Despite their storied past, Black San Diegans have had to fight for their right to thrive in our Community time and time again – struggling for freedom, equality, and well-deserved recognition.
February is Black History Month, Community.
Black history in San Diego started nearly 200 years ago, further back than California history.
Despite their storied past, Black San Diegans have had to fight for their right to thrive in our Community time and time again — struggling for freedom, equality, and well-deserved recognition.
Undeterred by these struggles, San Diego has become a beacon of Black culture and entrepreneurship, speaking to the ongoing progress of history-makers here in our Community.
Spanning from 1820 with Don Pio Pico, a Black elected official who served as the last Governor of Mexican Alta California, to the pioneering America Newton, who helped found San Diego a century later, to today’s entrepreneurs and community leaders, the history of Black San Diegans is deeply rich — and it remains ongoing today.
Just 3 months ago, San Diegans rallied to elect Monica to the Board of Supervisors, making her the first Black woman to be elected Supervisor in the history of San Diego County.
Thank you for honoring the history and progress this month represents.
More soon,
— Team Monica
Born and raised in San Diego, Monica Montgomery Steppe is an HBCU graduate, and an attorney by trade. Monica believes in her heart that the neighborhoods and community members are vibrant and worthy of care and investment.To learn more about Monica and the work she's doing for District Four, click here
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