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Kumi African Nation Organization, generally referred to as 415 or Kumi 415 is a predominantly African-American prison gang that was originally formed in Folsom State Prison in the mid-1980s, and the founding members were mainly from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Parchester Village is a planned majority African-American village in northwestern Richmond, California that was the first in the state to sell to blacks. [1] [2] [3] [4]
In 1980, Oakland, California had a 47% Black population (the 20th-century peak number); and by the 2010 census, Oakland had a 27% Black population due to out of state migration and other factors. [ 4 ] [ 7 ] The Black population has declined since the 1980s, and since then the entire San Francisco Bay Area has experienced more affluent ...
Black or African American was the fourth most commonly reported racial group in California, comprising 6.1 percent (2,252,129) of the state's population, roughly half that of Asians. Solano County had the highest percentage of those reporting Black or African American as their race (14.6 percent), and they surpassed 10 percent in two other ...
The following is a list of current and former African American mayors in the State of California. Since Edward P. Duplex was elected in 1888 as mayor of Wheatland, California , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] numerous African Americans have been elected or appointed to the post of mayor in California.
The Ankole-Watusi derives from cattle of the Ankole group of Sanga cattle breeds of east and central Africa. Some of these were brought to Germany as zoo specimens in the early twentieth century, and from there they spread to other European zoos.
California's first such newspaper was the Mirror of the Times, which began publishing in the mid-1850s. [1] Although the number of African Americans in California did not exceed 1,100 until the 20th-century, [ 2 ] seven African American newspapers were established in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 19th century.
Invasive species in California, the introduced species of fauna−animals and flora−plants that are established and have naturalized within California. Native plants and animals can become threatened endangered species from the spread of invasive species in natural habitats and/or developed areas (e.g. agriculture, transport, settlement).