SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME Screening, Discussion, Q&A JUNE 16, 2012 1:00PM Houghton Park Community Center 6301 Myrtle Ave. L.B. 90803 MAP Moderator: Leo Stallworth, Reporter for ABC7 Eyewitness News Panelist: Michele Anderson, Prosecutor with the office of the Los Angeles City Attorney Panelist: Retired Judge Marcus Tucker, Los Angeles Superior Court Panelist:…
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,…
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,”…
The west coast premiere and first performance of the “Bicentennial Symphony” since the 1976 premiere will be held June 13, 2009 as centerpiece of ‘Junteenth: Celebrating the Bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln‘.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid grid_id=”vc_gid:1538277992970-b71df986-39ee-0″ include=”15503,15502,15501,15500,15499″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On October 25, the LBCAA sponsored and John Malveaux organized a theatrical fundraiser, MULATTO Series, at the Found Theatre as a fundraiser for the Long Beach Public Library. ONE WOMAN; TWO RACES, JULIETTE FAIRLEY’S ONE WOMAN SHOW, “Mulatto Series”, is two shows in one performance. “Mulatto’s Dilemma” chronicles the adventures of a bi-racial…