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FREE Community Brazilian Dance Party...Sat., May 18th 1- 3:30pm Class and 3:30pm - until??? FREE Dance Party

This Saturday artists from Bahia, Brazil are ready to dance with you! All ages are invited to move to the rhythms of Brazil.  The FREE Community Dance Party begins at 3:30pm.

Want to learn the correct movements for Brazilian Samba and Samba Reggae? Join the 1pm Samba Workshop with Slleyk da Bahia(Olodum). The workshop is $30 at the door or $25 in advance. No charge for children under 7.

Located at:

Casa Cultura Yoga and Dance

1623 Centinela…

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Added by Erica Bowen on May 17, 2013 at 11:02am — No Comments

Movement on Crenshaw

If you try to avoid the traffic on Crenshaw as much as I do, you may not have noticed that progress is being made on the demolition of the former Rent-A-Center, Rite Aid Pharmacy, and another empty storefront at Rodeo Road. I've attached a few photos that I took a couple of weeks ago. Since then, the building to the north of Ralph's (Comet Clea…

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Added by Nina Schneider on May 6, 2013 at 5:47pm — 6 Comments

The California African American Museum Celebrates National Children’s Book Week with Heads are Turning, Children are Learning Literary Event

The California African American Museum (CAAM) will celebrate National Children’s Book Week with the literacy event Heads are Turning, Children are Learning on Saturday, May 18, 2013, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Event co-hosts include actor Thomas Hobson of The Fresh Beat Band; actress Niketa Calame of The Lion King (animation); and actor Donis Leonard, Jr. from Showtime’s House of Lies.

 

During the literary event, renowned children’s author and…

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Added by Terri Dixon on May 13, 2013 at 9:08am — No Comments

FREE Performing Arts Summer Camp for Teens | CITYstage

Join CITYstage for a week of free DANCE, MUSIC & THEATRE instruction for teens.

Registration is now open for CITYstage Summer Camp and it's FREE!

Parents - Get the kids out of your hair for a week this summer.

Kids - Get out of the house and learn dance, music and theatre!

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Added by Lauren Munar on May 8, 2013 at 8:38pm — No Comments

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. SPEECHES, SERMONS TO BE DISPLAYED AT CAAM IN RARE SHOWCASE

Hundreds of digitally preserved speeches, sermons and correspondence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be on view at the California African American Museum (CAAM) May 5 -11, 2013 as part of an unprecedented effort to showcase the work of the civil rights leader.

 

With the help of JPMorgan Chase and The King Center in Atlanta, a team of more than 300,…

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Added by Terri Dixon on May 1, 2013 at 2:41pm — No Comments

TARGET SUNDAYS AT CAAM - EXPLORING CULTURAL STORIES

Sunday, May 5, 2013, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. - TARGET SUNDAYS AT CAAM

EXPLORING CULTURAL STORIES Join us as we…

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Added by Terri Dixon on May 1, 2013 at 2:37pm — No Comments

FREE Yoga in South West LA!!!

 

Hi Everybody!



Something FABULOUS is happening this Friday, Saturday and Sunday!!! 



Casa Cultura Yoga and Dance celebrates arts and wellness in our communities. 



Make time for yourself, your body and your mind!! There is more to life than just work.

 

Casa Cultural Dance and Yoga will offer FREE yoga and dance classes. The first evening starts off with a kick off party featuring…

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Added by Heather Lee Presha on April 25, 2013 at 7:05am — No Comments

Arts and Wellness Weekend at Casa Cultura Yoga and Dance! April 26 - 28th

This weekend Casa Cultura Yoga and Dance celebrates arts and wellness in our communities. They will offer FREE yoga and dance classes. The first evening starts off with a kick off party featuring live music from Cuba. Make sure to RSVP at aryamovementproject@gmail.com for the party and classes.

Friday, April 26th - Opening Party with Live Music from Cuba

Saturday, April 27th - 11am Yoga, 12 pm Brazilian Samba Dance, 1pm Salsa

Sunday - Community Potluck and…

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Added by Erica Bowen on April 22, 2013 at 9:08am — No Comments

An attack on our civic rituals - those are the things that we value as Americans: Deval Patrick consoles Boston, America

I heard the most amazing speech this morning in the most trying of times.

So many things I've been thinking about were coalesced.

