After operating for more than seven years without a formal space of its own developing popular events like the San Diego Black Film Festival and the Holiday Jazz & Blues Festival in Downtown San Diego, the Black Historical Society of San Diego recently signed a 10-year lease with a 5-year option for a 2,800-square-foot facility, located at 740 Market St. in Downtown’s East Village.
The facility will house archives from the Black Historical Society of San Diego, a research and genealogy room, offices, meeting space and museum space featuring both permanent and rotating exhibits, according to Karen Huff-Willis, chairman of the Black Historical Society of San Diego.
\u201cEst\u00e1bamos muy emocionados, ya sabes. Hab\u00edamos estado buscando el espacio adecuado durante realmente un par de a\u00f1os\u201d, dijo. \u201cNos acomodamos en el espacio correcto en 7th [Avenue] y Market [Street] y estamos muy emocionados. Hay mucho espacio para la expansi\u00f3n\u201d.
Huff-Willis explic\u00f3 que la exhibici\u00f3n permanente del museo presentar\u00eda la historia afroamericana en San Diego.
“When you walk in, one of the first things you’ll do is you’ll get an overview of the history of blacks all over San Diego County, from Downtown to Julian,” she said. “They’ll be photographs, they’ll be artifacts, you know. It’s exciting, and of course, when you go into the back, into the exhibit hall, that’s where we’ll have traveling exhibitions coming through.”
The rotating exhibits will feature a variety of topics including ancient nubians and blacks in the military, Huff-Willis said.
La instalaci\u00f3n tambi\u00e9n albergar\u00e1 la tienda de regalos Mabel Rowe, que vender\u00e1 camisetas, jabones, velas, tarjetas, libros, caf\u00e9s y s\u00e1ndwiches. Los clientes podr\u00e1n comprar boletos para eventos como el Festival de Cine Negro de San Diego, giras locales y el Festival Holiday Jazz & Blues all\u00ed, explic\u00f3 Huff-Willis.
“Mabel Rowe was a very historic African-American lady in Downtown San Diego, so we decided to name our gift store after her,” she said. “She’s the founder of the Douglas Hotel and the Creole Palace.”
Incluso la nueva ubicaci\u00f3n f\u00edsica de la instalaci\u00f3n en Market Street tiene un significado hist\u00f3rico para los afroamericanos, explic\u00f3 Huff-Willis.
“All of that area between 7th and Market, 8th, down to 10th has always been a very important area for African-American businesses, so we’re just happy to be there, a part of that right there on Market Street,” she explained.
Adem\u00e1s, a partir de febrero, Huff-Willis mencion\u00f3 los planes de la Sociedad Hist\u00f3rica Negra para iniciar el Mercado de Agricultores de East Village, que tendr\u00e1 lugar entre 8th Avenue y Market Street.
\u201cY vamos a ejecutar eso todos los s\u00e1bados por la ma\u00f1ana desde las 8 am hasta la 1 pm, para que pueda venir y obtener excelentes productos de nuestro mercado de agricultores\u201d, explic\u00f3.
Although grand opening festivities are planned for sometime in April 2008, Huff-Willis said the facility would open to the public at the end of January, just in time for February’s Black History Month.
As for how she sees the new facility impacting the city, Huff-Willis said, “Well I think it’s an important thing for the City of San Diego.
\u201cNo solo es importante para la Sociedad Hist\u00f3rica Negra, sino el hecho de que finalmente haya una instalaci\u00f3n que albergue a la Sociedad Hist\u00f3rica Negra y un museo de la historia afroamericana de San Diego. Es importante para la ciudad de San Diego en t\u00e9rminos de turismo, en t\u00e9rminos de eventos relacionados con la cultura\u201d.
In addition to their work downtown, The Black Historical Society also operates the America Newton Gift Shop and the Julian Black Historical Museum in the town of Julian, according to Huff-Willis.
For more information on the new facility and the Black Historical Society of San Diego, go to www.blackhistoricalsociety.org.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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