Events

Black Comix Day: Heroes Rise III is a 2 day event that celebrates African-American & African Comic Book Creators. This is the 3rd Annual showcase of this highly successful event in San Diego. This event is an opportunity for anyone who wishes to experience a mix of black culture and the comic book medium which has been popularized by the term, Afrofuturism. ALL are welcome to attend and it promises to be a magical & educational experience for the entire family. This event will take place at San Diego, California’s historic Balboa Park, WorldBeat Center as a part of their Black Future Month (February) events.

This year’s show is entitled “Variety is the Spice of Life” and will feature traditional African and African American inspired quilts as well as various textile arts. The Mercantile will have items handcrafted by the members available for purchase and with the purchase of $1 opportunity tickets visitors have opportunities to win a quilt created by the members and other prizes. Proceeds benefit the Library and Friends of the Library.

Quilting has been and always will be a part of the African American heritage and the SDPOCG endeavor to maintain and elevate this tradition. Please come and enjoy this cultural presentation. This free event is open to the public.

Plese join teaching artist Kelvin Lopez and writer Akiko Surai to celebrate the Black printmakers of the WPA.

Saturday, February 22nd and Sunday, February 23rd from 11 am to 3 pm, esteemed printmaker Kelvin Lopez will be leading a printmaking workshop at the Hill Street Country Club in Oceanside, California. Participants will explore the legacy of Black printmakers involved in the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Kelvin Lopez will be joined Saturday afternoon by writer, educator, and artist Akiko Surai to discuss the enduring legacy of these artists and the value of art-making to record personal and community histories.

The WPA employed everyday people as well as artists, writers, and musicians, to create works and earn an income to combat the pressures of the great depression. This marked the first nationwide effort to support the arts and gave rise to the idea of art as a career, not merely a pastime.

Completed works will be exhibited in a pop-up exhibition on Saturday, February 29th from 3 to 5 pm where a jury will select one outstanding work to receive a $100 cash prize. Join us in celebration of Black history month and learn more about your American history.

Kelvin Lopez received a BFA with an emphasis in Printmaking from California State University Long Beach. He is affiliated with Self Help Graphics and Art in Los Angeles and a member of the Los Angeles Printmaking Society. He is currently an MFA candidate in the printmaking program at the Rhode Island School of Design. Akiko Surai received her BA in Painting, Printmaking, and Photography at San Diego State University and completed graduate work at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. She currently works at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and in the San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery.

The Hill Street Country Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to shaping the growing arts and culture scene in Oceanside and the surrounding North Country region. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse atmosphere that reflects the socioeconomic landscape of our community. Our workshop space is wheelchair accessible….

Join us today with our amazing guest and trend setter Dr. Suzanne Forbes-Vierling gives us an insight into what it entails being a black Psychologist in San Diego.

Dr. Suzanne Forbes – Vierling is Business woman, Professor, Psychologist, African Dance Choreographer. Capitalism + Black Psychology = Freedom in our Community.

William SmithDate: February 24, 2020Time: 4:00pm-6:00pmPlace: Montezuma Hall TheatreTitle: Racial Battle Fatigue! What is it doing to me?

San Diego Public Library and the University of San Diego Presents Michele Norris- “Eavesdropping on America’s Conversation on Race”. Michele Norris is a Peabody Award-winning journalist, founder of The Race Card Project and Executive Director of The Bridge, The Aspen Institute’s new program on race, identity, connectivity and inclusion.

Join us on February 24 as NPR’s Michele Norris discusses “The Race Card Project” and how six-word snapshots paint a vivid picture of America’s attitudes and experiences about race during a fascinating moment in American History.
This event is free and open to the public.
Refreshments will be available after the presentation.
Parking: We recommend that you enter campus via the West Entrance, park in the West Parking Structure, and take the tram up the hill to the first stop.

GENERAL MEETING – OPEN TO ALL

Black Men United is comprised of black men and those who support black men. Members are those who participate in the organization’s activities; live, work, and serve in the organization’s community; advocate for justice on behalf of the organization’s community; and seek to give voice to those without voice. Members are people of faith, clergy, and representatives of diverse, non-profit and community organizations.

Based in San Diego’s 4th Council District, Black Men United’s community is African-American people, African immigrants, American Indian, Latino, and others who, by experience, consciousness and culture, empathize with the black experience.

Black Men United’s vision is to serve as a unifying, empowering and moral influence in its community.

Black Men United’s purpose is convene, guide and galvanize black men (and those who support black men) to enable and empower its members and its community to address their relevant spiritual, individual, interpersonal, societal needs.

Black Men United’s activities and achievements reflect a commitment to faith, constancy, individual and community development, justice, and inclusion. Much of BMU’s work is accomplished through its Committees.