CAAM photo by Menetnashté via the Discover Los Angeles Flickr Group
20th Annual Pan African Film Festival
EXPO Center Black History Month Festival
NoHo Gallery LA
California State University, Northridge
Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month, an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. The event was originally the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Following is a list of events and cultural institutions participating in Black History Month.
The California African American Museum (CAAM) exists to research, collect, preserve and interpret for public enrichment, the history, art and culture of African Americans. The museum conserves more than 3,500 objects of art, historical artifacts and memorabilia, and maintains a research library with more than 20,000 books and other reference materials available for limited public use.
- Sunday, February 5, 2012, 11am-5pm - Target Sundays at CAAM--Education, Living Our Legacy of Achievement! Celebrating Black History Month. CAAM's Black History Month celebration highlights the importance of education in our istory and for future generations. The program includes performances by local schools and professional performers.
- Sunday, February 12, 2012 - Carter G. Woodson African American History Series - Four Sundays in January and February 2pm-4pm. Lecture Series. Following a one hour screenig from the "Eyes on the Prize" documentary series, Drs. Brenda Stevenson of UCLA and Marne Campbell of Loyola Marymount will offer a series of lectures during the second hour focused on America's Civil Rights Movement from 1954-1965.
- Saturday, February 18, 2012, 2pm - Conversations at CAAM (Panel Discussion). The CAAM History Council invites you to join us for Conversations at CAAM with our special guest the Hon. Carol. D. Codrington, Associate Justice, Fourth District Court of Appeal Division Two.
- Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 6pm-8:30pm - Being Validated by Gallery Owners & Collectors (Panel Discussion). Galleries open at 6pm. Discussion and Q&A from 7-8:30pm. A discussion about how African American artists have been viewed by critics and collectors, and how the market place is progressing for African American artists and culturally-specific art. Participants will include: Charlotte Sherman, Alden Kimbrough, Eric Hanks, Angela Witherspoon, Robert Holmes and others.
600 State Dr., Los Angeles, 213.744.7432
www.caamuseum.org
February 9-20, 2012
Citywide
Established in 1992, the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of cultural and racial tolerance and understanding through the exhibition of film, art and creative expression.
PAFF’s goal is to present and showcase a broad spectrum of creative works, particularly those that reinforce positive images and help to destroy negative stereotypes. PAFF believes film and art can lead to better understanding and foster communication between peoples of diverse cultures, races, and lifestyles, while at the same time, serve as a vehicle to initiate dialogue on the important issues of our times.
Each year, PAFF presents:
- Over One Hundred Thirty (130) quality films from the United States, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the South Pacific and Canada, all showcasing the diversity and complexity of people of African descent.
- One of America’s largest fine art shows featuring prominent and emerging Black artists and fine crafts people, including local, national and international poets, musicians and storytellers.
February 25, 2012
For more information call 213.763.0114.
www.laparks.org/expo
Feb. 4 to Mar. 12, 2012
NoHo Gallery LA is located at the historic Lankershim Arts Center in the heart of the NoHo Arts District. NoHo Gallery LA's Black History Month exhibit opens on February 4th, 2012. The purpose of Black History Month is to promote awareness of African American history to the general public. African-American history is filled with the tales of inspiring individuals-many of whom overcame great odds to leave their mark on the United States as well as abroad. NoHo Gallery LA 's Black History Month Art Show presents artists who portray the history, the current state of affairs and the future direction of Black & Afro-American Art.
NoHo Gallery LA
5126 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood, 818.506.6684
nohoartsdistrict.com/nohogalleryla
The Black Student Union, Department of Pan African Studies and Black Alumni Association will collaborate on activities that highlight the accomplishments and achievements of the African diaspora during California State University, Northridge’s annual Black History Month celebration. This year’s theme is “Breaking the Chains to Create Change.” Highlights during the month include an address at 12 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 20, by author and political commentator Anthony Asadullah Samad, a political science and African-American Studies professor at East Los Angeles College. The event will include a voter registration drive. Members of black fraternities and sororities, also known as Black Greek-Letter Organizations (BGLOs), have been asked to attend. Other notable events include a Rites of Passage Ceremony for men and women on Feb. 2, a poetry slam hosted by the BSU on Feb. 9, and the Harambee High School Conference on Feb. 24.
For more information, contact the Department of Pan African Studies at (818) 677-3111 or email the Black Student Union at bsu.csun@gmail.com.
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, 818.677.1200
www.csun.edu
