Found in the heart of Compton, CA, stands an oasis that provides a refreshing moment for the collective community. The Pucker Up Lemonade Company’s storefront sits happily alongside other small businesses, but there is something different about this community watering hole.
It was a lava cake gone very, very wrong. But when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade — or a chocolate parfait.
The 2019 Academy Awards have come to an end and #BlackGirlMagic and #BlackBoyJoy were in full effect as some of our favorites walked away with statuettes, some after a 30-year uphill climb.
UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) presents Past Tense, a production by acclaimed artist Carrie Mae Weems on Friday, March 8 at the Theatre at Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles. Tickets for $29-69 are available now at cap.ucla.edu,theatre.acehotel.com, 310-825-2101 and The Theatre at Ace Hotel box office.
Carrie Mae Weems’ Past Tense takes us on a deep dive into the enduring significance of the iconic tale of Antigone. Through music, text, projection, and video, this powerful piece explores themes of social justice, escalating violence, gender relations, politics and personal identity within the context of contemporary history.
If you get thirsty at Taste of Soul—you better pucker up!
Beyonce paid tribute to historically Black colleges during her groundbreaking Coachella performance, and now the singer is donating $100,000 to four Black universities.
Songwriter Vincent Berry II helped create “Sandcastles,” a song from Beyonce’s hit album Lemonade.
Host: Brandon I. Brooks
Beyonce’s Formation tour blazed through Southern California before an audience mesmerized by the power of Black women and girls to transform difficult circumstances into new opportunities. In a video, Mrs. Hattie, Beyonce’s grandmother-in-law, reminded the audience about a life dealt full of lemons and how she made lemonade—a story far too familiar to Black women and girls.