The Broad, 221 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles
March 23, 2019 To September 1, 2019
11:00 am To 6:00 pm
Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power shines a bright light on the vital contribution of Black artists made over two decades, beginning in 1963 at the height of the civil rights movement. Soul of a Nation explores how social justice movements, as well as stylistic evolutions in visual…Read more…
California African American Museum, 600 State Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90037
May 8, 2019 To September 8, 2019
10:00 am To 5:00 pm
For many fans of 1970s American television, Ernie Barnes’ (1938–2009) painting The Sugar Shack is no doubt instantly familiar.Read more…
Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles, 901-909 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90013
May 18, 2019 To August 10, 2019
11:00 am To 6:00 pm
David Hammons’s solo show at Hauser & Wirth is his first in Los Angeles in 45 years. The description states, “This exhibition is dedicated to / Ornette / Coleman / Harmolodic Thinker” and is accompanied by an intriguing abstract drawing.Read more…
California African American Museum, 600 State Drive, Los Angeles, CA
June 5, 2019 To September 8, 2019
10:00 am To 5:00 pm
Aspects of Nude showcases the ways in which artists have portrayed the human form in its purest state: bare. For centuries the study of nude models, in various poses, has been a fundamental source for artists to master drawing skills and learn to represent the subtleties of the human physique.Read more…
LA Third Church, 4323 Leimert Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008
June 5, 2019 To August 28, 2019
7:00 pm To 9:00 pm
Each year Parkside EDC awards over $20,000 in scholarships to high school graduates, among many other community services and outreach efforts. The Wednesday Night Jazz Cool Down is one of the events that makes it possible.Read more…
Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049, USA
June 13, 2019 To September 1, 2019
10:00 am To 5:00 pm
See the iconic images that amplified one of the most influential cultural movements of the 1960s: “Black Is Beautiful.” Featuring over forty photographs of Black women and men with natural hair and clothes that reclaimed their African roots, Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite is the first-ever major…Read more…
William Grant Still Arts Center, 2520 South West View Street, Los Angeles, CA 90016
June 24, 2019 To August 3, 2019
12:00 pm To 4:00 pm
Summer Days of Art, Music, Singing, Doll Making, African Martial Arts, Dance, and Creative Exploration! The William Grant Still Arts Center’s Art and Jazz Summer Camp is a six-week day camp that runs each summer.Read more…
Dockweiler Youth Center, 12505 Vista Del Mar, (Playa del Rey) Los Angeles, CA 90293, USA
June 28, 2019 To August 2, 2019
5:30 am To 7:00 am
We will be flowing in the sand, this yoga flow will awaken the mind, get the blood flowing, and will feed the inner spirit and leave you feeling invigorated! All sessions will be at Dockweiler Beach and we will meet at 5:30 am and walk over to the sand to…Read more…
Art + Practice, 3401 West 43rd Place, Los Angeles, CA
July 1, 2019 To September 14, 2019
2:00 pm To 5:00 pm
Time is Running Out of Time: Experimental Film and Video from the L.A. Rebellion and Today presents early short works of Black filmmakers and video artists in Los Angeles. Central to the exhibition is a selection from the pioneering student work of the L.A. Rebellion.Read more…
The Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Avenue, Venice, 90291
July 5, 2019 To August 9, 2019
8:00 pm To 9:15 pm
An American Saga Revival – Gunshot Medley: Part I A lyrical and mystical new play, with live music, about the struggle against systemic racism.Read more…
Stella Adler Theatre 6773 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90028
July 11, 2019 To July 25, 2019
8:00 pm To 10:00 pm
Towne Street Theatre’s TST Summer Series Presents: Nights of Sum Poetry! We are calling all spoken word artists, writers, rappers, and wordsmiths of LA who are looking to perform and share their truths and narratives to push the culture.Read more…
Stella Adler Academy of Acting, Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA
July 12, 2019 To July 26, 2019
8:30 pm To 10:30 pm
Whose has the funniest set in LA? Come and see 7 comedians compete to become “The Set Off Champ!” 7 minute sets, 7 Comedians, 7 minutes to crack up the audience.Read more…
East Los Angeles College, 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA 91754
July 13, 2019 To July 27, 2019
8:00 am To 5:00 pm
The National Organization of Minority Architects, Southern California Chapter hosts an Architecture & Engineering Summer Camp to teach and to engage youth about the process and impact of architectural design.Read more…
Consolidated Plaza, 3725 Don Felipe Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90008
July 13, 2019 To August 17, 2019
9:00 am To 1:00 pm
The Resiliency Training Team empowers teen boys with “REAL” Life Skills to navigate the world.Read more…
Fowler Museum at UCLA, 308 Charles E. Young Drive North, Los Angeles
July 14, 2019 To July 28, 2019
12:00 pm To 5:00 pm
This exhibition features video works by contemporary African artists who are contending with inherited political, social, and environmental realities in their respective countries. Artists Kudzanai Chiurai (b. 1981, Zimbabwe), Zina Saro-Wiwa (b. 1976, Nigeria), and Mikhael Subotzky (b. 1981, South Africa) grapple with the ramifications of colonial legacies.Read more…
