Community Gatherings

13+ hour, 41+ min ago   (397+ words) Still from Scam Slave: From Hell to Home Filmmaker Timothy Blackwood’s documentary short opens with the simple crawl, “In South East Asia, there are over 200,000 people enslaved to scam.” His documentary, Scam Slave: From Hell to Home, sharing the experience…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (213+ words) Film from award-winning Hampton Roads director explores injustice, perseverance and the humanity that can transcend racial and political divisions. Thompson is the founder of the Virginia Black Film Festival and a filmmaker whose directing career spans 13 feature films across multiple…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (460+ words) Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2026, Black Perspectives is a program of Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival. Throughout this year’s 62nd edition of the Festival, there will tributes, retrospective screenings, and a special program honoring Marlon Wayans. Founded in 1997 in…...

3+ day, 48+ min ago   (218+ words) Day two of the festival, called Young Black Voices, is built specifically for teens ages 13 to 17 and takes place Sunday, September 20. The festival's registration materials describe Young Black Voices as the event's youth program. The festival's Near East Side anchor…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (237+ words) Before she had even seen a production by award-winning contemporary playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis executive artistic director Carrie Houk had already decided that the 11th festival season would be dedicated to “The Tennessee Effect.” While there are…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (908+ words) The concert, part of the Walnut Creek-based Festival Opera company’s annual Salon Series, will showcase the inaugural class of the Walnut Creek-based company’s Resident Artist Program. The five singers will perform arias and scenes starting at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 in…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (168+ words) Home » The Black Feathers drifting to Key City Theatre Some voices don’t need to push their way into a room. They just arrive, settle in, and suddenly everyone is listening. The Black Feathers are Ray Hughes and Sian Chandler, a…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (497+ words) carolinianuncg.com Lydia Weinberger, Arts & Entertainment Editor The North Carolina Folk Festival (NC Folk Festival) is a nonprofit 501c3 that has provided a free and vibrant music festival to the people of Greensboro and 100,000-plus visitors each fall since 2018. Inspired by…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (206+ words) KNIA - KRLS Pella Christian Middle School Theatre Presents The Black Pearl Pella Christian’s Middle School Theatre group is back on the stage this fall, presenting The Black Pearl on November 6th and 7th at 7 pm in the Vermeer Auditorium at Pella Christian…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (504+ words) Tue, Sep 15, 2026 | Rabi al-Thani 4, 1448 | Fajr 04:47|DXB 34.1°C Cinema Akil is bringing BLACKBIRD back to Dubai for its second edition, with a three-day programme exploring Black memory, voice and legacy through cinema. Running from September 25 to 27 at the independent cinema’s home…...