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14 Oct

6725 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA, USA

October 14, 2026 To October 14, 2026

7:00 pm To 11:00 pm

FA-MLI, Inc. presents Legendary Nights: Torrénce BRANNON & His Everything With Soul Band are having a Birthday Celebration at the famous Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood. The evening celebrates the birthday of a true soul singer and doubles as a fundraiser for FA-MLI, Inc. Every… Read more…

14 Oct

7825 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, USA

October 14, 2026 To October 14, 2026

6:30 pm To 9:00 pm

Join us for a visual presentation and discussion on the African Presence in the Americas before 1492. ON LINE VIA ZOOM ONLY!  Mr. Parvenu is a Los Angeles-based Community Activist, Urban Planner, Historical Geographer, and Long-time Member of KRST Unity. This online event will be… Read more…

14 Oct

The Ebell of Los Angeles, South Lucerne Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA

October 14, 2026 To October 14, 2026

8:00 pm To 10:00 pm

Katt Williams is hitting the road for a five-city live book tour this October to celebrate his upcoming debut memoir, Nine Lives, No Wives, and 69 Concubines. Join Katt and a few special guests for a series of nights celebrating the book and sharing some… Read more…

15 Oct

Atwater Village Theatre, Casitas Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, USA

October 15, 2026 To October 26, 2026

8:00 pm To 10:00 pm

The Echo Theater Company presents the world premiere of a darkly funny, emotionally charged new play written by Emmy-nominated playwright Janine Nabers. Featuring an ensemble cast that includes Kelly McCreary (Grey’s Anatomy), Tamberla Perry (Brilliant Minds) and John Clarence Stewart (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, Brilliant Minds,… Read more…

15 Oct

David Geffen Galleries, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036

October 15, 2026 To October 15, 2026

7:30 pm To 9:30 pm

Exploring the deep kinship between photography and music, this special Art & Music concert will feature Grammy-nominated pianist and composer Gerald Clayton performing a varied program of music responding to the work on view in the David Geffen Galleries presentation Tonal Variations: Photography and Music.… Read more…

15 Oct

251 Main Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA

October 15, 2026 To October 15, 2026

6:00 pm To 9:00 pm

Overview   Experience powerful youth-made films celebrating resilience, creativity, and change at the Real to Reel Global Youth Film Festival. Real to Reel Resilience Film Festival Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the power of youth storytelling through film. The Real to Reel Global Youth… Read more…

15 Oct

USC School of Cinematic Arts, USC School of Cinematic Arts, 900 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA

October 15, 2026 To October 15, 2026

7:00 pm To 10:00 pm

You are cordially invited to an intimate evening celebrating the next generation of African and diaspora filmmakers and the stories connecting Nollywood and Hollywood.   Join us for an exclusive screening of five short films, followed by a filmmaker Q&A and an opportunity to connect… Read more…

16 Oct

Ray Stark Family Theater, University of Southern California 900 W. 34th Street Room 108 Los Angeles, CA 90089

October 16, 2026 To October 16, 2026

6:30 pm To 9:30 pm

Nollywood in Hollywood presents its Inaugual Short Film Showcase featuring fresh, exciting voices with eclectic stories from the Black diaspora is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting Nigerian cinema on the world stage. Its mission is to bring the best of… Read more…

17 Oct

1431 West Knox Street, Torrance, CA, USA

October 17, 2026 To October 17, 2026

6:30 pm To 11:00 pm

Join us for a beautiful evening of elegance, positive vibes, music, fashion, and powerful spoken word as 4 King Poets and 4 Queen Poets enter 4 uniquely themed Kingdoms, take their seats upon the royal thrones, and rise one by one to show the world…

17 Oct

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

October 17, 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…

17 Oct

Black Lantern Books, 6533 West Boulevard, Inglewood, CA 90302

October 17, 2026 To October 17, 2026

6:00 pm To 8:00 pm

Hubert Harrison generated an array of visionary solutions to the systemic injustices of his day. After blazing a trail for people of color in the Socialist Party of America and the Industrial Workers of the World, Harrison emerged as one of the most prominent freethinkers… Read more…

17 Oct

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

October 17, 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…

17 Oct

Black Being, East Queen Street, Inglewood, CA, USA

October 17, 2026 To October 17, 2026

9:00 am To 5:30 pm

Step away from your to-do lists and spend the day healing-in-community with us at “Rituals of Care”, an in-person, all-day urban retreat on Saturday, October 17th, 2026 at Black Being LA. We will be offering a program of healing/care experiences throughout the day from a… Read more…

17 Oct

Black Being, East Queen Street, Inglewood, CA, USA

October 17, 2026 To October 17, 2026

9:00 am To 5:30 pm

Step away from your to-do lists and spend the day healing-in-community with us at “Rituals of Care”, an in-person, all-day urban retreat on Saturday, October 17th, 2026 at Black Being LA. We will be offering a program of healing/care experiences throughout the day from a… Read more…

18 Oct

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90019

October 18, 2026 To January 24, 2027

11:00 am To 6:00 pm

The Brockman Gallery: Los Angeles, 1967–1990 is the first large-scale exhibition dedicated to the impact of the Brockman Gallery, founded in South L.A. by brothers Alonzo and Dale Brockman Davis in the wake of the Watts Rebellion. Their space became vital for young artists of… Read more…

18 Oct

REDCAT ROY AND EDNA DISNEY/CALARTS THEATER, 631 West 2nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

October 18, 2026 To October 18, 2026

8:00 pm To 10:00 pm

Angel City Arts returns to REDCAT for its annual Jazz Refractions Festivalwith a dynamic double bill featuring two outstanding artists from Los Angeles in dialogue with the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra. Qur’an Shaheed presents a free jazz performance with live projected visuals. Transcending genre, Shaheed’s… Read more…

22 Oct

514 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA, USA

October 22, 2026 To November 15, 2026

8:00 pm To 3:00 pm

Written by Reginald Edmund. Directed by Ben Guillory. Presented by The Robey Theatre Company. What Had Happened Was…follows Marcellus Turner, a passionate Los Angeles City Councilman and community advocate determined to create meaningful change for the people he represents. Told through a documentary-style blend of… Read more…

25 Oct

Crenshaw Dairy Mart Art Center 8629 Crenshaw Boulevard Inglewood, CA 90305

October 25, 2026 To November 8, 2026

11:00 am To 2:00 pm

Inspired by the legacy of the Freedom Quilting Bee and the creative traditions of Black women artists like Faith Ringgold, bell hooks, Alice Walker, and Nikki Giovanni, this four-part workshop series invites participants to slow down, gather in community, and practice the art of whole… Read more…

25 Oct

World Stage Performance Gallery, Degnan Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA

October 25, 2026 To October 25, 2026

3:00 pm To 5:00 pm

Enjoy an afternoon of live jazz, community and culture.   Every Fourth Sunday | Four Host Bands | Three-Month Artist Residencies Remaining 2026 Dates | Artist-in-Residence: Devin DanielsOctober 25 | November 22 | December 27 Doors Open: 2:30 PMHost Band Set: 3 – 4 PMOpen…

27 Oct

Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, 200 West First Street in the historic Claremont Depot Claremont, CA 91711

October 27, 2026 To November 15, 2026

12:00 pm To 4:00 pm

The Claremont Lewis Museum of Art exhibition Samella! Black as Lacquer and Iron illuminates the extraordinary life and profound influence of Dr. Samella Lewis as an art historian, educator, philanthropist, and artist. Curated by her Scripps student Francine Farr, the exhibition includes works by Claude… 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…

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