LACMA Showcases ‘Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics’ Exhibit
December 18, 2024
On December 15, LACMA opened the new exhibit “Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st- Century Art and Poetic.”
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Abraham Assumes Presidency of L.A. County Medical Association
August 24, 2023
Dr. Jerry P. Abraham, a steadfast advocate for equitable access to public health and healthcare delivery, was installed as the 152nd president of the Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) on August 18, at The Langham Huntington in Pasadena.
New Exhibit Afro-Atlantic Histories Opening December 11!
December 8, 2022
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents Afro-Atlantic Histories, an exhibition that charts the transatlantic slave trade and its legacies in the African diaspora.
LACMA Hosts Obama Portraits and Black Americans Exhibit
October 21, 2021
Los Angeles County Museum of Art will open “The Obama Portraits Tour” and “Black American Portraits” on November 7. The exhibits feature the “Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama” painting as created by Amy Sherald, the “Barack Obama” artwork as visualized by Kehinde Wiley and two centuries of Kehinde Wiley.
Black Fact of the Day: February 17 – Brought to you by Black365.com
February 17, 2021
The art exhibition Charles White: a Retrospective, honoring artist Charles White was showcased after 100 years since his birth, at LACMA, 2019.
Supervisor Ridley-Thomas and Partners Host Sneak Peek of $70m Magic Johnson Park Renovation and Community Drive-Thru Tour
October 8, 2020
Supervisor Mark-Ridley-Thomas in collaboration with the LA County Department of Parks and Recreation and a number community partners, hosted a socially-distanced, sneak peek of Earvin “Magic” Johnson Park’s new building facilities and myriad of amenities followed by a “drive thru” tour of the park and resource distribution for 2,500 community members.
Lucas Museum Acquires African American Film History Archive ‘SEPARATE CINEMA’
January 16, 2020
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, currently under construction in Los Angeles’s Exposition Park, is thrilled to announce its recent acquisition of the Separate Cinema Archive, which documents African American cinema history from 1904 to 2019. Encompassing more than 37,000 rare items, the archive includes a major selection of original film posters, lobby cards, film stills, publicity material, scripts, an extensive reference library, and more.
artworxLA 27th Annual Fundraising Gala Celebrates Arts For Good
July 11, 2019
Organization Dedicated to Combatting the High School Dropout Rate Honored Kristin Sakoda, Executive Director of the LA County Arts Commission & Academy Award-winning Producer Michael Sugar at Annual Fundraising Gala artworxLA, the L.A.-based educational organization dedicated to combatting the high school dropout rate via engagement of alternative high school students with a long-term program focused on arts education in the classroom and mentorship, celebrated their 27th year with its annual “An Evening of Art” fundraising gala at the Taglyan Cultural Center. Founded in 1992 with just one partner school site, artworxLA currently has a weekly presence in 33 alternative education classrooms
Mural Festival Brings Art and Inspiration to Youth
May 23, 2019
Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School was the epicenter of creativity and expression recently thanks to a special project.
$70M Magic Johnson Park Renovation Breaks Ground
March 14, 2019
The project, slated for completion in Fall 2020, includes a 20,000-square foot state-of-the-art community events center.
The Reverend Shawn Amos: A Night in Harlem
January 25, 2019
The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica presents the return of The Reverend Shawn Amos for A Night in Harlem on Friday, February 1 at 8:00pm. In celebration of African American History Month, blackbox curator, Amos, returns to the stage for an evening of songs and storytelling — presenting songs from his album, Harlem, for the first time in ten years. The American roots song cycle tells the story of 1920s black Americans’ migration from the south to Harlem. Amos’ album was inspired by the artists, songs and legacy of the Harlem Renaissance.
The African American Appointments For 2018
December 27, 2018
Here is a list of the African American appointments for the year of 2018
AT&T Hello Lab Showcases at LACMA
November 8, 2018
Filmmakers complete Hello Lab’s Mentorship Program and show their work to the public at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Ford Theatres and the Arab Film and Media Institute present: An Evening of Hip-Hop & Arabic Poetry with Omar Offendum
June 28, 2018
Omar Offendum is a Syrian-American rapper and poet living in Los Angeles. Known for blending hip-hop and Arabic poetry, he has lectured at a number of museums, educational and cultural institutions including The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, LACMA, Arab American National Museum, Poets House, Qatar Foundation International and the Nobel Peace Prize Forum. A graduate of the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture, he has helped raise millions of dollars for various humanitarian relief groups and has been able to carve a distinct path for himself as a thoughtful entertainer and activist able to speak to a multitude of relevant issues over the course of his decade-long career.
Councilman Curren Price to be Honored at ArtworxLA Gala – Thurs., May 10
May 7, 2018
Organization Dedicated to Combatting the High School Dropout Rate to Honor Gensler Co-CEO Andy Cohen, LA City Councilman Curren Price at Annual Gala May 10, 2018.