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16 Oct

Context Projects, 4435 1/2 West Slauson Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90043

October 16, 2026 To December 18, 2026

6:00 pm To 9:00 pm

Context Projects, in collaboration with @dcdg.co is proud to announce ‘The Color of Care’ — a solo presentation of works by Dame Moore curated by Delaney George. On view October 16th through December 18th, 2026. Curated by Delaney George, ‘The Color of Care’ challenges the… Read more…

20 Oct

California African American Museum, 600 State Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90037

October 20, 2026 To March 14, 2027

10:00 am To 5:00 pm

Sound has the power to form creative worlds that manifest joy, protection, belonging, and freedom. Sinners: Sounds That Summon revisits the fan-favorite Club Juke sequence in Ryan Coogler and Proximity Media’s 2025 film, Sinners, from Warner Bros. Pictures, in which music acts as a portal… Read more…

20 Oct

Outside In Theatre Artspace, 5317 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90042

October 20, 2026 To November 17, 2026

8:00 pm To 10:00 pm

Coco Queens is set in a small Alabama town during the 1970s and follows four Black women whose lives have been shaped by love, loss, ambition, betrayal, and sisterhood. Each year, the women gather inside Gloria’s neighborhood beauty shop for Coco Queens Weekend, a tradition filled… Read more…

23 Oct

The Getty, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90047

October 23, 2026 To February 28, 2027

10:00 am To 8:30 pm

A deep admirer of historic European painting, Los Angeles-born artist Reggie Burrows Hodges created a new series of paintings inspired by the art of father-and-daughter painters Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi in the Getty’s collection. Building on the formal and thematic aspects of the 17th-century Italian… Read more…

26 Oct

3Phillip Martin Gallery, 342 Verdugo Road, Ste A, Los Angeles, CA 90065

October 26, 2026 To October 31, 2026

6:00 pm To 9:00 pm

Philip Martin Gallery is proud to present, “You and I,” an exhibition of newly-released and never-before-seen works 1961-1975 by legendary photographer and media theorist Kwame Brathwaite (1938–2023). The exhibition explores the work of Kwame Brathwaite – one of the most important American artists of the…

28 Oct

David Zwirner Gallery, 606 North Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90004

October 28, 2026 To October 31, 2026

10:00 am To 6:00 pm

David Zwirner is pleased to present an exhibition of photographs by Roy DeCarava curated by Ebony L. Haynes. On view is the sound i saw, DeCarava’s unwavering exploration of the relationship between the visual and the aural created between the late 1940s and the 1960s.… Read more…

28 Oct

California African American Museum, 600 State Drive, Los Angeles, CA

October 28, 2026 To October 28, 2026

7:00 pm To 9:00 pm

Born in Louisiana before relocating to Oakland, California, as an infant, Huey P. Newton co-founded and led the Black Panther Party for more than twenty years. Director Spike Lee and performer Roger Guenveur Smith teamed up for their seventh cinematic collaboration to bring Newton’s ideas,… Read more…

28 Oct

Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024

October 28, 2026 To October 28, 2026

7:30 pm To 9:30 pm

Award-winning chef, restaurateur, and food activist Marcus Samuelsson discusses his singular approach to food, tracing how ancient, “of-the-earth” ingredients—coconut, teff, plantains, acai, rice—carry stories of ancestry, migration, and resilience across the Caribbean, the Americas, the Pacific, Asia, and Africa. He is joined by Laurie Ochoa,… Read more…

29 Oct

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Fountain Theatre, Fountain Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, USA

October 29, 2026 To December 13, 2026

8:00 pm To 2:00 pm

The Fountain Theatre presents a smart, funny, provocative and moving satire by Tony Award-nominated playwright and MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient Dominique Morisseau. Two Black women, an enslaved woman who becomes a Union spy during the Civil War and a professor at a contemporary university, are… Read more…

29 Oct

Sound Dhaba,Sound Dhaba, 2441 Hunter Street, Los Angeles, CA 90021

October 29, 2026 To October 29, 2026

7:30 pm To 10:00 pm

During the 1990s golden era of hip-hop, JMD was a core musical force behind the legendary underground hip-hop movement centered at 5th St. Dick’s Coffee Company and The Good Life Cafe in Leimert Park. Richard Fulton built 5th Street Dick’s brick by brick. His roots… Read more…

31 Oct

LOS FELIZ THEATRE, 1822 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027

October 31, 2026 To October 31, 2026

7:00 pm To 9:00 pm

After years of slumber, the legendary vampire has awakened and found acceptance in a tattooed, pierced and black-clad world. He’s a rock star. And his awesome goth-riffed sound has echoed around the globe…and stirred to life the fearsome Mother of All Vampires (Aaliyah, in her… Read more…

