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Friday, October 19, 2018 | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Curatorial Walkthrough: California Bound: Slavery on the New Frontier, 1848-1865 Tour California Bound: Slavery on the New Frontier 1848-1865 with CAAM history curators Tyree Boyd-Pates and Taylor Bythewood-Porter, and discover how California's stance on slavery oscillated and impacted African Americans in the state before, during, and […]

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. In Conversation: Bridget R. Cooks and jill moniz Hear Bridget R. Cooks, Associate Professor, Department of African American Studies and Department of Art History at University of California, Irvine, and independent curator jill moniz discuss how both Charles White and John Biggers have influenced Robert Pruitt […]

Thursday, October 25, 2018 | 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. History of Central Avenue From the 1920s to the 1950s, Central Avenue was the hub of West Coast jazz. Famous the world over, “The Avenue,” as it was lovingly called, was a must-visit destination for jazz lovers in Los Angeles. Join us for a series of […]

Friday, November 2, 2018 | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Curatorial Walkthrough: Los Angeles Freedom Rally, 1963 Enjoy an afternoon tour of Los Angeles Freedom Rally, 1963 with CAAM history curators Tyree Boyd-Pates and Taylor Bythewood-Porter as they examine one of the largest civil rights rallies in the country, led by Martin Luther King Jr. at […]

Sunday, November 4, 2018 | 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Family Story Time One of the works in the exhibition The Notion of Family is John Biggers’s The Upper Room. Biggers was fascinated by African symbolism and his work often included images of animals and objects that had a special meaning. Join storytellers from Uniting Communities […]

Sunday, November 4, 2018 | 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. CAAM Reads! Parable of the Sower CAAM’s monthly book club continues this fall with titles selected in conjunction with the exhibition Robert Pruitt: Devotion. Pruitt’s work investigates how black identity can reside at the intersection of spiritual traditions, fictional narratives, and technology. November’s selection is Octavia […]

Thursday, November 8, 2018 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. In Conversation: Charles Gaines and lauren woods Inspired by Nina Chanel Abney: Royal Flush, artists Charles Gaines and lauren woods discuss representations of cultural narratives, state violence, collective memory, and monumentality in art. Presented in partnership with the University Art Museum at California State University, Long […]

Wednesday, November 14, 2018 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Radical Self Care Now! Terry Crews In June 2018, actor Terry Crews appeared in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee alongside Rise founder Amanda Nguyen to share his story as a victim of sexual assault and to advocate for the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights. […]

Thursday, November 15, 2018 | 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. History of Central Avenue From the 1920s to the 1950s, Central Avenue was the hub of West Coast jazz. Famous the world over, “The Avenue,” as it was lovingly called, was a must-visit destination for jazz lovers in Los Angeles. Join us for a series of […]

Saturday, November 17, 2018 | 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. The Biddy Mason Story The exhibition California Bound: Slavery on the New Frontier, 1848–1865 includes the well-known but seldom-depicted story of Biddy Mason. Draw your own storyboard of Mason’s journey to freedom and her rise to become one Los Angeles’s richest women and philanthropists. Ages 7 […]