The program features keynote speaker Dr. Cornel West, along with Ms. Sybrina Fulton – the mother of #TrayvonMartin, Elaine Brown, Janaya “Future” Khan, Dr. Greg Carr, Professor Jody Armour, Queen Yonasda, and Dr. Melina Abdullah. Hosts include Tavis Smiley, Dominique DiPrima, Van Lathan, and Porch’se Miller. Performances by Nailah Porter, Pastor Cue, Yazmin Monet Watkins, Jimetta Rose DJ Domina, TYNACITY [THAT DJ], ISSAMAU, Kayo, Tiffany Rachal, the Fernando Pullum Youth Band, and more.
You can access the live stream by going to BLM Grassroots YouTube page or BLM-LA on Facebook! You can also catch the official livestream on Facebook with The Conversation Live and LA Progressive.
At 2:30 PM The Conversation Live hosted by James Farr will feature interviews from speakers and performers from the Black Brilliance Stage!
Donald Trump has declared war on the people. In the few weeks since his inauguration, we have witnessed horrifying stories of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids carried out under his administration’s orders to round up undocumented people. These raids have taken place in schools, at public transit stops, in grocery stores, and at homes – spaces where we should all be free and safe.
On the last Tuesday of each month, Black Long Beach residents gather at a local art gallery to discuss housing policies, build community and empower one another.
Our hearts are a bit lighter and we join in celebrating a small feeling of relief for our Palestinian relatives who have been subjected to what is nothing short of genocide…
