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EVENTS
Santa Cruz Black’s Fall Celebration: Uniting for Equity and Empowerment
JOIN US SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22!
The Fall Celebration, Uniting for Black Equity and Empowerment will be on October 22 from 3-6 PM at Highlands County Park in Ben Lomond!
Tickets are $75. We have a limited number of sponsored tickets available on a sliding scale.
Join SCB for community, food and drinks, entertainment, speakers, a silent auction, and a peek at our vision for 2024 and beyond!
STAY UP TO DATE ABOUT ANNOUNCEMENTS BY FOLLOWING OUR INSTAGRAM: @SantaCruz.Black
Bending the Arc of Justice: Reimagining the Criminal Legal System
Santa Cruz Black is partnering with Santa Cruz Public Defender's office to host the first National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers summit at the Resource Center for Nonviolence, an event highlighting incarceration justice organizer and author Keeda Haynes in honor of Black history Month! Lawyers, investigators, social workers and everyday people will be traveling across the country to train local public defenders, enhancing defense mechanisms to explore abolitionist perspectives. Come join us for a night of inspiration and insightful conversation reimagining our criminal justice system.
Black Friday! Blacksgiving Potluck
Our annual tradition continues 11/25. Join us for Black Friday: Blacksgiving 2!
Organized by the Black Kings of Santa Cruz County in conjunction with Santa Cruz Black.
A potluck in Community. 6 pm at 612 Ocean Street, The Resource Center for Nonviolence.
Everything Black
An evening of music from multiple genres within the Black diaspora featuring local artists.
A Mixer to Honor Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
Santa Cruz Black is thrilled to celebrate the ascension of the Hon. Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States
Creative Encounters: Moze & Jaime Sanchez
This exhibition will honor the works of Watsonville-based painter and muralist Jaime Sanchez and Santa Cruz-based glass artist Moze.
Please support these emerging artists by visiting their exhibition and celebrating with them at their reception on May 6th (First Friday) 6 - 8 pm or between April 15 and May 14 all at the Santa Cruz Art League.
Community Reading of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Beyond Vietnam" Speech
Join us in person or on the RCNV live stream for the community reading of "Beyond Vietnam" by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The reading of the speech will be a remembrance of the assassination of Dr. King April 4, 1968, one year after giving this revolutionary call to action on April 4, 1967.
Fifth Annual Black Joy Parade
Sunday, February 27 noon - 7PM PST, Oakland The Fifth Annual Black Joy Parade starts at 14th and Broadway; festival entrance at 20th and Broadway. Registration is highly encouraged.
SFJAZZ and MoAD co-present Black History Month Celebration Concert with Martin Luther McCoy
Saturday, February 26, 4 pm, Museum of the African Diaspora, SF Okay, this one isn’t free–but it’s cheap! Multimedia presentation and performance by Martin Luther McCoy. Register in advance, vax card or negative COVID test req’d.
Virtual event with Kimberly A. Morrow
Thursday, February 24, 6:30 PM EST Kimberly A. Morrow, author of 8 Pearls of Wisdom: A Parenting Guide, offers practical ways to inspire your student to pursue their passion.
38th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Convocation
The annual convocation celebrates the life and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by presenting speakers who discuss the civil rights issues of equality, freedom, justice, and opportunity. The convocation also seeks to build partnerships and develop dialogue within the campus community and with the local communities served by the university.
This year we welcome Ruha Benjamin, professor in the Department of African American studies at Princeton University where she studies the social dimensions of science, technology, and medicine. Dr. Benjamin is also the founding director of the IDA B. WELLS Just Data Lab, and a faculty associate in the Center for Information Technology Policy, Program on History of Science, Center for Health and Wellbeing, and Program on Gender and Sexuality Studies.
Register to attend HERE
John R. Lewis College Presents: Black Liberation and Pedagogies
“Freedom is not a state; it is an act. It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plateau where we can finally sit down and rest. Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society. “ ― John Lewis
Ready for some Necessary Trouble? In anticipation and in honor of the dedication of John R. Lewis College at the University of California, Santa Cruz, the Division of Social Sciences, Colleges Nine and Ten, the Institute for Social Transformation, and the Center for Racial Justice are organizing five events centered on topics exemplified by the life of Representative John Lewis.
At UC Santa Cruz, we believe that the real change is us. This series will highlight the efforts of faculty, students, staff, community leaders, and alumni in their commitments to social and racial justice, civic engagement and democracy. It is an opportunity for us all to reflect on how we can help carry John R. Lewis’ legacy forward in the future.
More detailed information is available HERE and register for the virtual event HERE.
Amplify Podcasts — Black History Month @ Cabrillo College Watsonville Campus
BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT (IN-PERSON!)
Come celebrate Black History and record a session with our team!
February 15th, 2022, 11:00AM-12:00PM
Outdoors & Masked at Watsonville Cabrillo Campus (318 Union Street)
Completely free.
Virtual Black History Trivia Quiz for kids ages 9-15
Saturday, February 12, 1-3:30 PM EST Virtual Black History Trivia Quiz for kids ages 9-15, hosted by the Congress of Black Women of Canada. Show off your knowledge or learn about the culture. Prizes for the winners of each round.
Taj Leahy Presents — Black History Month Film Series — Bamboozled ‘00
To access viewing please visit:
National Transit Equity Day
Transit Equity Day is a national movement! Public transportation is a human rights and civil rights issue! Racism and the petroleum industry have devastated our public transportation systems and our environment. It’s time to demand a change!
Young Portrait Explorers: Black History Month
Wednesdays, February 2 - 23, 11-11:30 AM EST Young Portrait Explorers: Black History Month, sponsored by the National Portrait Gallery. A series of virtual workshops for children ages 3-6 allows them to examine famous portraits and create art.
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