As a continuation of A Call Home, this exhibition honors Black artists and the enduring presence of their art in the Bay Area by centering historically Black neighborhoods that shaped the region. These communities formed as families migrated from cities in the Deep South such as Louisiana and Texas to work at the Port of Oakland and the Navy Base in San Francisco, —carrying with them traditions, knowledge, and visions of home that took root in unfamiliar land.

Through this movement, a distinct Bay Area culture emerged—one forged through labor, resilience, collective care, and imagination. Neighborhoods such as Bayview-Hunters Point, West Oakland, the Fillmore, and Sunnydale became cultural epicenters for organizing, music, creative expression, sports, and political life. For this exhibition, the focus is placed specifically on Bayview-Hunters Point, examining its role as sites of cultural production, community-building, and self-determination. These spaces functioned not only as places of residence, but as environments where culture was produced, protected, and passed down.

This exhibition extends an ongoing exploration of self-determination and the practice of world-building within the home, viewed through a historical lens. By looking back, we honor how Black communities actively shaped environments of belonging—spaces that continue to influence how we understand place, memory, and futurity in the Bay Area today.