February 8 at 2:00 pm
Enjoy an afternoon of song, dance, drama and spoken word performances in a salute to West Oakland in the '20s, when it was the Mecca for the blues that had been brought to California by black workers from the South.

February 9 at 10:30 am
Waldo Martin, professor of history at University of California, Berkeley, discusses the impact and legacy of the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision. Martin is the author of Brown v. Board of Education: A Brief History with Documents.

February 15 at 12:00 ~ 4:00 pm
In collaboration with The Art of Living Black cooperative, an intergenerational program highlights the story of how California was named. The program includes interactive hands-on activities, storytelling with Tureeda Mikell and a musical performance by Destiny, Harpist from the Hood. John William Templeton will make a special appearance. He is the curator of the exhibition in Los Angeles "Queen Calafia: California Black Heritage Confirmed through Public Art." For more information about this exhibition, please see www.californiablackhistory.com.

February 22 at 2:00 pm
Author Robert J. Allen discusses the history and significance of the 1944 Port Chicago mutiny. A film about the event, "The Port Chicago Mutiny," narrated by Danny Glover, will be presented in partnership with the Black Filmmakers' Hall of Fame.

March 5 at 6:00 ~ 9:00 pm
During World War II, California musicians met the music of the Southern black men who came north to work in the Kaiser shipyards. What emerged was the West Coast blues. Hosted by Lee Hildebrand, the evening features music with blues legends Jimmy McCracklin and Brenda Boykin, guitarist Danny Caron and other local artists, and a screening of Marlon Riggs‚ film Long Train Running.

For more information on these events, call (510) 238-2200 or visit online www.museumca.org.