Jan. 31, 2012 Community Cinema – Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock

As a black woman who was a feminist before the term was invented, Daisy Bates refused to accept her assigned place in society. Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock tells the story of her life and public support of nine black students who registered to attend the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, which culminated in a constitutional crisis — pitting a president against a governor and a community against itself. Unconventional, revolutionary, and egotistical, Daisy Bates reaped the rewards of instant fame, but paid dearly for it.

This event is co-sponsored by the Long Beach Public Library and Long Beach Branch NAACP and will feature a Season of Non Violence presentation by Long Beach Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal.

Film Discussion Panel

Thelma Houston , Grammy winner and NAACP Life member
Peggy Dammond Preacely, Oral Historian and Civil Rights Activist
Ahmed Saafir-President 100 Black Men
Stone Houston- Middle School Student, Jackie Robinson Academy
Kim Bridges- College Student, CSULB

Tuesday, January 31, 2012
6:00PM
Long Beach Public Library – Main Library Auditorium
101 Pacific Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90822
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February 4, 2012 – Althea Waites Piano Recital

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MusicUNTOLD presents Althea Waites.  Pianist Althea Waites has been acclaimed throughout the United States, Europe and Asia as a brilliant soloist, chamber musician and collaborative artist.

Praised by the Los Angeles Times for “profound musicality and superb technique”, Ms.Waites has a distinguished history of performing new music by American composers and has received several honors and commendations for her work. She has also been a guest soloist for National Public Radio’s Performance  Today , KQED in San Francisco, KCET in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

Her recording credits include the landmark CD, “Black Diamonds”, a collection of music by African-American composers which was released by Cambria Records in 1993 and” Along The Western Shore”, featuring music of Elinor Remick Warren, Richard Saylor, Lloyd Rodgers and William Grant Still.

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Click here to read an interview with Althea Waites at Africlassical.

Saturday, February 4, 2012
1:00PM
Long Beach Public Library
Main Library Auditorium
101 Pacific Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90822
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February 9, 2012 – Misty Copeland

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In 2007, Misty Copeland made history by becoming the third African American female soloist and first in two decades, at American Ballet Theatre.

Born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in San Pedro, California, Misty took her first ballet class at 13, an advanced age to begin this traditional art form. Training at the San Pedro Dance Center, Misty was en pointe within three months. Soon after she starred as Clare in The Chocolate Nutcracker, the Debbie Allen narrated African American version of The Nutcracker.

Learn more at  mistycopeland.com