The Getty, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049, USA
August 21, 2019 To November 10, 2019
10:00 am To 9:00 pm
While on assignment to document poverty in Brazil for Life magazine, African American photographer Gordon Parks encountered one of the most important subjects of his career: Flávio da Silva.Read more…
LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036
September 22, 2019 To April 5, 2020
11:00 am To 5:00 pm
Betye Saar is one of the most talented artists of her generation. She is not as well known as her talents deserve, however, no doubt largely because she is a black woman who came of age in the 1960s outside of New York City.Read more…
A Noise Within Theatre, 3352 East Foothill Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91107
September 22, 2019 To November 16, 2019
8:00 pm To 10:00 pm
Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson unfolds the African American legacy in the first chronological episode of his celebrated American Century Cycle—a soaring, mystical tale of a man desperate for redemption in 1904 Pittsburgh.Read more…
ARRAY Creative Campus, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026
September 27, 2019 To November 2, 2019
7:30 pm To 10:30 pm
ARRAY 360, a new annual film series curated and funded by Ava DuVernay’s non-profit ARRAY Alliance, will bring together award-winning filmmakers and emerging artists for six weekends of cinema, community and conversation.Read more…
William Grant Still Art Center, 2520 S. View Street, Los Angeles, CA 90016, USA
September 28, 2019 To November 23, 2019
12:00 pm To 5:00 pm
Program Events and Activities Opening Reception: Saturday, September 28, 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.Read more…
LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036
October 3, 2019 To November 3, 2019
11:00 am To 5:00 pm
Zak Ové (born 1966) is a British visual artist of Trinidadian descent. His sculptural installation, The Invisible Man and the Masque of Blackness, encapsulates the complex history of racial objectification and the evolution of black subjectivity.Read more…
The Pasadena Playhouse, 39 South El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101
October 5, 2019 To October 20, 2019
8:00 pm To 10:30 pm
This deviously delicious sci-fi musical comedy comes to the Playhouse for the musical theater event of the season with some deliciously devious new twists. Featuring George Salazar (Be More Chill), Mj Rodriguez (Pose), and Amber Riley (Glee) as Audrey II, This Little Shop is unlike any you have seen before.Read more…
Beall Center for Art + Technology, UCI, 712 Arts Plaza, Irvine, CA 92697
October 5, 2019 To February 8, 2020
12:00 pm To 6:00 pm
Artist lauren woods (who uses all lowercase) had worked with students for a year to compile documents related to police violence acquired through the Freedom of Information Act for the exhibition “American Monument,”using material from police reports, body camera audio, court transcripts, witness testimonies and audio files captured bystanders.Read more…
6773 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA
October 10, 2019 To October 24, 2019
8:00 pm To 10:00 pm
Towne Street Theatre’s Autumn Outings and its October Showcase Presents: Sum Poetry 2! We are showcasing one-of-a-kind and creative spoken word artists from all over LA.Read more…
Museum of African American Art, Crenshaw Boulevard, Crenshaw, Los Angeles,CA 90008
October 15, 2019 To March 15, 2020
12:00 pm To 5:00 pm
Join MAAA members and our experienced tour operator, Uprise Travel, on an amazing “Essential Senegal” cultural trip from May 16–25, 2020, to visit the Museum of Black Civilization in Dakar and other points of interest in Senegal!Read more…
Hollywood Palladium, 6215 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028
October 18, 2019 To October 21, 2019
7:00 pm To 11:00 pm
Melissa Viviane Jefferson, known professionally as Lizzo, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and actress. Confident, gifted and outrageous Lizzo’s music abounds with humor and charisma. She is known best for songs like “Juice”, “Boys”, and “Good As Hell”.Read more…
The Pico Union Project, 1153 Valencia Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
October 19, 2019 To October 20, 2019
7:30 pm To 9:30 pm
Multi-talented Rhiannon Giddens’ stunning new collaborative project with Dublin-based Italian jazz percussionist/multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi is coming to Los Angeles for a very special performance of “There Is No Other” Tour at the Pico Union Project. In this upcoming album, Giddens marries the folk instruments and traditions of the African-American diaspora…Read more…
Beverly Hills Gardens Park, 9439 Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
October 19, 2019 To October 20, 2019
