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Arianne Edmonds

@EdmondsArianne

LA native, storyteller, creative and lover of archives

 Los Angeles
Joined October 2010
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Red Emma's@redemmas25 Aug 2025
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And at 3pm on 9/14: @afrocharities, @EdmondsArianne, and @_yoshann explore the legacy of the families behind America's Black press: withfriends.co/event/2666886…
9/14 - ReReading the News: Legacy in Ink – Families of the Black Press by Red Emma's

9/14 - ReReading the News: Legacy in Ink – Families of the Black Press by Red Emma's

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Community members celebrated the launch of "We Now Belong to Ourselves" by Arianne Edmonds at The Reparations Club. The book highlights the work of Edmonds' great-great grandfather, Jefferson Lewis Edmonds, a pioneering Black journalist who founded The ... blackvoicenews.com/2025/06/1…
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Against Erasure: Preserving the Memory of Black Communities in Los Angeles and Across the Country @EdmondsArianne on the Intellectual and Political Legacy of Her Great-Great-Grandfather, Jefferson Lewis Edmonds lithub.com/against-erasure-p…
Against Erasure: Preserving the Memory of Black Communities in Los Angeles and Across the Country

Against Erasure: Preserving the Memory of Black Communities in Los Angeles and Across the Country

In my grandma’s middle room, there are six long wooden shelves that house my great-great-grandfather Jefferson’s personal library. You’ll find Arabian Nights, the Iliad and Odyssey by Homer, and th…

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I'm happy to announce that my book, "We Now Belong to Ourselves: J.L. Edmonds, The Black Press, and Black Citizenship in America" will published by Oxford University Press and made available on June 2nd! Click the link below to purchase amazon.com/We-Now-Belong-Our…

We Now Belong to Ourselves: J.L. Edmonds, The Black Press, and Black Citizenship in America

At the turn of the twentieth century, the Black press provided a blueprint to help Black Americans transition from slavery and find opportunities to advance and define African American citizenship....

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Love this!
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Howard University to digitize its archive of thousands of Black newspapers nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/howa… via @nbcnews
Howard University to digitize its archive of thousands of Black newspapers

Howard University to digitize its archive of thousands of Black newspapers

A $2 million grant will be used to digitize Howard’s Black Press Archives, the largest collection of newspapers from the U.S., Africa and the African diaspora.

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Today was so special!!! Loved be apart of the dedication ceremony for Ms. Walters.
L.A. Public Library (@LAPublicLibrary) profile pictureL.A. Public Library@LAPublicLibrary10 Dec 2021
“Rita Walters’ life and legacy is an inspiration, from her work fighting for racial integration in our schools as a member of the LAUSD Board of Education to her efforts to steward LAPL’s expansion on the L.A. City Council and the Library Commission.” @MayorOfLA
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WED. DEC. 8: California Reparations Task Force is holding a panel on Arts & Culture. #AB3121 Arianne Edmonds will share the story of The Liberator, a L.A. newspaper founded in 1900 by her formerly enslaved great great grandfather Jefferson Lewis Edmonds. oag.ca.gov/system/files/medi…
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Reparations is happening in California; the Reparations Task Force meets next on December 7/8. Hearing topics: Infrastructure, Gentrification, and Homelessness (Dec. 7th); Entertainment (Dec 8th). More details: oag.ca.gov/ab3121/meetings. #AB3121 #BlackTableTalk #BlackAmericans

Reparations Task Force Meetings

This page includes information and relevant materials for upcoming and past meetings.

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🍊🌿✨ @HanksMiniMarket @JLEdProject @EdmondsArianne
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@UCLA22 Oct 2020
Need public art NOW? Some of @hammer_museum's #MadeinLA2020 exhibition is accessible to Angelenos as we speak. ucla.in/37xsImr
Two art installations. Left: A billboard installation by Larry Johnson. Right: An installation of BLKNEWS by Kahlil Joseph. Both are part of the Hammer Museum’s “Made in L.A. 2020: a version.”

ALT Two art installations. Left: A billboard installation by Larry Johnson. Right: An installation of BLKNEWS by Kahlil Joseph. Both are part of the Hammer Museum’s “Made in L.A. 2020: a version.”

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Love this @JLEdProject shout out!
AnnLab (@annenberglab) profile pictureAnnLab@annenberglab23 Oct 2020
Continuing with our The Liberator series, this week we’re saluting its masthead! The publication was famed for providing many resources for Black Angelenos and including guidance surrounding political candidates and news about civil rights movements.
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Yay!
Hank's Mini Market (@HanksMiniMarket) profile pictureHank's Mini Market@HanksMiniMarket25 Oct 2020
✨🧡🙌🏼🙏🏼🌿✨ @HanksMiniMarket @KJJargon28 @JLEdProject @EdmondsArianne
Yes! We at @JLEdProject loved partnering with @KJJargon28 at @HanksMiniMarket for this beautiful instillation for Made in LA at the @hammer_museum !
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'Made in L.A.' biennial art has been on view for weeks. You just didn’t know it latimes.com/entertainment-ar…

'Made in L.A.' biennial art has been on view for weeks. You just didn’t know it

Outdoor art that's part of the Hammer and the Huntington's "Made in L.A. 2020" quietly pops up in public spots around the city. Here's where to look.

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Yesssss!!!!
AnnLab (@annenberglab) profile pictureAnnLab@annenberglab16 Oct 2020
Shoutout out to civic media fellow @EdmondsArianne for spearheading the J.L. Edmonds Project and getting The Liberator Newspaper digitally archived along with working to create exhibitions, events, and community programming centered around its legacy!
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The Autry@TheAutry16 Sep 2020
Working with descendants of Black historical figures like Jefferson Lewis Edmond. His great granddaughter, Arianne Edmonds (@EdmondsArianne) is ensuring that his contributions to Black L.A. are never forgotten. Learn more here: bit.ly/2H8z68t -@TyreeBP #AskACurator
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What's the most rewarding part about being a curator? #AskACurator #AskACuratorDay
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Huge congrats to @Shaya_in_LA for the @LAPressClub award. Her article about Jefferson and the Liberator was just so brilliant!
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I'm late to share this. But super excited to have our family history featured.
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The Tragic History of L.A.’s Black Family Beach Havens msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-tr…
LETS 👏🏾 GO 👏🏾 @Oprah and @nhannahjones we see you and support you in this. shadowandact.com/the-nyts-th…
This opening line! “If you’re silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it,” wrote Zora Neale Hurston in her 1937 novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God.” nytimes.com/2020/06/23/t-mag…

Nine Black Artists and Cultural Leaders on Seeing and Being Seen (Published 2020)

Amy Sherald, Michael R. Jackson and others discuss the challenges and opportunities of cultivating black audiences and dismantling historically white institutions.

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