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Sura Korean BBQ unveils table-side grills, a first for Long Beach, the restaurant says For the past ten years since Sura opened in 2014, customers have been asking for tabletop grills - now it's happening.

February is National Black History Month. The city honors and celebrates the rich history and contributions of African Americans. Their stories and culture enrich our community and communities across the nation.

Please join us in celebration on February 23rd at the Carson Event Center.

We love a mini-exhibit.... Black Cowboys for the win

Forgotten Images ia proud present our 23-24 Exhibit Rate Schedule for the Forgotten Images Traveling Black History Exhibits.  We've made some exciting changes this year including the addition of a K-12 school rate, QR code audio explanation resource, and brand new artifacts.  

The exhibit has over 20 distinct themes and school exhibits can be cultivated to your needs.

It's never too early to book, reserve your show today for priority booking.

Forgotten Images had the honor of bringing the historical component to ROSS stores Virtual Juneteenth Celebration. Our segments included the historical role of the Black Church and a Celebration of Black Entrepreneurs post Slavery, featuring Madame CJ Walker.

Yes....we still do virtual exhibits, contact us for more info.

Have you saved the date yet? Don’t miss this celebration of blackness!!! We are so excited to be a part of this Black History Month event in collaboration with:






Kicking off Black History Month at , February 3, 2023 at 6:30pm

Did someone say FREE school exhibit? We're excited to announce that has been provided a generous grant from that will provide two free Exhibits with docent led tours during the month of February at schools located in Long Beach. Drop a comment and tell us why we should come to your school.

From the Forgotten Images vault.... Happy Thanksgiving, may your day be filled with family, fun, fellowship, and love as you relish in old traditions & create new memories

📜 Curious to learn about what life was like in Long Beach 100 years ago? Or do you just love a great walk with friends and neighbors? Join us for the 4th annual Ranchos Walk Saturday September 10! We'll be walking rain or shine 😍 🌧️ 🌈

📖 Sign up for the full 9.4-mile route or for an abbreviated 3.5-mile or 6-mile route at the link in our bio. Online registration closes Thursday 9/8 at 1pm, but on-site registration will be available at each starting point.

👣 The walk will follow a high ridge trail that links Rancho Los Alamitos and Rancho Los Cerritos.

🎉 Upon arrival at Rancho Los Cerritos, there will be a celebration with food and drink for purchase, tabling from a variety of local organizations, and more! Walkers will also get a FREE Ranchos Walk bandanna for finishing 😍. After the celebration, free shuttles will be available to transport you back to your starting location.

We hope to see you there!

👀 This photo was taken of the Rhythm Dance class at Recreation Park in 1939

Ranchos Walk is hosted in partnership with

Join us this weekend as we celebrate the premier of a new exhibit, African Americans in Sports and honor a forgotten sports pioneer, Mr. Art Williams, the first Black umpire in National League Baseball. Mr. Williams will be present and speaking about his groundbreaking experience at the African American Cultural Center of Long Beach.

White supremacist groups have terrorized African-Americans in the United States since as early as 1873. While its hard to deem one incident worst than another... Today we draw parallels to the Colfax Massacre of 1873 and Buffalo Massacre that occurred on May 14, 2022 .... 149yrs later.

In the Colfax Massacre of 1873, heavily armed insurgent army called the “White League", Similar to the Ku Klux Klan; killed 60 to 150 African-Americans. The White League was a paramilitary group that intimidated and attacked blacks. In the Buffalo Massacre a self-proclaimed White Supremacist outfitted in paramilitary gear took the lives of 10 African-Americans .

1873 - 2022

1.4.9.

One Hundred and Forty Nine

149 years later African Americans are still being targeted, attacked and murdered by White Supremacist . The photos above depict family & community members retrieving loved ones from the and the second depicts a victim of the being transported to a hospital for aid.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families, loved ones and community members impacted by this horrendous act of domestic terrorism at hands of another White Supremacist in the United States

Today, on Mother's Day, we pay homage to Black motherhood. From the mother who was stripped of her offspring on the auctioning block when slave ships arrived to America, to the mother that used her milk to serve as a wet nurse for White children, to the Mother's in the movement... from Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter!! We see you, we honor you, we value you.

