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A Dialogue With Black LA This year, in Los Angeles will have another opportunity to let our voices be heard. In March, we will elect a new mayor. As the city moves in a new direction, we need to make sure that not only are the concerns of the Black Community being heard…but that ACTION is being taken to address [...]

Register to join BlackNLA for a Special Free Screening of FREE ANGELA and All Political Prisoners Sunday April 7th @ the AMC Century City Theaters. Free Angela is a gripping historic account of the events that catapulted a young University of California philosophy professor into a controversial political icon in the turbulent late 1960’s.  Angela Davis joins the Communist Party, [...]

Partner with LisaRaye, Derek Blanks and TAMU Artist Agency for “Kiss ASPS Goodbye!” A Star-Studded Charity Event to Raise Funds for an Extraordinary Cause ————————————————————————————————– Star of VH1’s Single Ladies and Humanitarian LisaRaye, with celebrity Photographer and fellow Humanitarian Derek Blanks and TAMU Artist Agency have joined forces to host a Red Carpet Gala Fundraiser in order to raise money [...]

LOVE IN A DAY A Story of Love in the Age of Troubled Relationships Three couples go on a retreat to rebuild their relationships. Each is dealing with a specific difficulty that is easy for the others to see, but each couple is failing to communicate and to look at their mate with new eyes. Lead by a relationship coach [...]

Saturday, on the 13th day of April, BlackNLA cordially invite you to Santa Anita Race track for CLIMB’s 3rd annual spring fundraiser offering, the Angel City Derby: Day at the Races. All guests are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs, snacks, picnic baskets, etc! Reserved lawn tables available, seats 8. Contact CLIMB at info@climbinc.org if interested. As our signature spring fundraiser, [...]

UniverSoul Circus has created a big top thrill-ride infused with an unparalleled global mix of circus artistry, music, dance and style – all inspired by reflections of today’s global culture. The 2013 edition of UniverSoul Circus – the MASH IT UP tour – featuring a head balance act from Viet Nam, seven beautiful bone-breaking contortionists from Ethiopia, and a dazzling [...]

Special Promotions for BlackNLA Members FREE MOVIE SCREENING SNITCH 2/21/13 @ 7:30PM Rave Baldwin Hills         In this fast–‐paced action thriller, Dwayne Johnson stars as a father whose teenage son is wrongly accused of a drug distribution crime and is looking at a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years. Desperate and determined to rescue his son [...]

BlackNLA Members, Here is your chance to take home a copy of the mesmerizing FLIGHT new release DVD! Just let us know your favorite movie starring Denzel Washington for a chance to win. ——————————————————————— FLIGHT Mesmerizing Tour de Force Debuts on Blu-ray™ and DVD February 5, 2013 HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (January 3, 2013) – “One of the most memorable movie-going experiences [...]

THE LAST FALL ON DVD & Digital  JANUARY 15TH One Village Entertainment presents a film by Matthew A. Cherry, The Last Fall. An NFL star no longer in the game returns home to reconnect with family and an old flame in an effort to build a new life & new beginnings. Starring Lance Gross, Nicole Beharie, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Darrin [...]

WIN A TEXAS CHAINSAW PRIZE PACK! Prize packs includes a t-shirt, shot glass and 3 past Lionsgate horror films (SCREAM, SAW THE FINAL CHAPTER, and MY BLOODY VALENTINE) to celebrate the film’s release. SYNOPSIS Lionsgate’s TEXAS CHAINSAW 3D continues the legendary story of the homicidal Sawyer family, picking up where Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror classic left off in Newt, Texas, [...]

            Ring in the Holiday Season with a Classic Christmas Lullaby by Songstress Eloise Laws Eloise Laws’ Christmas Lullaby Single “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” is Available Now on iTunes (November 29, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA) – Countdown to Christmas with the latest single by world-renowned jazz/R&B vocalist Eloise Laws. Just in time for the [...]