10:00 am To 5:00 pm
ABOUT THE ARTIST My name is Fortune Sitole. I have painted since I was twelve years old. As early as the age of five, I made sculptures out of clay and cars out of wire without any idea I was making art.Read more…
Thornton Winery, 32575 Rancho California Rd, Temecula, CA 92591
October 20, 2019 To October 20, 2019
4:00 pm To 6:00 pm
Five decades into a genre-crossing career, Jeffrey Osborne in 2018 offered his first album of original material in 15 years on Worth It All. The richly deep-toned vocalist started out on the drum set during his teenage years, but by the time he joined then-simmering soul outfit L.T.D.Read more…
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach, 1107 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach, CA 92660
October 20, 2019 To October 20, 2019
6:00 pm To 10:00 pm
Damien Escobar is a world renowned violinist, author, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, hailing from Jamaica, Queens, New York.Read more…
California African American Museum, 600 State Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90037
October 20, 2019 To October 20, 2019
3:00 pm To 4:30 pm
Calling all book lovers! CAAM’s monthly book club continues this fall with titles selected in conjunction with the CAAM exhibition Dust My Broom: Southern Vernacular from the Permanent Collection.Read more…
Campbell Hall, University of California, Santa Barbara, Mesa Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
October 20, 2019 To October 20, 2019
7:00 pm To 9:00 pm
“Valdés’ explorations of the African influences in Cuban music are so profound that he is revered by musicians who play jazz, dance music, Buena Vista styled classic Cuban son, and even the island’s hip-hop community.” NPR A protean performer who has been a singular force in music for more than…Read more…
The Getty Center, Harold M. Williams Auditorium, 1200 Getty Center Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90049
October 20, 2019 To October 20, 2019
4:00 pm To 5:30 pm
American artist LaToya Ruby Frazier discusses how she has used photography to fight injustice—poverty, healthcare and gender inequality, environmental contamination, racism, and more—and create a more representative self-portrait.Read more…
Harvelle's Long Beach, 201 East Broadway, Long Beach, CA, USA
October 20, 2019 To October 20, 2019
3:00 pm To 6:00 pm
“I was absolutely blown away when I first heard this extremely talented artist at the Napa Valley Jazz Festival In 2018.” You will be too! Jazmin Ghent is one of the hottest national smooth jazz recording artist today.Read more…
Vector90, South Gramercy Place, Los Angeles, CA, USA
October 20, 2019 To October 20, 2019
12:00 pm To 5:00 pm
Come Up Markets is grateful to have our next event at Vector90. Vector90 is a co-working and small business incubator in South Central Los Angeles founder by Nipsey Hussle and David Gross.Read more…
Simply Wholesome Health Food Store & Restaurant, 4508 W. Slauson Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90043
October 20, 2019 To October 20, 2019
2:00 pm To 4:00 pm
Public Speaker, and now Author of “MONETIZING GENTRIFICATION”, Thomas ‘TJ’ Loftin, is at the forefront of the current state of real estate and business development.Read more…
STAPLES Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90015
October 20, 2019 To October 20, 2019
11:00 am To 5:00 pm
Its that time again– The OFFICIAL “Brunch 2 Bomb” Brunch & Day Party is back with the Fresh Prince Edition! Now, this is a story all about how, Brunch Season got flipped-turned upside down! This event is sponsored by Opportunity Exposed Inc.Read more…
Regent Theater DTLA, 448 South Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013
October 23, 2019 To October 23, 2019
8:00 pm To 10:00 pm
A collaboration between producer and multi-instrumentalist Adrian Quesada and singer/songwriter Eric Burton, Black Pumas fuse cinematic neo-soul, light psychedelia, and a touch of urban grit. Rising from their studio origins to a hard-hitting live act.Read more…
Cinemark 18 and XD 6081, Howard Hughes Center, Center Dr., Suite 201, Los Angeles, CA 90045,
October 23, 2019 To October 27, 2019
7:00 pm To 10:00 pm
The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC) is proud to announce its 25th Annual African American Film Marketplace and S.E. Manly Short Film Showcase. The Festival will be held in various locations in Los Angeles, California. Since its inception in 1994, African American Film Marketplace and S.E.Read more…
Eso Won Books, 4327 Degnan Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90008, USA
October 23, 2019 To October 23, 2019
6:00 pm To 7:30 pm
Lawrence Jackson is a D.C. based photographer who covers news, events, editorial, portrait and lifestyle photography. His career has taken him from the small town fairs of rural Virginia to meetings in the Oval Office of the White House and beyond. EsoWon will have signed books after the signing.Read more…
