Crenshaw & Around

Los Angeles Inner City Cultural Center Presents Hattie Winston and Emily Yancy

Los Angeles Inner City Cultural Center, in association with the African Grove Institute for the Arts and UCLA’s Beloved Community Initiative, will present Hattie Winston and Emily Yancy in a one-time-only dramatic play reading of Emily Mann’s “Having Our Say” under the direction of Fay Hauser-Price on Saturday, April 13, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Boulevard in Culver City. Curtain time is 3:30 p.m.

WORDTheatre® and Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center Present Randall Kenan’s ‘Black Folks Could Fly’

In partnership with the Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center in Leimert Park, WORDTheatre® proudly presents BLACK FOLK COULD FLY, a literary and musical tribute celebrating the legacy of the late southern author Randall Kenan, on Saturday, March 9, at 7:30pm. The reception begins at 6:30pm. This one-night-only event at the arts center explores, among many of the award-winning author’s fascinations, the theme of “Blackness.” Featured performers include Tracie Thoms, Dohn Norwood, CG, Eugene Byrd, and student musicians from the Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center.