Sis. Paula's
PROMOTING
Cultural Exploration, Economic Empowerment, Educational Enrichment & Spiritual Nourishment
"SHORE TO SHORE"
Row : Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Andre Thierry, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, Zora Neale Hurston
Row 2: Wynton Marsalis, Dr. Maya Angelou, Dr. George Washington Carver, Prof. Angela Davis
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BLACKBYTHEBAY.COM
The BlackbytheBay.com(BBTB) website was created in 2005 as a initial response to people constantly asking Sis. Paula Livers-Powell, of her adopted second home, "Are there Black people in Santa Cruz? As one of her former professor at UCSC aptly stated "if you don't tell the stories of your community, who will? BBTB.com is an online cultural experience to promote and solicit your support, feedback and most of all membership to keep this process ongoing and available to all. If you need a webpage on our website BBTB can help. As a people we've been great a long time. Let's continue to share. We look forward to hearing from you.
NAACP Santa Cruz County Branch est. 1949
Black by the Bay(BBTB) is dedicated to promoting the known and often unknown black experience primarily in northern California and beyond. This site seeks to identify cultural landmarks, archival treasures, and to share the contributions of individuals, organizations, and institutions promoting the black experience in meaningful ways.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument
Cabrillo College
Aptos, CA
Progressive Missionary Baptist Church
Louden(London) Nelson Gravesite
Community Center named after Ex-slave who willed his property to Santa Cruz school district in 1860
Even black Surfers make their way to Santa Cruz
All Black 54th Coast Artillery Army Regiment WWII Protecting the Central Coast Memorial Santa Cruz, CA
Throughout California, aggressive gentrification in once predominately black communities has become a reality. The decreasing numbers of blacks in cities both big and small could ultimately diminish the legacy, voices and the significant documentation of their contributions and achievements to their communities.
1ST AFRICAN-AMERICAN SUBDIVISION FOR FAMILIES BUILT IN THE 1950's
B.W. WILLIAMS AFRICAN-AMERICAN BUILDER/CONTRACTOR
Bayview/Hunter' Point Community
San Francisco, CA
Willie L. Brown, Jr. Bridge, San Francisco
Honoring Former Mayor of San Francisco
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MUSEUM OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
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San Francisco, CA
AFRICAN-AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Sara's Song by Author Tina Jones Williams
Explores the rich cultural heritage of her birthplace
Pharmacist, Assemblyman, Civil Rights Leader
HISTORIC ALLEN TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Jr., Pastor
Rev. Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Sr. Pastor Emeritus
Oakland, CA
Largest Black Weekly Newspaper in NorCal
Oakland, CA
RICKI STEVENSON
FOUNDER/GUIDE
NATIVE OF OAKLAND, CA
African-American Catholic Church
Oakland, CA
JACK LONDON SQUARE
OAKLAND, CA
Legendary Geoffrey's Inner Circle
Oakland, CA
OAKLAND BLACK COWBOYS ASSOCIATION
BILL PICKETT INVITATIONAL RODEO
Oakland, CA
Oakland, CA
Tabia African-American Theatre Ensemble
San Jose Multicultural Artist Guild
San Jose, CA
African-American Heritage House
San Jose, CA
California Alliance of African-American Educators
San Jose, CA
African-American Composer Initiative
Bay Area, CA
Onetta Harris Community Center
East Menlo Park, CA
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research & Education Institute
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Stanford University Black Community Service Center
Palo Alto, CA
East Palo Alto, CA
Founder/Publisher
Sis. Paula Livers-Powell
Since her arrival on the Monterey Peninsula in 1983, Sis. Paula Livers-Powell, MA, Ed.M, DS, continued her lifelong passion of chronicling the history, preservation, and collecting meaninful artifacts and memoriabilia of the black experience wherever she resides and travels. Sis. Paula is a Online Curator/Publisher Historian/Archivist, Educator, Public Speaker, and Collector. She has been avid collector of the Black experience for over four decades.
