ABOUT Sugar Hill & ComCom's
​June 2024 Events

As the Communications Committee prepares for our double-header event on the history and legacy of Sugar Hill, we are happy to provide resources we've gathered along the way.
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For questions, please email [email protected].

​(We will provide a phone number here for day-of inquiries.)

Celebrate the Icons, Legends and Trailblazers of West Adams’ Black History

PART ONE:
Saturday, June 15th, 10:00am - 11:30am
Lecture & Discussion, VG Clubhouse
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PART TWO:
​Saturday, June 29th, 10:00am - 11:30am
Guided Walking Tour of Sugar Hill
Details coming soon!
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event participants:

Friends of Residential Treasures: Los Angeles, our partner for these special events. www.fortla.org
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Architecture + Advocacy's Madelene Dailey is one of our panelists on June 15th.
Joshua A. Foster, our other panelist, is the CEO & Founder of JAF Creative Solutions, a community-impact focused consulting firm.

Resources on Sugar Hill, West Adams & the History of Housing covenants & redlining in LA:

Script article from March, 1949: The Evolution of Sugar Hill (.pdf)

​Curbed LA article: The Thrill of Sugar Hill

West Adams Heritage Association
LA City Planning Office:
  • #OurLA Blog post about Sugar Hill
  • The Office of Historic Resources' official ethnic & cultural Historic Context Statement (.pdf) on African-American history in Los Angeles.

CSUN Bradly Center's Digital History Project and their Lesson Plan (.pdf) for class instruction on "Race, Housing and the Fight for Civil Rights in Los Angeles."

Segregation by Design

www.segregationbydesign.com/los-angeles/sugar-hill
Susaneck, Adam Paul. “Segregation by Design.” TU Delft Centre for the Just City, 2024. https://www.segregationbydesign.com/

All Things Considered

NPR's All Things Considered discussed Sugar Hill in May, 2021 as part of their special series "We Hold These Truths". The series includes reporting on predatory real estate practices and how housing segregation has persisted, along with discussions on American democracy, citizenship, and more.