University of Ghana, Legon, Legon Boundary, Accra, Ghana
October 24, 2019 To October 27, 2019
9:00 am To 6:30 pm
The Accra International Book Festival (Accra Book Fest) is the biggest celebration of literature in Africa, held in Ghana’s capital, Accra. Every year, the Book Festival brings together first-class writers, poets, politicians and environmentalists to debate and discuss the major issues of global concern.Read more…
Chevalier's Books, 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004, USA
October 24, 2019 To October 24, 2019
6:00 pm To 9:00 pm
Steph Cha will discuss her much awaited and much acclaimed new novel, YOUR HOUSE WILL PAY with Walter Mosley and Rachel Howzell Hall. In the wake of the police shooting of a Black teenager, Los Angeles is as tense as it’s been since the unrest of the early 1990s.Read more…
Barnsdall Art Park, Gallery Theater, 4800 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027
October 25, 2019 To October 27, 2019
7:30 pm To 9:00 pm
Remembering James, a 90-minute musically formatted show, tells the story of The Godfather of Soul, James Brown. Spanning nearly two decades of his monumental career, you’ll see how a divided country, the growing civil rights movement and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. shaped the artist’s work.Read more…
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa, CA 92626, USA
October 25, 2019 To October 25, 2019
8:00 pm To 10:00 pm
Grammy® winner Lisa Fischer returns to Segerstrom Center with her band, Grand Baton, to provide a soulful set to open the evening.Read more…
The Canyon - Santa Clarita, 24201, #1351 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, CA 91355
October 25, 2019 To October 25, 2019
9:00 pm To 11:00 pm
Sir Mix-A-Lot parlayed a gonzo tribute to women with large buttocks into hip-hop immortality. But even before he struck crossover gold, Sir Mix-A-Lot was one of rap’s great D.I.Y. success stories.Read more…
800 W. Olympic Blvd. Suite A150 Los Angeles, CA 90015
Sunday – Thursday: 11:30am – 10pm Friday – Saturday: 11:30am – 11pm
Shaquille’s is an upscale casual restaurant specializing in Southern cuisine and service with personality. The menu focuses on farm fresh produce and features his signature fried chicken. Shaquille’s curated beverage program includes a wine vault, local draft beers, and hand-crafted cocktails with an emphasis on bourbons and whiskeys. Situated in the heart of L.A. LIVE, Read more »
4309 Crenshaw Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90008
Morris Media Studios is a studio for private recordings and a production company that specializes in internet radio. The company broadcasts nearly 20 podcasts that range in subjects from politics, to community affairs, entertainment and more. Felicia “The Poetess” Morris has created a full-service media company and professional platform in the heart of the Crenshaw Read more »
5359 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016
Mon -Sat 5pm - 10:30pm; Sun 5pm - 9pm.
Alta West Adams serves delicious “California Soul” Food and refreshing seasonal beverages. We have a full liquor license as well as local beer and a wine list representing California’s freshest producers. Soul food & inventive cocktails spotlighted in a chill stylish setting with earth tones & a patio. Alta Adams’ culinary vision is led by Read more »
1300 Centinela Ave. Inglewood, CA 90302
Tues - Sat 11am - 8pm
Karuba’s Yardy Kitchen cooks up traditional Jamaican foods like patties, jerk chicken, oxtails, curry goat and ackee and salt fish, piling plates with plantains and other sides. The restaurant also prepares vegan dishes including a meat-free take on stew peas. We make you feel like you’re at your own home. We prepare your food with Read more »
3340 S La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016
M - Sat 11am. - 10pm; Sun 11am - 7pm.
There is nothing like the Original Just Turkey Restaurant! Originated in Chicago and now open in Los Angeles by popular demand, Just Turkey is known for it’s Italian Turkey Sandwiches, Turkey Jerk Burgers, Grilled Turkey Wraps, and Turkey Tips. A healthy choice – orders are prepared fresh! We deliver, cater special events and have weekly Read more »
4442 W Slauson Ave Los Angeles, CA 90043
Mon - Sat 10:00 am - 8:00 pm.; Closed Sunday
Crustees is a fast casual dining restaurant specializing in a variety of savory pot pies, chilis & soups, salads, sweet pies, and coffee. We are dedicated to bringing you comfort food on an elevated level with great customer service to match. With an intimate feel and communal setting, we invite you to sit down and Read more »
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