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…
A+P Public Program Space, 4334 Degnan Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008
October 15, 2019 To October 15, 2019
7:00 pm To 8:30 pm
Join Art + Practice for a public program titled In Conservation: Stephen Towns and Ramsess with Cecilia Wichmann. Towns, Ramsess and Wichmann will discuss the exhibitions Stephen Towns: Rumination and a Reckoning and Ramsess: The Gathering. More information forthcoming.Read more…
Balch Auditorium, Scripps College, 1030 Columbia Avenue Claremont, CA 91711
October 15, 2019 To October 15, 2019
6:00 pm To 8:00 pm
Performance artist and Assistant Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia, A.D. Carson will give a presentation followed by an on-stage conversation with assistant professor of English at Wittenberg University, ShaDawn Battle. A.D. Carson is a performance artist and educator from Decatur, Illinois. He received a Ph.D.Read more…
Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College 1030 Columbia Avenue Claremont, CA 91711
October 16, 2019 To October 16, 2019
12:15 pm To 1:30 pm
Sohail Daulatzai will give a presentation, followed by a Q&A. Sohail Daulatzai is an associate professor in UC Irvine’s Film and Media Studies Department, African American Studies Department, and Program in Global Middle East Studies.Read more…
Hollywood Bowl, 2301 North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90068
October 16, 2019 To October 16, 2019
8:00 pm To 10:30 pm
Two GRAMMY Award-winning powerhouses, Ms. Lauryn Hill and H.E.R., have announced a special one night only co-headlining performance at The Hollywood Bowl. Multi-platinum artist Ms. Lauryn Hill rose to prominence as the lone female member of The Fugees, one of the biggest selling hip-hop acts in the world.Read more…
APOTHEKE LA, North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA
October 16, 2019 To October 17, 2019
9:00 pm To 2:00 am
Taylor Graves Live at Apotheke in LA. Joining Taylor will be Joel Whitley on bass & Vincent Fossett jr.Read more…
TCL Chinese Theatre, 6925 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028, USA
October 16, 2019 To October 16, 2019
6:30 pm To 10:30 pm
TCL Chinese Theatres is hosting a special 35th anniversary screening of Purple Rain alongside a Q&A with Morris Day. The film originally premiered at the theater on July 26, 1984.Read more…
Museum of Tolerance, 9786 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035, USA
October 17, 2019 To October 17, 2019
8:00 pm To 9:30 pm
Ambassador Susan E. Rice served as National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.Read more…
West Angeles Cathedral (Church of God In Christ), 3600 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016
October 17, 2019 To October 17, 2019
7:30 pm To 9:00 pm
In a special evening celebrating National Book Award-winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates’ first book of fiction, he’ll be joined by Ryan Coogler, revolutionary director of Black Panther. Coates’ newly released novel The Water Dancer, offers a timely exploration of the most intimate evil of enslavement—the cleaving and separation of families.Read more…
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, 540 South Commonwealth Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90020
October 17, 2019 To October 17, 2019
7:00 pm To 9:00 pm
Zadie Smith will be in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen. Grand Union is a dazzling collection of short fiction. Zadie Smith has established herself as one of the most iconic, critically respected, and popular writers of her generation.Read more…
The Virgil, Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA
October 17, 2019 To October 18, 2019
9:30 pm To 2:00 am
Mike Mitchell aka Blaque Dynamite will be live at The Virgil in Los Angeles. Show will include a preview of new material from his upcoming new CD “Time Out” out in November on Dolfin Records. Joining Mike onstage will be Max Gerl, Paul Cornish, Justus West, and Maurice Brown.Read more…
Simply Wholesome Health Food Store & Restaurant, 4508 W. Slauson Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90043
October 17, 2019 To October 17, 2019
7:00 pm To 9:00 pm
Snack Chat is celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month with an interactive panel and event hosted by healthcare professionals! The Urban Health Society is teaming up with the Association of Black Women Physicians this October 17th to bring you an interactive Breast Cancer Awareness Event hosted at Los Angeles health food…Read more…
Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill, Jazz, & Etc., 2930 Beverly Glen Circle, Los Angeles, CA 90077
October 17, 2019 To October 17, 2019
7:30 pm To 9:30 pm
Multi-talented vocalist Billy Valentine’s varied career has taken him across the United States, throughout the many countries of Europe and even to Oman. Billy began his professional career as a solo artist opening for such luminaries as Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack in the 1970s.Read more…
The Cultural Social Club, 7617 S. Crenshaw Blvd, Inglewood 90043
October 18, 2019 To October 18, 2019
8:00 pm To 10:30 pm
SWAAM is Spoken Word, Art And Music. That’s when super-talented poets, singers, musicians and “open mic” artists will perform– backed by our awesome LIVE BAND. So come on! Food, drink, and wonderful entertainment await you on this and every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month.Read more…
Brookside Golf & Country Club, 1133 Rosemont Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103
October 18, 2019 To October 18, 2019
6:00 pm To 9:00 pm
The Los Angeles Chapter of the National Black MBA Association invites you to the upcoming 45th Anniversary Scholarship and Awards Gala and Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship Golf Tournament. Proceeds from these events will benefit the annual Scholarship fund where the Los Angeles Chapter will award deserving undergraduate and graduate students…Read more…
Brea Improv Comedy Club, 180 S. Brea Blvd., Brea, CA 92821, USA
October 18, 2019 To October 19, 2019
7:00 pm To 11:00 pm
Fast Facts About Tommy Davidson: Comedian and actor who played the role of overbearing father, Oscar Proud in the animated Disney series, The Proud Family. Before Fame He was a cast member on the comedy sketch show, In Living Color after starting as a stand-up comedian.Read more…
Catalina Bar & Grill, 6725 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA
October 18, 2019 To October 20, 2019
8:30 pm To 12:00 am
Since the runaway success of her 1990 debut album Circle of One (which went Platinum), and the impassioned hit single “Get Here” (the Brenda Russell composition that became an unofficial anthem of the 1991 Gulf War) Oleta Adams has inspired a growing legion of fans in the U.S.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.Read more…
160 North Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, CA, USA
October 18, 2019 To October 18, 2019
5:00 pm To 9:00 pm
Tea Tech & Tequila is a networking mixer serving up ample high-quality offerings of everything in its name, plus food and live music at the historic Blinn House in Pasadena. You’re gonna love the company. . .Read more…
California African American Museum, 600 State Drive, Los Angeles, CA
October 18, 2019 To October 18, 2019
1:00 pm To 2:00 pm
Tour Cross Colours: Black Fashion in the 20th Century with brand founders Carl Jones and T.J. Walker and CAAM exhibition to hear how this fashion brand pioneered the melding of Hip Hop culture and social responsibility.Read more…
Downtown Independent, 251 South Main Street, Los Angeles, 90012
October 18, 2019 To October 20, 2019
12:30 pm To 12:00 am
¡Un pedacito de Panamá en HOLLYWOOD! PANAFEST by Panamanian International Film Festival in Los Angeles (PIFF/LA) is a three-day festival featuring the work of Latinx filmmakers from throughout the Americas, Spain, and the Caribbean.Read more…
Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill, Jazz, & Etc., 2930 Beverly Glen Circle, Los Angeles, CA 90077
October 18, 2019 To October 18, 2019
6:00 pm To 11:00 pm
Her melodic voice, with its three-and-a-half-octave range, is known worldwide, as are her rich, unique, soulful and highly spirited interpretations of both, familiar Jazz and Blues classics and original contemporary tunes.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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