Deval Patrick, speaking in the aftermath of a tragedy that shakes us to our core, becomes a messenger of unity so strong that it evens transcends religion.

"How very strange that the cowardice unleashed on us should…

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Added by enhager on April 18, 2013 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Sankofa Connection Presents

Added by AJea L on April 16, 2013 at 9:38pm — 1 Comment

Transform Vacant Lots into GREEN Spaces...VOTE for Community Health Councils!!!



Hi Everybody...

My dear friends at the Community Health Councils (CHC) who began …

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Added by Heather Lee Presha on April 9, 2013 at 2:44pm — No Comments

Sick and Tired of High Rent

Who do I write to about the rent in Los Angeles  being so high. Why is it right for landlords to go up every year on your rent , when the economy is as bad as it is.

Added by Cora Atkinson on April 5, 2013 at 6:35am — No Comments

Learn All You Can, Then Choose By Being Informed

The Mayoral candidates are going to be living in South L.A. over the course of the next 6 weeks or so.  We are supposed to be the voters to carry Gruel or Garcetti into office.  YAY, us!

I'm asking everyone to take the time to get to know each candidate then choose the person who will not forget about South L.A. after the election is over.  Pension reform, cuts to services, DWP blah-blah-blah...  All of that is in the mix.  And all of it concerns every voter in South L.A.  We have to…

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Added by Yvonne Ellett on March 30, 2013 at 7:30am — 2 Comments

THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HOSTS LUNCHEON FOR SOUTH L.A. BUSINESS LEADERS TO DISCUSS THE BLOOM INITIATIVE

(Left to Right) BLOOM Director, Robert Lewis; actor/spokesman Larenz Tate;  Brotherhood Crusade Advocate, Eric Aguiar; BLOOM Youth Lazarrius Taylor; Buffalo Wild Wings Franchise Owner, Karim Webb; Brotherhood Crusade VP of Programs & Operations, Dr. Nathan J. Sessoms; and UPS Area Human Resource Manager

 

The…

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Added by Terri Dixon on March 28, 2013 at 5:21pm — No Comments

KPCC highlights Leimert Park's important place in LA's music and cultural history (Map)

Millions of people live in the city, occupying diverse neighborhoods like Little Tokyo, Echo Park and Glassell Park. But how much of the city do you really know? In Take Two's series, Neighborhoods, reporter Tess Vigeland takes us to Leimert Park in South Los Angeles. 

Click here to see and hear the story: …

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Added by Ashley Alvarado on March 29, 2013 at 9:11am — 1 Comment

CAAM IS SET TO REVEL IN CREATIVITY AND STYLE DURING ITS ANNUAL ‘HAUTE COUTURE WITH HATITUDE’ EVENT AT TARGET SUNDAY

The atrium-covered Courtyard at the California African American Museum (CAAM) will be filled with dazzling style and creativity during the annual fashion show, “Haute Couture with Hatitude.”  Taking place during Target Sundays at CAAM, April 7, 2013, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., “Haute Couture with Hatitude” will be co-hosted by performing artist and choreographer, Ingrid Graham and actor Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter.  

This marks CAAM’s 9th annual “Hatitude” event where guests have…

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Added by Terri Dixon on March 28, 2013 at 5:13pm — No Comments

Los Angeles Premiere at the Greenway Court Theatre, April 4 - 21 // SNAPSHOT: A TRUE STORY OF LOVE INTERRUPTED BY INVASION

SNAPSHOT: A TRUE STORY OF LOVE INTERRUPTED BY INVASION

“A breathtakingly audacious revelation of Sinnott’s search to find her father . . .

Many aspire to this but few…

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Added by Ashley Rodgers on March 27, 2013 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Walter "Bunny" Sigler - From Bunny With Love

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Added by ColoredPeople.net on March 22, 2013 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Volunteering in South LA with School on Wheels

School on Wheels is a non-profit organization that has been making differences in the lives of the homeless youth in Southern California for the past 20 years.  Today, hundreds of volunteers work one-on-one with children whose homelessness prevents them from getting the academic stability they desperately need. The heart of the School on Wheels’ are our volunteer tutors who come from all backgrounds and professions, with a shared goal – to reach out to a child, to teach, to mentor, and…

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Added by Stefanie Aguilar on March 20, 2013 at 11:53am — 3 Comments

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