African American Heritage Month

Event Type
Culture & Community
Dance
Family Activity
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

This year’s concert will feature a dynamic program that honors the legacy of Black dance pioneers while showcasing new works by visionary choreographers. The evening promises to be a deeply moving and uplifting celebration of African American history and resilience through the art of dance.

Event Date
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Event Location

Lula Washington Dance Theatre
3773 Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0176919, -118.335609
Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Check the website for ticket prices
Contact Phone
323.292.5852
Event ID
140859
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Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

Join Mayor Karen Bass; Dr. Lura Daniels-Ball, President, Our Authors Study Club, Inc.; Arturo Chavez, General Manager of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument; Los Angeles City Council President, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Councilmember, Eighth District; Bob Blumenfield, Councilmember, Third District; Curren D. Price, Jr., Councilmember, Ninth District; Heather Hutt, Councilmember, Tenth District; the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA); Yvonne Wheeler, President Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, General Chair, Our Authors Study Club 2025 African American Heritage Month; and, the Our Authors Study Club 2025 African American Heritage Month Committee for an engaging evening at the Pico Hotel.

In keeping with a new tradition that began in 2023, this evening pays tribute to the twenty-six founding families of African American descent who blazed a trail with other brave founders to establish what is now known as El Pueblo de Los Angeles by recognizing Los Angeles’s modern trailblazers with long-standing histories of accomplishment and impact. This year, in keeping with the national theme of African Americans and Labor, we honor a movement so powerful and organic that it brought a diverse coalition of people, professions, and visionaries together to form an organization to provide living wages and rights to security officers in Los Angeles.

 

Free RSVP is required to attend; please call 213.978.0254 to reserve a seat (space is limited).

Getting There: El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument is located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, close to the cultural communities of Chinatown, Little Tokyo, and the Arts District. Just North of the U.S. Route 101 Freeway, the site is the historic birthplace of Los Angeles.  There are four nearby parking lots

 

Event Date
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Event Location

The Pico House, El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument
125 Paseo de la Plaza
Los Angeles, 90012
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0566268, -118.2386828
Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
140892
Event Main Image
Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

Learn about the history and impact of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and its message of activism through service. Attendees will create a commemorative coaster inspired by this pioneering labor union. This program is for adults, and registration is required.

Event Date
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Event Location

Baldwin Park Library
4181 Baldwin Park Blvd.
Baldwin Park, 91706
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0881888, -117.9653777
Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Free (Registration required)
Contact Phone
626.962.6947
Event ID
141015
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Event Type
Culture & Community
Film
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

Join us for Think Like a Man, a film based on a book of the same name. For one reason or another, friends Dominic, Jeremy, Michael, and Zeke can’t seem to seal the deal with the women in their lives. When their lovely ladies buy a book by comic Steve Harvey and apply its advice to their relationships, this band of brothers gets all shaken up. Learning that they have been betrayed by one of their own, Dominic and his friends conspire to use the book’s teachings to turn the tables.

Event Date
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Event Location

Black Resource Center
150 E El Segundo Blvd.
Los Angeles, 90061
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.9160485, -118.2720039
Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
310.538.0059
Event ID
140605
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Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

Join us as we discuss three titles: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, Attack from Within, and Lovely One. You can pick up your copies in advance to read at your leisure. Please see the front desk staff to check out titles.

Event Date
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Event Location

Black Resource Center
150 E El Segundo Blvd.
Los Angeles, 90061
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.9160485, -118.2720039
Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
310.538.0059
Event ID
140725
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Event Type
Culture & Community
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Film
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) hosts its February Monthly Film Festival and annual InFocus: Black Cinema program. The festival presents screenings of shorts, documentaries, and feature films that have been submitted worldwide. A Q&A with each filmmaker follows all of the programs. The program also offers a special reception so the audience can meet the filmmakers and incredible talent involved while networking with industry professionals.
Event Date
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Event Location

South Park Center
1139 S. Hill Street, Los Angeles 90015
Los Angeles, CA 90015
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0390568, -118.2611995
Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$10 – $30
Contact Phone
323-521-7385
Event ID
140603
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Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

This is a book club discussion about Percival Everett’s new novel, James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim, an enslaved man. Jim overhears that he’s going to be sold to a man in New Orleans and separated from his family. He flees to Jackson Island to plan his escape. Meanwhile, Huck Finn fakes his own death to escape his abusive father. The two meet on the island and begin a dangerous journey down the Mississippi River.

Event Date
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Event Location

Will and Ariel Durant Branch Library
7140 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0977252, -118.3456013
Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
323.876.2741
Event ID
140721
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Event Type
Culture & Community
Dance
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

Join us for Inspiring Journeys: African American Histories, a day of celebration for African American Heritage Month. The lineup of speakers, workshops, entertainment, and family activities is sure to spark joy and insight. From health and wellness to genealogy and technology to arts and crafts for all ages, there is something for everyone. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to celebrate African American history and culture.

Event Date
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Event Location

Los Angeles Central Library
630 W. Fifth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0506708, -118.2551963
Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
213.202.5567
Event ID
140715
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Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

Our Annual Black History Month Event features entertainment, culture awareness, speakers, a small business marketplace, and a fashion show.

Event Date
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Event Location

South Bay Pavilion Mall
20700 Avalon Blvd,
Carson, 90746
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.8439058, -118.2609355
Fee Required
Yes
Event ID
140709
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Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

Join Campo de Cahuenga in celebrating Dr. Jefferson’s recent book, Living the California Dream: African American Leisure Sites During the Jim Crow Era which was awarded the Miriam Matthews Ethnic History Award by the LA City Historical Society for its exceptional contributions to the greater understanding and awareness of regional history.

The book explores the significance of place within the African American experience in geography, California Dream mythology, Southern California outdoor culture, American history & identity, and contemporary heritage conservation efforts. Among other projects, Dr. Jefferson was a guest curator for the “Black California Dreamin’: Claiming Space at America’s Leisure Frontier” exhibition at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles. She and Phil S. Hart recently completed a new essay titled “Long Beach Airport and Southern California: A Brief New Aviation and Aeronautics History (1900s–1980s),” which illuminates histories of overlooked women and people of color who contributed to making Southern California a global center of aviation and aerospace over the last century.

Dr. Jefferson’s current projects include working on an in depth exploration of the Black Venice community of Los Angeles for a manuscript and an Applied Public History project which was helped along by a Getty Conservation Institution Scholar Residency. 

We hope to see you there! Reception with light snacks & beverages to follow. Books will be available for sale.

RSVP at rap-campodecahuenga@lacity.org or through Eventbrite 

Event Date
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Event Location

Campo de Cahuenga
3919 Lankershim Blvd.
Studio City, CA 91604
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1395984, -118.3618624
Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
818.763.7651
Event ID
140936
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