Making Black America: Celebrate Black Joy in Music, Dance & Community
Date and Time
Saturday, February 25, 2023
4:00 P.M.
Location
Expo Arts Center
4321 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807
About
The free event on Saturday, Feb. 25 from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. at the Expo Arts Center, in partnership with the African American Cultural Center of Long Beach and public radio station KJAZZ (88.1 KKJZ), will feature content from the recent PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr. series, "Making Black America."
The event will highlight some of the ways in which Black people have created community with homage to the rent parties of the 1920s, the annual family reunion, music, and dance. The event will include food, a conversation on the history of jazz, and live performances from local organizations such as LA Swing Dance Posse and Black Art Distrikt.
To learn more information about attending the event, please click below.