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Sonoma County Slavery Historical Research Project Update – January 2024
Picking hops near Healdsburg | Sarah, Amanda, Ellen, Taylor, Edmond Tombs | Photographer unknown, c. 1875 | Courtesy Healdsburg Museum and Sonoma County Museum On Juneteenth in 2023, the Santa Rosa-Sonoma County NAACP announced the official launch of the first, comprehensive historical research project on slavery in Sonoma County. Created in partnership with Sonoma State…
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Building Towards Anti-Racist Governments – Sonoma County: Planting the Seeds
While the county has shown commitment by planting the seeds to address disparities and racism and made substantial progress, there is still much work to do.
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2023 Statement on School Safety
The NAACP Santa Rosa – Sonoma Branch aims to support holistically safer, welcoming, and affirming campuses for all students in Sonoma County.
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Statement on D.A.’s Decision Not to Charge Deputy for Killing of David Pelaez-Chavez
Given the state of the law, we cannot state with certainty that Deputy Dietrick should have been criminally charged. What we can say, however, is that Sonoma County deserves a more neutral, objective, and thorough analysis of why and how District Attorney Carla Rodriguez reached the decision she did.
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Sonoma County Civil Grand Jury 2022-2023 Final Report
This report describes those local government entities or officials who did not meet penal code requirements when responding to the 2021-2022 Grand Jury Report.
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Sonoma County Historical Research Project
Santa Rosa-Sonoma County NAACP is proud to announce the official launch of the Sonoma County Slavery Historical Research Project this summer in partnership with Sonoma State University, with support from the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library. The project will turn a focused lens on the Sonoma County Archives, pursuing the history of enslavement in…
