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‘How Sweet the Sound’ Reveals L.A.’s Role in Gospel Music History
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‘How Sweet the Sound’ Reveals L.A.’s Role in Gospel Music History

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorFebruary 14, 2018

A new exhibit reveals Black L.A.’s key role in the evolution of gospel music. “How Sweet the Sound: Gospel Music in Los Angeles” uses vintage photographs, video recordings and other memorabilia to tell how African American artists and churches created a global musical phenomenon. The multi-media presentation is at the California African American Museum in Exposition Park until August 26. The historical display charts the Black religious experience in Los Angeles from 1872 to the early 1970s. Within that timeframe, a range of innovators and ministries are highlighted for their contributions to the genre. Starting with Biddy Mason, the founder of First AME

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Frame by Frame: The Media’s Response to the LA Uprisings of 1992 At CAAM

April 6, 2017

Jun. 7 Twenty-five years ago, the world witnessed the brutality and subsequent violence that resulted from the 1992 Los Angeles Uprising. Join us at CAAM for a panel led by USC Professor of Communication, Josh Kuhn, with Kirk McCoy, LA Times photographer; Jim Newton, a professor and former LA Times reporter; and photographer Ted Soqui, who will discuss what it was like to cover the uprisings in LA at the height of the rebellion.

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#BlackGirlsMatter at CAAM

StaffMarch 3, 2017

Mar. 16 In 1991, Latasha Harlins, a 15-year-old African American girl, was shot in the head by a Korean clerk at a convenience store—a death that occurred just thirteen days before the beating of Rodney King by the LAPD. More than twenty-five years later, the fate of black girls’ lives remains largely ignored. Join us for a roundtable discussion exploring the role and importance of girls such as Latasha in the black community and beyond, with Brenda Stevenson, professor of history, UCLA; Funmilola Fagbamila, professor, activist, and an original member of Black Lives Matter (BLM); Shamell Bell, UCLA doctoral candidate

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New Exhibits @ CAAM

StaffJanuary 19, 2017

Now-Feb. 26 The California African American Museum recently announced that its fall season of exhibitions will open to the public on October 19, celebrating the work of several generations of contemporary artists and historical figures. One of CAAM’s fall exhibitions is:The Ease of Fiction, Oct.19, 2016–Feb. 26, 2017. In The Ease of Fiction, works by four contemporary African artists living in the United States serve as a foundation for a critical discussion about history, fact, and fiction. Recent paintings, drawings, and sculptural works by ruby onyinyechi amanze (b. 1982, Nigeria), Duhirwe Rushemeza (b. 1977, Rwanda), Sherin Guirguis (b. 1974, Egypt),

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New Exhibits @ CAAM

Sentinel News ServiceOctober 21, 2016

Now-Feb.26, 2017 The California African American Museum recently announced that its fall season of exhibitions will open to the public on October 19, celebrating the work of several generations of contemporary artists and historical figures. One of CAAM’s fall exhibitions is:The Ease of Fiction, Oct.19, 2016–Feb. 26, 2017. In The Ease of Fiction, works by four contemporary African artists living in the United States serve as a foundation for a critical discussion about history, fact, and fiction. Recent paintings, drawings, and sculptural works by Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze (b. 1982, Nigeria), Duhirwe Rushemeza (b. 1977, Rwanda), Sherin Guirguis (b. 1974, Egypt),