UCSC African-American Resource & Cultural Center Alumni Reception 2017
Sis. Paula Livers-Powell served twenty years as the FoundingDean/Director Emeritus of the African-American Resource & Cultural Center University of California Santa Cruz. In 2019 she was hired to serve as Founding Director of the African-American/Black Student Success Center at San Jose State University
She is a alumnus of Fisk University, Butler University, and the University of California Santa Cruz where she pursued her Masters and Doctoral studies in Social/Cultural History with an emphasis on African-American History and Ethnic Studies. She taught courses as an adjunct professor of African-American History at Cabrillo and Solano Community Colleges.
Historic Progressive Missionary Baptist Church(pictured) remains her church home in Santa Cruz where she served as past President of the NAACP Santa Cruz County Branch #1071
DUANE "COACH" GARNER
1st African-American Head Coach Basketball, Santa Cruz High, UC Santa Cruz Women & Men's Team, Pacific Collegiate School(PCS)
Co-Founder University Brothers, MLK, Jr. Youth Classic, Coach Duane Garner Golf Tournament
Artist in Residence Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Cruz, CA
Rev. Alex Robinson, Founder
UCSC African-American Theater Arts Troupe,
Don Williams, Founder
est.1992
Santa Cruz, CA
Seaside, CA
Early Civil Rights Advocates of the Monterey Peninsula
Greater Victory Temple
C.O.G.I.C.
Seaside, CA
Monterey, CA
Monterey, CA est. 1958
Monterey, CA
(1986-2012)
SALINAS, CA
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF PACIFIC GROVE
OLDEST AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHURCH IN PACIFIC GROVE, CA
est. 1907
SAN JOSE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICE AGENCY
San Jose, CA
Milpitas, CA
Santa Clara, CA
(Oldest African-American Church)
San Jose, CA
San Jose, CA
San Jose, CA
UNITED BLACK STUDENT UNIONS OF CALIFORNIA
San Jose State University Olympians
Tommie Smith & John Carlos
San Jose, CA
Santa Clara County Black Firefighters Association
International Association of Black Professional Firefighters
Willie Mays Statue AT&T Park San Francisco, CA
Marin City, CA
THE TEAM
BBTB Advisory Council
Sis. Paula is the proud mother of two wonderful children, raised happily in Santa Cruz. Both daughters are graduates of Stanford University. Along with their love and support they proudly serve as BBTB Advisory Board members
Camira Powell, Chair
BBTB Advisory Board
Editorial Consultant
Carmin M. Powell, MD
Co-Chair
BBTB Advisory Board
Don C. Livers, Senior Trustee
Livers-Powell Collection
Marilyn Waters, Senior Advisor
Northern California
Sacramento/Central Valley/Bay Area
Black By the Bay.com(BBTB) serves as a empowering resource guide to cultural and historical foundations in North America. BBTB promotes websites, landmarks and communities who are often the best kept secrets in our nation. Clearly, deserving of recognition and exploration. The BBTB.com website began as a visionary online concept and brainchild to chronicle the contributions of blacks on the Central Coast, Monterey Peninsula, and Silicon Valley, Bay Area and beyond. Today BBTB.com serves as an online resource guide and host to the research and extensive holdings of the Livers-Powell's Private Collection and Personal Papers.
Black By the Bay (BBTB) seeks to unlock and uncover the unheard voices and untold legacies seeking their rightful in the American story.
"Coming Soon"
BBTB Online Pop-Up Shop of Archives and Collectibles
BBTB Touring Exhibit of Black Life on the Central Coast Courtesy Livers-Powell Private Collection
BBTB Travel Club -Exploring the Black Experience in California & Beyond
Please check out Sis. Paula's second website www.BlackIndy.org "aka" The Indianapolis Society of African-American History & Culture as well. BlackIndy.org also serves as a cultural template for chronicling the black experience in her hometown of Indianapolis, Indiana.
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