UC Davis students are uncovering hidden stories from Yolo County’s past, highlighting a little-known Black community in Woodland that thrived in the mid-1800s through the early 1900s. Through research led by Associate Professor Cecilia Tsu and a team of undergraduate and graduate students, the project documented the lives of formerly enslaved individuals and their descendants, preserving photographs, maps, court records, and personal histories.
The IDEA presents the 2025 Summer AAFSA Aggie Acknowledgements, a space to share the outstanding accomplishments of our faculty and staff. We are thrilled to recognize this talented group of people who endlessly inspire and consistently improve our communities. Congratulations to all!
Juneteenth marks the date—June 19, 1865—when the last enslaved African Americans in Texas learned they were free, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Now a national holiday, Juneteenth represents a delayed but powerful moment of liberation in U.S.
🌟 Co-sponsored by Yolo Juneteenth, Yolo County Library, Cultural Competence Committee, Washington Unified School District West Sacramento, Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency, VIA, and SACTOMOFO
🌟 Co-sponsored by Cross Cultural Center, Department of African American and African Studies, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Office or Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Thinking Food @ the Intersections and UC Davis Library.
