SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California State Parks Commission on Friday voted to temporarily rename Folsom’s lakeside Negro Bar recreation area, changing it at least for the time being to Black Miners Bar. Folsom residents and visitors to the lake over the past several years have held conversations about changing the name, which some consider to be offensive. Visitors of the park were said to be appalled that the word “negro” was still used to describe a historically African American community. “It’s understanding … it’s just a matter of listening and finding the right words, and explaining it in…
