African American Heritage Month

LA Made Presents: Keith Corbin – California Soul Book

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Chef Keith Corbin is the two-time James Beard Award-nominated executive chef and co-owner of Alta Adams. He spoke for the LA Public Library to discuss his bestselling memoir, California Soul, a sharply crafted and unflinchingly honest book about gangs, drugs, cooking, and living life on the line—both in the kitchen and on the streets— from one of the most exciting stars in food today. Moderating the conversation will be writer Jervey Tervalon.
Website Link
youtube.com/watch?v=sszud4WQm5U&t=57s
Event Date
Event Location

Los Angeles Library – Online
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0522342, -118.2436849

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10295789
Event Main Image

Spirit of the Ancestors

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
This moving, seminal, visual arts project was conceptualized and developed by the Arts Center Director, Rosie Lee Hooks who commissioned 13 artists from the community to use shovels as a canvas to honor the legacy of our ancestors. Each of the world-renowned, master artists who accepted the challenge have a history of building arts institutions in Watts and the greater Los Angeles community.  
Website Link
wattstowers.org/copy-of-exhibitions-2
Event Date
Event Location

Noah Purifoy and Charles Mingus Galleries, Watts Towers Arts Center Campus
1727 E. 107th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90002
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.9388723, -118.2419457

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
213-847-4646
Event ID
10290435
Event Main Image

African American and Black History Month: Culinary Traditions

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Celebrate African American and Black History Month with LA County Library. Food nourishes the body and helps tell people’s stories. Explore the rich culinary traditions of Black Americans through cookbooks and capture your own culinary story using the recipe card template.
Website Link
youtube.com/watch?v=cAR0L9tFmX4
Event Date
Event Location

Online – Los Angeles County Library
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0522342, -118.2436849

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10285849
Event Main Image

Shades of LA Photo Collection

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The library has an archive of over 7,000 photographs representing the contemporary and historic diversity of families in Los Angeles. Images were chosen from family albums and copied in a project sponsored by Photo Friends, a library support group. They include daily life, social organizations, work, personal and holiday celebrations.
Website Link
tessa.lapl.org/pc10
Event Date
Event Location

Los Angeles Library – Online
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0522342, -118.2436849

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10290296
Event Main Image

African American Experience: The American Mosaic

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The online archive encompasses the myriad contributions of African Americans who have achieved cultural and historical prominence. This electronic resource includes biographies of such famous political and social figures, primary and secondary sources, including the complete WPA (Works Progress Administration) Slave Narratives collection, speeches, court cases, quotations, advertisements, and photographs, maps, and other images.
Website Link
lapl.org/african-experience
Event Date
Event Location

Los Angeles Library – Online
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0522342, -118.2436849

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10290360
Event Main Image

Stories of Sugar Hill

Event Type
Culture & Community
Tours
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

Stories of Sugar Hill presented by Friends Of Residential Treasures: Los Angeles

Map and guidebook available for download on February 13, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. for FREE!

Stories of Sugar Hill is a seven-stop self-guided Trail map accompanied by  in-depth research that celebrates the influential legends, icons, and trailblazers of West Adams’ Black history.

This project supports the neighborhood’s efforts in collecting, archiving, and sharing the stories of West Adams by working with residents of the area.

The experience is told through the neighborhood’s historic and unique architecture and is led by narrative accounts and reflections of the residents themselves.

 

The accompanying map and research will be accessible for download on February 13, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. on the FORT website.

Participants can log onto the FORT website and download the material for FREE, and take the self-guided tour at their leisure.

 

Website Link
https://www.fortla.org/
Event Date
Event Location

West Adams Neighborhood
2105 Venice Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90006
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0437915, -118.3028265

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
+91 7578946602
Event ID
10292302
Event Main Image

Ebony Repertory Theatre presents: STEW

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Stew is a captivating funny, and intimate story about the relationships between mothers and daughters and the realities that bind them together.

 

Fridays at 8:00 pm Saturdays at 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm Sundays at 3 pm & 7:00 pm
Website Link
ebonyrep.org
Event Date
-
Event Location

The Nate Holden Performing Arts Center
4718 W. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0395836, -118.3420399

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$30
Contact Phone
323.964.9766
Event ID
10302164
Event Main Image

Family Storytime

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Enjoy stories, songs, and much, much more! This program is designed for children ages 3-8.
Website Link
lapl.org/whats-on/events/family-storytime-10
Event Date
-
Event Location

Los Angeles Central Library, Children’s Literature Dept.
630 W. Fifth St.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0506708, -118.2551963

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
213.228.7250
Event ID
10291779
Event Main Image

18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium, is an exhibition that recount the 80-year history (1925-2005) of the Olympic Auditorium, the home for visceral entertainment in Los Angeles and a historic venue that shaped Los Angeles’ past and influenced its future. From the dangerous combat of boxing to the dramatic theatricality of wrestling, roller derby, and music, the gritty punch palace at the corner of 18th Street and Grand Avenue distilled the beauty and brutality of a divided city.
Website Link
lapca.org/exhibition/18th-grand-the-olympic-auditorium-august-11-2023-may-12-2024/
Event Date
-
Event Location

La Plaza de Cultura y Artes
501 N. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0564554, -118.2398448

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
213.542.6200
Event ID
10296079
Event Main Image

The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Started over 50 years ago, the Kinsey’s have been on a journey of collecting fine art and primary source historical objects that document the African American experience and illuminate the untold stories of Black Excellence throughout U.S. history. The exhibition focuses on the lives, accomplishments, and brilliance of African Americans from the 16th century through the years of slavery and emancipation to the civil rights movement and modern-day.
Website Link
sofistadium.com/kinsey/
Event Date
-
Event Location

SoFi Stadium
1001 Stadium Dr.
Inglewood, CA 90301
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.9530049, -118.3385242

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$15
Contact Phone
213-808-6220
Event ID
10296153
Event Main Image
African American Heritage Month