UC San Diego's Mandeville Auditorium, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, California 92093
February 22, 2019
8:00 pm To 10:00 pm
No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks brings to life the story of one of Chicago’s most beloved figures.Read more…
Film
UCR Arts, 3824 + 3834 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92501
February 22, 2019 To February 23, 2019
7:00 pm To 9:30 pm
King in the Wilderness chronicles the final chapters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, revealing a conflicted leader who faced an onslaught of criticism from both sides of the political spectrum. While the Black Power movement saw his nonviolence as weakness, and President Lyndon B.Read more…
Hot and Cool Cafe, 4311 Degnan Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90008 USA
February 22, 2019
6:00 pm To 9:00 pm
Where did Los Angeles gangs come from? Were they created with destructive motives? The film Bastards of the Party explores this untold history of Black LA, from the great migration, to the Black Panthers, to crack and the prison industrial complex and how it all ties together.Read more…
139 S. Hill Street, Los Angeles 90015
February 23, 2019
8:30 pm To 11:00 pm
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) spotlights Black cinema with a selection of short films from Black filmmakers, along with a selection of local and international independent films. InFocus: Black Cinema shorts program, is a selection of films depicting Black experiences stretching from comedic to surreal, thought-provoking to heartfelt.Read more…
Compton Library, 240 W. Compton Blvd, Compton, California 90220, USA
February 23, 2019
1:00 pm To 4:00 pm
Author, historian, Robert Lee Johnson, speaks about Martin Luther King, Jr. and Douglas Dollarhide, Compton’s first Black Mayor; (both are celebrating 50 years of remembrance). Special film screening on the Black migration to Los Angeles.Read more…