Long Beach ITVS Community Cinema 2011 series kick off – September 27, 2011

Peace Unveiled Screening Recap, September 27, 2011 Long Beach ITVS Community Cinema 2011 series kicked off with a screening of Peace Unveiled, a film that spotlights the stories of women in conflict zones from Bosnia to Afghanistan, and Colombia to Liberia, placing women at the center of an urgent dialogue about conflict and security and…

JUNETEENTH WorldWide Concert, Denyce Graves, June 19th, 2011

  JUNETEENTH WorldWide Concert June 19th, 2011 2:30 pm Terrace Theater/Long Beach Performing Arts Center 300 E. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90802 Box Office (562) 436-3661 Tickets also available online through Ticketmaster or by calling 1-800-745-3000 Group Discounts: 1- 800-398-7021 and 714-773-9800 Street parking meters free east of Long Beach Blvd except Ocean Ave…

Through Our Eyes: The Young Black Men’s Photovoice Project on Factors Affecting Their Transition to Manhood

Through Our Eyes – Promotional Video from Vim Crony on Vimeo. Saturday September 18, 2010 Houghton Park Community Center 6301 North Myrtle Avenue Long Beach, CA 90805 Walking Exhibition 1-3:45 PM Presentation 2:00 PM SPONSOR: Long Beach Central Area Association www.musicUNTOLD.com PARTNERS: Councilman Steve Neal-District 9 Felton Williams Ph.D .. Pres., LBUSD Board of Ed…

Community Cinema 2010/2011 Scheduled Films and Discussion Videos

On October 26th, 6pm, the Long Beach Public Library and MuiscUNTOLD screened the film “Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian” for community members at the Long Beach Main Library in downtown Long Beach, California. A crew from the local news magazine, Snapshot: Long Beach, was on hand to cover the story. A…

JUNTEENTH Worldwide – June 15, 2010 Event Photos and Video

GREAT audience for JUNTEENTH WorldWide Concert thank you from the Long Beach Central Area Association, Salif Keita, Zanaida Robles (MusicUNTOLD Chorale), and John Malveaux SPONSORS: Connected Corridor, Long Beach Parks Recreation & Marine, Long Beach Redevelopment Agency, Naomi Rainey (NAACP), International Realty & Investments, Fourth District County Supervisor Don Knabe, Union Bank Renaissance Branch, Long…

Keita’s Juneteenth concert aims to erase the color lines – Long Beach Press-Telegram

By Greg Mellen Staff Writer Long Beach Press-Telegram Posted: 06/10/2010 05:26:31 PM PDT When Salif Keita sings his hit single “La Difference,” it is a profoundly personal statement. A direct descendant of Mali Empire founder Sundiata Keita, Salif is an international star known as “the Golden Voice of Africa.” But when he takes the stage,…

Concert hopes to raise awareness of albinism – Long Beach Press-Telegram

By Greg Mellen, Staff Writer Long Beach Press-Telegram Posted: 06/10/2010 04:50:40 PM PDT Reese Williams, a Long Beach resident with albinism. Vision problems are common with the condition. (Jeff Gritchen/Press-Telegram) LONG BEACH – North Long Beach resident Reese Williams remembers the taunts from his childhood – being called “Four Eyes,” because of his nearsightedness, “Red,”…