Bruce's Beach Education Foundation (Bbef)

About Bruce's Beach Education Foundation (Bbef)

The Bruce’s Beach Education Foundation recognizes and supports poor, distressed or under-privileged people pursuing higher educational goals, information technology careers, ocean awareness and ocean-focused careers, or those pursuing actions within the community to achieve equality and those working to diminish homophobia and racism. The Bruce’s Beach Education Foundation educates students, groups and others about the historical injustice perpetrated upon Willa and Charles Bruce two of Manhattan Beach California's earliest Black residents. The Bruces' successful resort and beach was wrongfully seized by Manhattan Beach in 1924 by use of eminent domain. The Bruce's Beach Education Foundation works to ensure the public is aware of this tragedy, so it is not repeated elsewhere.