For our inaugural event, Santa Cruz Black (SCB) is hosting an evening mixer on Wednesday, August 3 celebrating Ketanji Brown Jackson as the 116th Associate Justice and first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court of the United States.

This momentous occasion, while long overdue, is an important moment in this country's history.

We look to come together as a community in acknowledgment of the barriers broken and of the experience and wisdom Justice Jackson brings to SCOTUS.

Program starts at 6 pm. Zoom live stream will be available as well. If you can’t attend, please gift a ticket and/or support SCB!

The first 50 attendees at the door will receive a copy of the memoir Real American by Julie Lythcott-Haims.

Santa Cruz Black (initially Santa Cruz County Black Coalition for Justice and Racial Equity) was established in response to the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. That event and the fact that the Black residents of Santa Cruz County are only 1.7 % of the total population was the catalyst to bring Black concerns out of the shadows and into the forefront in this county.

In 2021, we were awarded a two year grant from the California Black Freedom Fund through the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. This as a seed fund for infrastructure, and we are overjoyed by this support and look forward to building from it. We have developed an office space that will serve as a community hub with access to technology and other resources. In 2022, we officially gained 501(c)3 status and incorporated.

We are dedicated to Black initiatives and are in the process of launching several keystone projects that reflec the following: our commitment to closing the racial wealth gap, developing affordable housing opportunities, empowering youth, and creating community events for Black residents in Santa Cruz County.