Want to put on the culture this weekend? No worries. From DMX to movie screenings, #BlackBookLA has got you covered!
The Lost Tapes: L.A. Riots Screening
Thursday, Apr. 20 | 6:30PM
4718 W Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90016
Calling all film heads!
Come screen the newest episode of the 1895 Films/Smithsonian Channel TV series: The Lost Tapes
For more info, click here.
Afrolituation
Friday, Apr. 21 | 10PM (Doors open at 9PM) | FREE w/ RSVP until 10:30PM
Los Globos | 3040 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026
Amplify Africa is back with another epic Afrolituation, a monthly African Experience party. Get down to good music accompanied with Suya and face painting!
To RSVP, click here.
LA Times Festival of Books
Saturday, Apr. 22 - Sunday, Apr. 23
University of Southern California
Calling all book lovers! The Annual LA Times Book Fest is back. Stop by on Saturday & Sunday to discover new books, authors, and artists.
For more info, click here.
The Artform Studio: Record Store Day
Saturday, Apr. 22 | 11AM | FREE
The Artform Studio | 5611 N. Figueroa Los Angeles, CA 90042
Celebrate vinyl and all things music on Record Store Day at The Artform Studio! Come thru for live DJ sets and from 14KT, Adrian Younge, and more!
For more info, click here.
JUJU: A Soul Children Experience
Sat. April 22 | 10PM-2AM | $15
5257 West Adams Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90016
Come elevate with the Soul Children at their Earth Day 2017 Celebration with DJ Monalisa. Enjoy great people, positive energy, and good food & spirits.
For more info, click here.
Crooklyn Screening
Sunday, April 23 | 4:30PM | $8
Blackout Cinema | 665 N. Heliotrope Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90004
See Crooklyn, a Spike Lee Joint, this Sunday at Blackout Cinema. Take it back to the early 70s with this classic Brooklyn film.
For more info, click here.
Spoken Word for Social Justice
Monday, Apr. 24 | 7PM | FREE
USC Salvatori Computer Science Center | Room 101 | 941 Bloom Walk Los Angeles, CA 90089
Join the USC Graduate Student Government for an evening of spoken word and dynamic discussion tackling today's critical social justice issues, including Black Lives Matter. Performances by Kyle "Guante" Tran Myhre, Tish Jones, and G Yamazawa.
For more info, click here.
DMX, Too Short, Ying Yang Twins
& Suga Free
Tuesday, April 25 | 8PM | $40
The Observatory Orange County | 3503 S. Harbor Blvd. Santa Ana, CA 92704
Looking for the mid-week turn up?
It's going down next Tuesday. Get low with the Ying Yang Twins, blow the whistle with Too Short and act a fool with DMX.
For tickets, click here.
Save the Date: Big Island Yoga, Meditation, Exploration and Relaxation Retreat
Enjoy 6 days and 5 nights of paradise on the Big Island with a group of like-minded and adventurous people of color! The trip is all inclusive (3 organic meals per day prepared by a resident chef at Kalani are included) and features trips to a waterfall, the only active volcano in the world, a beach party on an exclusive black sand beach (Kahena Beach) and a pool-side luau at the retreat center.
For more info, click here.
