FILM Wattstax – 7:30 PM, April 2: One of the most electrifying music documentaries ever, the eternally funky Wattstax is part concert-film and part powerful document of the historic Watts neighborhood of 50 years ago. Known as “The Black Woodstock” Wattstax was...
THEATRE Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – March 25-29: A powerhouse of artistic excellence, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater carries forward a legacy of African American strength, resilience and joy through the power of movement. Founded in 1958 by Alvin...
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THEATRE Kim’s Convenience By Ins Choi – March 21 - April 19: Soulpepper Theatre Company & Adam Blanshay Productions in association with American Conservatory Theater brings the award-winning comedy drama to the Ahmanson Theater. The play, which inspired the...
FILM Cult Classics Cinema presents B.A.P.S. - 6 PM, March 14: Experience an unforgettable night at Cult Classics Cinema, hosted and curated by DJ Rosegawd. This edition features the classic film, B.A.P.S (an acronym for Black American Princesses) is a 1997 American...
SXSW can be an overwhelming experience. For 10 days, you are bombarded by a tsunami of media, films, TV, tech, music, culture, and queso... lots of queso. This year, the annual SXSW fest takes place between March 12–18, curating a seven-day instead of 10-day...
THEATRE Dragon Mama – March 4 - April 12: Broadway star Sara Porkalob returns to the Geffen Playhouse for the second installment of “The Dragon Cycle.” In this next chapter, Maria Porkalob, Jr. dreams of a bigger, gayer life beyond Bremerton, WA. But when an...
ART Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 - February 24 - June 14: Amid the turbulent decades of the mid-20th century, African American and Afro-Atlantic diaspora artists sought to celebrate Black culture and advance the struggle for civil rights....
FILM Short Films Honoring the Day of Remembrance: Executive Order 9066 - 7 PM, February 19: On February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the forced removal and incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans—most of them U.S....
