Meet Charlotta Bass

Our namesake is Charlotta Spears Bass, the pioneering Black woman activist and editor-publisher of the California Eagle newspaper.

A Legacy of Fearless Journalism

Launching the Lab

Watch us cut the ribbon on the Charlotta Bass Lab on her birthday, Feb. 14, 2023. Bass’s relatives — who ranged in age from two years old to 100 years young — attended the historic celebration. The next day, at City Hall, the Bass family and the Lab’s fellows attended the formal proclamation of Charlotta Bass Day. Our esteemed family advisory board includes Shireen Dodson, Donna Fayerweather, Morgan Fykes, Skylar Pendergrass, Donna Jean Wosencroft, Mikki Wosencroft, and Muriel Tinsley.

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