is My Land. The organization started after Ward's success in reclaiming Bruce's Beach and they have just begun.

Bruce’s Beach, California In California, Black entrepreneurs Willa and Charles Bruce bought two lots of land in Manhattan Beach in 1912 and 1920, with plans to turn them into a seaside resort.

These Black beach communities offer sun, sand, and rich cultural history—perfect for Memorial Day Weekend or a summer escape.

In the early 1900s, Bruce’s Beach—land purchased by Willa and Charles Bruce in Southern California—was a popular haven for Black Americans in search of a community free of racial discrimination.

Los Angeles County officials formally presented the deed to a portion of Manhattan Beach property to the descendants of a Black family who had the land taken away nearly a century ago.

Church members gathered for a Sunday service at Bruce's Beach after L.A. County surrenders deed for land to descendants of original Black owners.