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History Center Seeks Photos, Documents On African American Life In San Diego

By Jade Hindmon / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, John Carroll / General Assignment Reporter & Anchor

Published January 15, 2020 at 10:43 AM PST

The San Diego History Center, in an undated photo.

A major effort is underway to preserve San Diego's African American history. It's part of an upcoming event from the African American Museum of Fine Art called Keepers of the Culture, a celebration of prominent African Americans in the community.

The effort is also aimed at preserving historical pictures and documents for future exhibits at the San Diego History Center, including one this spring on Nathan Harrison, the first African American homesteader in San Diego in the 1850s.

The History Center is encouraging the public to submit their photos and documents on February 8 to have them scanned.

Gaidi Finnie, the executive director of the San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art and Elsa Sevilla of the History Center joined Midday Edition to talk about the project.

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Jade Hindmon is KPBS Midday Edition co-host. Prior to making San Diego home, Jade worked in markets across the Southeast and Midwest, building a network of sources to tell the stories of people in each community. She worked as a multimedia journalist and anchor at WRTV in Indianapolis. While there, she launched “The Weekend Edition of Good Morning Indiana” and generated breaking news content for both broadcast and digital platforms. Prior to Indianapolis, she was an anchor and multimedia journalist at FOX Carolina in Greenville, SC. As part of that Emmy Award winning team, she covered elections, landed exclusive interviews, and interviewed presidential candidates. Jade also had the opportunity to cover international news and was able to travel to South Africa during the 2010 World Cup. Jade is a three-time Emmy nominee, a National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Finalist, and the recipient of a South Carolina Associated Press Award. She is a proud graduate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

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I'm a general assignment reporter and Saturday morning radio anchor for KPBS. I love coming up with story ideas that aren't being covered elsewhere, but I'm also ready to cover the breaking news of the day. In addition, I bring you the local news headlines on Saturday mornings during NPR's Weekend Edition.

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