The theme for the 2019 Gala is A Journey to the Pride Lands, based on the upcoming Walt Disney feature, "THE LION KING." Emmy-winning actress and comedienne Tiffany Haddish will serve as the Gala's master of ceremonies. TV personality and best-selling author Star Jones returns as the Gala's celebrity auctioneer for the third year. Presenters include Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis and author Shaka Senghor. ... read more »
Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson kicked-off African American History Month surrounded by scores of Black actors, filmmakers and industry professionals during a ceremony in City Hall Council Chambers on Feb. 5. ... read more »
Written by Charles Gordone
Directed by Richard Lawson
Previews Feb 5-7
Performances February 8 – 24
Los Angeles, CA – WACO Theater Center will bring the Pulitzer prize winning production NO PLACE TO BE SOMEBODY to the heart of North Hollywood Art District for the 50th anniversary. ... read more »
Richard Lawson and Tina Lawson host Grand Opening of the new WACO Theatre in North Hollywood California. The Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper and the L.A. Watts Times Newspaper interviewed the power couple on the red carpet during the opening night. ... read more / watch video »
Tina Knowles-Lawson and Richard Lawson opened the Where Art Can Occur (WACO) Theater Center in North Hollywood, CA to foster the talents of emerging artists specifically catering to those in underserved communities. ... read more »
Solombra Ingram, founder of the I’m Every Woman Foundation, in a partnership with the Volunteers of America, will host the 5th Annual Reflection of Hope Military Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, ... read more »
Richard and Tina Lawson (Formerly Tina Knowles) share how they were reconnected and eventually fell in love at the 2016 MERGE SUMMIT.
Reporter: Brittany K. Jackson ... read more / watch video »
While faith and entertainment are hardly topics that run in Hollywood’s queue of proverbial sensationalism, The Merge Summit 2016 didn’t fail to take it to the forefront with an “off-the-chain” experience for its’ attendees. ... read more »