Join BlackNLA, The Los Angeles Urban League Young Professionals, HBCU Alumni in LA, and Stepping In The Right Direction for a Holiday Mix & Mingle Decebmber 15, 2012 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Los Angeles Brewing Company 750 S. Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90014 (213) 622-0500 No Admission Join BlackNLA, The Los Angeles Urban League Young Professionals, HBCU Alumni in [...]

Win Movie Screening Passes Leave a comment to win a pass today! Wednesday, November 7, 2012 @ 7:30 PM SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK The Landmark 10850 West Pico Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90064 “This is a special Guys/Sports screening of the new film SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK on Wednesday.  If you wear a football shirt or jersey, you get entered for a [...]

PZI Jeans has made a discovery…CURVES come in all shapes and sizes! Why did it take so long for someone to finally realize that? Women can find short jeans, tummy tuck jeans, skinny people jeans…but what about jeans for women with curves? Finally women are relieved that they can buy a pair of jeans that fit their curves and they [...]

PLAY REVIEW: FRATERNITY By: Amber D. Wilson For the first time ever, playwright Jeff Stetson’s Fraternity has found its way to Los Angeles. Directed by Henry Miller (James Baldwin’s The Amen Corner) and presented by the Ebony Repertory Theatre (ERT) at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center on Washingtong Blvd., this political drama runs through October 28th. Over the span [...]

See the “Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy” that critics are calling “irresistible! The most fun you’ll have at the movies this year!” Universal Pictures presents PITCH PERFECT. In select theaters September 28th. Everywhere October 5th. PITCH PERFECT. Rated PG-13. Enter to win a prize pack of items, including a family four-pack of tickets to an advance screening in Burbank on September 24th! ———————————————- [...]

David E. Talbert’s presents SUDDENLY SINGLE   One Village Entertainment presents David E. Talbert’s Suddenly Single. A captivating tale of love, laughter and new beginnings, starring Isaiah Washington, Garcelle Beauvais, T. Paulk and Sparkle’s Brely Evans. Coming to DVD and digital September 4th. This file is not rated.   Samantha Stone (Garcelle Beauvais), a smart and beautiful wife and mother, [...]

STAR STUDDED PREMIERE OF SPARKLE Thursday, August 16 @ 7:30PM Grauman’s Chinese Theatre Win a pass to this special advance screening. Check out who is walking the red carpet & you never know who you will be sitting next to at the the premiere of Sparkle ——— To Win ——— 1. Recommend BlackNLA on Facebook or 2. Share this post [...]

The 1st Annual Balboa Music Festival will take place on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the historical Lake Balboa/Anthony C. Beilenson Park aka “Balboa Park”) located at 6300 Balboa Blvd., Encino, California 91316. The Balboa Music Festival lineup includes :Gladys Knight, New Edition, Robin Thicke, Keyshia Cole, Cameo, SWV, and Kelly Price.  Doors open at 10am – 7pm. Purchase your [...]

It’s the 19th Annual Long Beach Crawfish Festival. Serving seasoned Cajun Crawfish dinners, prepared to mouth-watering perfection by Bristol Farms. Live entertainment mixes Cajun, Brazilian, Zydeco, and New Orleans-style jazz and blues music. WHAT New Orleans comes to Southern California! It’s the 19th Annual Long Beach Crawfish Festival. Serving seasoned Cajun Crawfish dinners, prepared to mouth-watering perfection by Bristol Farms. [...]

The 26th Annual JazzReggae Festival on Memorial Day Weekend is proud to announce the artists on the 2012 lineup. Joining The Roots and Bobby Womack on Jam Day will be Gary Clark Jr., Selah Sue, Sonnymoon and more to be announced! The Reggae Day lineup will feature Shaggy, Tarrus Riley, Collie Buddz, Alison Hinds, Don Carlos, and Cris Cab. With such a collection of talented acts, the 26th Annual JazzReggae [...]

CLIMB: Angel City Derby 2012 On Saturday, April 21, 2012, CLIMB, Inc. hosted over 400 guests at the Santa Anita Park for the 2nd Annual Angel City Derby spring fundraiser. The “Angel City Derby: Day at the Races” was the west coast version of the renowned “Kentucky Derby” for urban professionals in the Southern California area. Supporters were treated to [...]

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