Inspired by artist Nobue Betty Kano's artwork which encourages people to grow their own food, participants create their own miniature, sustainable garden using organic seeds. RSVP 213-744-2024.

Justice Cooper, currently a private mediator, served almost 28 years on the bench before retiring in 2009 as a Presiding Justice of the California Court of Appeal (DCA).  First appointed to the Municipal Court (1980), elevated to the Superior Court  (1987), and appointed to the DCA (1999) she became the thids African American woman to serve on that court.

A Los Angeles native, and graduate of the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, Justice Cooper is an outspoken advocate of diversity in the bench and bar.  She is the second black and second woman to serve as President of the California Judges Association.  Active in legal education, she is the recipient of humerous awards, including Outstanding Trial Jurist from the  LA County Bar Association and Judge of the Year from theLangston Bar Association.  Justice Cooper will be interviewed by Ronald E. Lewis, secretary of the CAAM History Council.

Come learn strategies for changing the reflection of what we see in film and television and dialogue about solutions that include us all. RSVP 213-744-2024. This program offered at the California Science Center with the presentation of America I Am.

Join us as we journey from Africa to America exploring the religious and spiritual history of African Americans. RSVP 213-744-2024. This program offered at the California Science Center in conjunction with the presentation of America I Am.