31 Oct

Autry Museum of the American Wes, 4700 Western Heritage Way Los Angeles, CA 90027

October 31, 2026 To November 1, 2026

12:00 pm To 6:00 pm

Celebrate two unforgettable days of music, film, Western culture, and community at the second annual Soul Country Music & Culture Festival. The festival celebrates Black artistry and the contributions Black artists have made to Country, Soul, and R&B music. Guests can enjoy live entertainment, classic… Read more…

31 Oct

Vielmetter, 1700 South Santa Fe Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90021

October 31, 2026 To December 19, 2026

4:00 pm To 6:00 pm

Vielmetter Los Angeles is pleased to present All the Reasons We Never Tell Someone We Love Them… They’re Worthless, the gallery’s second solo exhibition with Bahamian-American artist April Bey. The exhibition emerges from Bey’s approximately yearlong absurd attempt to date and find romantic love in… Read more…

31 Oct

Potomac Avenue, between 28th and 30th Streets, Los Angeles, CA

October 31, 2026 To October 31, 2026

5:00 pm To 9:00 pm

The West Adams Halloween Block Party and Trick or Treat Route is back and bigger than ever! Located at the heart of the well established Trick-or-Treat route, this year they are expanding the block party street closure to include all of Potomac Ave from 28th… Read more…

31 Oct

Bloom Ranch of Acton 31880 Aliso Canyon Road Acton, CA 93510

October 31, 2026 To October 31, 2026

1:00 pm To 4:00 pm

Celebrate Halloween at Bloom Ranch! Enjoy pumpkin decorating, trick-or-treating, local vendors, food, fall fun & more! Bring the whole family for a fun-filled afternoon of pumpkins, costumes, treats, shopping, and community fun! Kids can decorate their own pumpkins, wear their favorite Halloween costumes, and enjoy… Read more…

01 Nov

LORE Bookstore, 4334 Degnan Blvd 4334 Degnan Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90008

November 1, 2026 To November 1, 2026

5:00 pm To 6:30 pm

Explore the legacy of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra through a conversation with the authors and contributors of Leave It for the Children Join Lore and Angel City Press for a conversation celebrating Leave It for the Children: A Visual History of the Pan Afrikan… Read more…

03 Nov

Cal State LA, University-Student Union, 5154 State University Drive. Los Angeles, CA 90032

November 3, 2026 To November 3, 2026

1:30 pm To 3:30 pm

Join UC Riverside’s Dr. Samuel Lamontagne for a keynote on Black music, memory, and the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra. Founded in 1961 in South Central Los Angeles, the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra (PAPA) has long been more than a jazz ensemble. This keynote approaches the… Read more…

04 Nov

4225 South Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90008, USA

November 4, 2026 To November 4, 2026

4:00 pm To 7:00 pm

Laughs. Lyrics. Liberation. Community. Join Diaspora Groceries Cares for Laughs, Lyrics & Liberation, an intimate evening of comedy, music, culture, and community featuring Tiffany Haddish and special guests. Following the 2026 Diaspora Groceries Summit: The Diaspora Table, we’re keeping the celebration going with an evening… Read more…

04 Nov

Pasadena Playhouse, 39 South El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101

November 4, 2026 To November 29, 2026

8:00 pm To 10:00 pm

A young artist is searching for the real but he can’t seem to find it at home in South Central LA. He sets out on a cross-continental journey of self-discovery full of sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll in search of a life that’s bigger,… Read more…

04 Nov

4252 Crenshaw Blvd

November 4, 2026 To November 4, 2026

10:00 am To 3:00 pm

The Diaspora Table: Food. Culture. Wellness. Wealth. Join Diaspora Groceries and Diaspora Groceries Cares for the 2026 Diaspora Groceries Summit: The Diaspora Table, a free community gathering bringing together food entrepreneurs, community leaders, wellness advocates, business professionals, and residents for conversations, resources, and connections centered… Read more…

05 Nov

Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library 630 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 Los Angeles, CA 90071

November 5, 2026 To November 5, 2026

7:00 pm To 9:00 pm

ALOUD is thrilled to present the celebrated poet, essayist, and playwright Claudia Rankine with her new work Triage. Rankine has expanded contemporary literature through her consciousness-raising, genre-defying writing. In her first book since the much-lauded American trilogy, Rankine presents full-color visuals, shifting into sustained narrative,… Read more…

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