The African-American Santa has been a tradition at the Black History Museum for the past 20 years. “It’s our holiday open house,” said Mary Lauderdale, a spokeswoman for the museum.

In Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Mayor Lana Negrete proclaimed February once again as Black History Month with a theme this year of “African Americans and labor.” “Here in Santa Monica ...

To their surprise, this Santa did not look like the ones in holiday movies or books — instead, he was a thin African American man. "This was just totally out of the realm for us.

Healing Justice Santa Barbara is a Black organization that aims to uplift the arts, youth, education, and justice for all. This female-founded organization is celebrating all aspects of African ...

This became a family story they often laughed about. But growing up in the South during the Civil Rights era, she never saw an African American Santa or decorations, she told the Free Press. Later ...