Head over to Andy Street LB to register for this event.

We're excited to bring you our first Virtual Forgotten Images Exhibition in collaboration with MOLAA now through September 30, 2022
https://molaa.org/2022-forgotten-images

Now for the first time ever, with support from MOLAA’s Department of Museum Content and Programming, this material is available for consideration in a virtual space. We hope that by digitizing and recording the life-long work of the McLucas family, we will extend their mission, and open doors to new and renewed audiences. The goal of this project is to serve as a tool of empowerment regarding African American History, and to act as an accessible, and constant reminder of the triumphs and success of African Americans.

2022 Forgotten Images — MOLAA | Museum of Latin American Art MOLAA is pleased to host this virtual presentation of “Forgotten Images: A Traveling Exhibit and Museum” as part of our 2022 Afro-Latinx Heritage Festival, sponsored by the Port of Long Beach.

We're just about one week away from our three day exhibit at California State University, Channel Islands (CSUCI), March 24th-26th

The event is free but you MUST register in advance to gain access to the exhibit.
https://bit.ly/35aeyZI (click able link comments)

Times:
Thursday 3/24 10am-7pm
Friday 3/25 10am-7pm
Saturday 3/26 9am-1 pm
Panelist/Audience Discussion: Sat. 2pm-5pm

Next Stop: California State University, Channel Islands (CSUCI) for 3 days, March 24th-26th

Times:
Thursday 3/24 10am-7pm
Friday 3/25 10am-7pm
Saturday 3/26 9am-1 pm
Panelist/Audience Discussion: Sat. 2pm-5pm

To register for the upcoming exhibit visit:
https://bit.ly/35aeyZI

Sneak Peek at our Exhibit OPEN Now at the Museum of Latin American Art. Free to the public on Sunday, see you there

Join us this week at the Museum of Latin American Art (Free admission on Sunday) Forgotten Images Owners David and Sharon McLucas will provide a live tour at 3pm on March 6th.

This week only MOLAA is hosting an incredible traveling exhibit called Forgotten Images. Catch it before it leaves on March 6th! This event is FREE to the public and walk-ups are welcome!

David and Sharon McLucas are the owners of Forgotten Images A Traveling Educational Exhibit and Museum. Their exhibit features thousands of lost and forgotten artifacts that span two centuries of the African American experience in America. After spending nearly 20 years amassing a personal collection of Black History artifacts, the couple has taken their memorabilia on the road with an enormous responsibility; “We are standing on the shoulders of our ancestors, and we want everyone to see how far we've come."

We are excited to announce a partnership with the Museum of Latin American Art as they Celebrate cultural diversity and the African influence in Latin America at MOLAA’s Afro-Latinx Festival! Presented by the Port of Long Beach.

https://molaa.org/events/2022/02/27/forgotten-images

2022 MOLAA Afro-Latinx Festival: Forgotten Images Exhibition — MOLAA | Museum of Latin American Art Celebrate cultural diversity and the African influence in Latin America at MOLAA’s Afro-Latinx Festival! Presented by the Port of Long Beach.

Our 2022 Exhibit Calendar is filling up fast, secure your exhibit today by contacting us to discuss pricing and availability. With exhibits starting at $650 per day, we have packages to meet the budgets and needs of your group/organization today 🗓

Watch Forgotten Images Live on Fox LA News at 9:45am this morning on channel 11 in the Los Angeles area or live online at https://www.foxla.com/live

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One Word: UNSETTLING

Today we dug deep through our artifacts because this moment in time has happened before, 1862 to be exact. The image you see above was printed on November 8, 1862 in Harper's Weekly.

Join us via zoom tonight for this panel on African Americans in Sports

Forgotten Images Owners Sharon & David McLucas along with lead museum curator Lynette Jackson on a recent visit to the Buffalo Soldier National Museum during their annual three week picking road trip.

Today, June 17, 2021 At a White House bill-signing ceremony, President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a Federal Holiday. President Biden agreed that more than a commemoration of the events of June 19, 1865, is needed. That’s when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas — some 2 1/2 years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation had freed slaves in Southern states.