FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Bruces - Caught on Camera

Will SCOTUS Take on New York's Latest Eminent Domain Scam?

Two brothers are asking the Supreme Court to stop their town from using eminent domain to steal their land for an empty field.

Reason · Sep 26, 2024

Plaque acknowledging racist history of California beach town stolen, police say

Bruce’s Beach was a rare resort for Black residents of Manhattan Beach starting in 1912, until city seized it in 1924

The Guardian - US · Jan 31, 2024

Manhattan Beach mayor apologizes to Bruce’s Beach families, unveils new city monument

LOS ANGELES — After nearly three years of controversy and intense debate, Manhattan Beach on Saturday held a ceremony of its own to acknowledge its racist history at Bruce’s Beach — and to mark what city leaders are calling a new chapter of healing.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 18, 2023

California beachfront taken from Black couple given to heirs

Los Angeles County officials have presented the deed to prime California oceanfront property to the heirs of a Black couple who built a beach resort for African Americans but were stripped of the land nearly a century ago

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2022

'We are finally here': Plan to return Bruce's Beach wins unanimous approval

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an unprecedented plan to return Bruce's Beach to a Black family that had been run out of Manhattan Beach almost a century ago — paving the way for more efforts by the government to rectify historic injustices that…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 29, 2022

Officials reveal unprecedented plan to return Calif. beach to rightful Black heirs

LOS ANGELES — In a plan made public for the first time, Los Angeles County officials have detailed how they would complete the unprecedented transfer of Bruce’s Beach to the descendants of a Black couple who were run out of Manhattan Beach almost a century ago.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 23, 2022