Black Humboldt

black humboldt began in april 2018 by visionary dionna ndlovu (née fletcher) and co-founded by mo harper-desir as a response to humboldt county's social climate and injustices, the overwhelming whiteness (or buzzphrase "lack of diversity"), and safe black spaces. dionna wanted to provide a platform for all black and brown bodies who shared similar needs and interests while existing in humboldt. black humboldt seeks to promote existing black businesses, professionals, and organizations, support black navigation, and to help unify people of color (poc). it all started as a social media platform to gauge what the 1.5% black population could look like and a future vision for creating events, workshops, and forums. black humboldt hopes to provide a space where people can see a positive and beautiful reflection of themselves. in the summer of 2019 black humboldt was chosen to be a dreammaker project of the ink people in eureka ca. mission: to enlighten, empower, and entertain our black c