The Zawadi Cultural Collective and Zawadi Troop 3246 presented Black in the Valley’s Kwanzaa Marketplace and Celebration on Dec. 7. The event featured Santa, an indoor marketplace, food vendors, music and line dancing, a Kwanzaa village and play area, and a toy giveaway for ages 3 through 18.
Avalon LA hosted its second annual “Day of Giving” Thanksgiving event on Nov. 27, at its new Resource Center, located at 6622 Crenshaw Blvd, which is set to open this December.
Fourth of July Events in Los Angeles this weekend.
Despite COVID-19 Taste of Soul is still delivering food and music to the community.
Co-owners Amanda-Jane Thomas and Shanita Nicholas have created a hub for the community to get a cup of coffee and more.
According to the Census Bureau post-enumeration survey, 800,000 African Americans went uncounted. What does this mean? It means once again, the voice of African Americans was denied. Many programs that impact African Americans are based in whole or part on data derived from the Census. History proves the disenfranchisement of Black people socially, politically and financially. Another ten years cannot pass before we realize how vital the United States Census is to the United States democracy.
This event includes dinner, a candle lighting ceremony; a champagne toast to ring in the organization’s 40th anniversary in 2020
Long-standing community concert returns for its 22nd installment featuring some of the most prolific names in jazz and R&B.
Stage tribute planned to honor last year’s headliner, Nipsey Hussle
“VP is integral to the history of reggae and dancehall music. We take this responsibility seriously and we are using our 40th anniversary to celebrate the music’s rich heritage as we steward the genre into the future,” said company president Randy Chin.
We take a look back on what happened on and around the Crenshaw District in 2018
Opening night gala celebrating diversity in Hollywood
Feb. 18 Musco Center for the Arts at Chapman University presents Black Violin on February 18 at 7:30pm. Classical music hits the street in the crackling performance of Black Violin, a duo of classically-trained musicians who have created an entirely new sound. This distinctive, peerless combination of virtuosic string talent mixes with a driving beat, shattering stereotypes with electricity, energy, and contagious enthusiasm. Tickets for Feb. 18 are on-sale now for $30-55 and may be purchased through the Musco Center online at www.muscocenter.org or by calling the box office at 844-OC-MUSCO (844-626-8726). All print-at-home tickets include a no-cost parking pass.
Feb. 10 Amid growing concerns about California’s punishing, often abusive criminal justice system, members of the Los Angeles chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America will host a clinic to replace broken brake lights for area residents free of charge. The event will be held at the northwest corner of Florence and 8th Avenues in Hyde Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on February 10th. It aims to prevent unnecessary police stops, expensive tickets and fines, and possible court appearances. More info about DSA-LA Online at: http://www.dsa-la.org, http://ww.dsausa.org. Also follow them on socal media at https://twitter.com/DSA_LosAngeles and https://www.facebook.com/DSALosAngeles/
Feb. 8-11 REDCAT presents the Los Angeles premiere of the stunning dance and multimedia work Poor People’s TV Room by Bessie Award–winning choreographer Okwui Okpokwasili, February 8 to 11. Known for her intensely powerful performances, Okwui Okpokwasili (featured at REDCAT in Ralph Lemon’s How Can You Stay in the House All Day and Not Go Anywhere?) considers the collective amnesia around the Nigerian women’s resistance movements of the past century. Tickets and info at REDCAT.org (https://www.redcat.org/event/okwui-okpokwasili) or call (213) 237-2800. Presented at REDCAT in association with CAP UCLA and Show Box LA / we live in space as part of