Charles White Elementary School, 2401 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90057, USA
July 15, 2019 To September 15, 2019
1:00 pm To 4:00 pm
Presented at the original Otis Art Institute campus where Charles White was the first African American faculty member (now an eponymous elementary school and LACMA satellite), this companion exhibition to Charles White: A Retrospective illuminates the artist’s impact as a teacher.Read more…
The Annenberg Space for Photography, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067, USA
July 15, 2019 To August 18, 2019
11:00 am To 6:00 pm
Celebrating the photographers who have played a critical role in bringing hip-hop’s visual culture to the global stage, CONTACT HIGH: A Visual History of Hip-Hop is an inside look at the work of hip-hop photographers, as told through their most intimate diaries: their unedited contact sheets.Read more…
McCormick Place, 2301 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
July 20, 2019 To July 21, 2019
6:00 am To 11:00 pm
ComplexCon is coming to Chicago’s McCormick Place July 20th and 21st. ComplexCon is a groundbreaking festival and exhibition that brings together pop culture, music, art, food, sports, innovation, activism, and education.Read more…
Industry Hills Expo Center, 16200 Temple Avenue, Industry, CA 91744
July 20, 2019 To July 21, 2019
6:00 pm To 9:00 pm
Welcome to the Greatest Show on Dirt! The Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo celebrates and honor Black Cowboys and Cowgirls and their contributions to building the west.Read more…
Embassy Suites, 1440 E Imperial Ave, El Segundo, CA 90245
July 20, 2019 To July 21, 2019
10:00 am To 5:00 pm
“Write the Story You Haven’t Told” Two-Day 6-Hour Sessions Story Writing Course Taught by National Bestselling and Award-Winning author, Joylynn M. Ross.Read more…
Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center, 4305 Degnan Boulevard - Los Angeles CA 90008
July 20, 2019 To July 27, 2019
8:00 pm To 9:30 pm
Barbara Morrison’s Performing Arts Center …Read more…
Music Box, 1337 India Street, San Diego, CA 92101, USA
July 21, 2019 To July 21, 2019
8:00 pm To 10:00 pm
With his funky keyboard playing, Larry Dunn, helped transform Earth, Wind & Fire into one of the all-time most successful R&B bands in the world, with sales of more than 100 million albums worldwide, 6 GRAMMYs, 13 GRAMMY nominations, 4 American Music Awards, 32 Gold & Platinum/Multi-Platinum Records & Albums,…Read more…
Ghana
July 21, 2019 To August 3, 2019
2:00 pm To 3:00 pm
Become a part of this Historical Tour of Ghana presented by Kola Nut Travel. Tour includes the option for a 2-night stopover in Paris for a Paris Noir Tour (Black Paris Tour).Read more…
Liberty Station NTC Park, Cushing Road, San Diego, CA, USA
July 21, 2019 To July 21, 2019
12:00 pm To 9:00 pm
Performances by Reggae Superstars & Top Local Favorites at a World-Class Vegan Festival… Vibrations Don’t Get More Positive than this! The Headliner – Third World, celebrates 45 years as one of reggae’s most iconic legendary bands! Co-starring – The Movement and Yami Bolo, Iakopo, and featuring Empress Akua, Prime Livity,…Read more…
California African American Museum, 600 State Drive, Los Angeles 90037
July 21, 2019 To July 21, 2019
2:00 pm To 4:00 pm
Celebrate the life and legacy of Ernie Barnes with some of his closest friends and collectors, including Luz Rodriguez, Barnes’ longtime assistant and estate trustee; Hardy Nickerson, former NFL coach and player; and Paul Von Blum, senior lecturer in African American Studies and Communication Studies, UCLA.Read more…
Museum of African American Art, Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA
July 21, 2019 To July 21, 2019
2:00 pm To 4:00 pm
Please join Elizabeth “Betty” Johnson and Rodney Lawrence at 2:00 pm on Sunday, July 21, 2019, at the MAAA reception and book signing for a biography about their father, Charles “Chops” Lawrence.Read more…
4325 Degnan Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA
July 21, 2019 To August 25, 2019
5:00 pm To 10:00 pm
Enjoy the rhythms of salsa–meet and mingle with other members of the community who love to dance! Class starts at 5pm, social dancing until 10pm. See you there!Read more…
Plummer Park, 7377 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046, USA
July 21, 2019 To July 21, 2019
5:00 pm To 6:30 pm
Actor, guitarist, singer/songwriter, producer, soulman. San Francisco native Martin Luther McCoy refuses to confine himself to any one creative pursuit. An essential catalyst on the Bay Area’s fertile 1990s neo-soul scene, he continues to serve as a conduit for socially conscious music.Read more…
John Anson Ford Theatres, 2580 Cahuenga Boulevard East, Los Angeles, CA 90028
July 22, 2019 To July 22, 2019
7:00 pm To 9:00 pm
Take a rhythmic journey in this evening of interactive group drumming. Using a variety of percussion instruments, discover the joy of collectively creating beats and sounds with Christopher Ramirez and a special guest artist. Drums provided by Remo Drums. JAM Sessions are FREE participatory events centered around movement and music.Read more…
Zebulon, 2478 N Fletcher Dr., Los Angeles, California 90039
July 22, 2019 To July 23, 2019
8:00 pm To 11:00 pm
The Sun Ra Arkestra will be back in California in July, with performances at San Francisco Jazz Center (July 18th.- 21st.) and Zebulon Cafe Concert (22nd.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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