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Train Your Temple PIT Fitness Summer boot camp
Are you trying to get your body ready for the summer? Check out the PIT Fitness summer boot camp this Saturday. During the entire month of June, PIT Fitness will be offering training no fee required and all ages are welcome. If you are interested and want to learn more information contact authenticpraiseministry@gmail.com.
Where: Ogden Park Fieldhouse, 6500 S. Racine
When: Saturday (every Saturday in June)
Time: 2pm — 4pm
Check out Mystic Man on May 25th
Are you a fan of politics, sci-fi, or fantasy? Check out Toren Chenault latest book Mystic Man on Amazon here.
Mystic Man follows the story of Issac Eckspo a renowned scientist from his era who is on a continual quest for knowledge. Besides knowledge, Issac loves his family Cynthia his wife and Alisha his daughter. When they mysteriously disappear Issac is left to solve who is responsible for his family’s removal.
Chenault is an accomplished writer and his writing can also be found on Do You Even Comicbook as well.
Afrofuturism Rise of the Black Superhero 5/19
Check out today’s event Afrofuturism Rise of the Black Superhero at the Woodson Regional Library, at 1:30 pm. Panelist for the event includes Chelsea Frazier, a Ph.D. candidate, Ytasha Womack author of the Rayla 2212 series and Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-fi and Fantasy Culture, Dr. Stanford Carpenter, and Jiba Anderson. The panel will be moderated by Rachell Montgomery.
Where: Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S. Halsted St.
When: May 19, 2018
Time: 1:30 pm — 3:30 pm
Austin Community Family Night 4/20
Check out tonight’s Family Night event with Austin Community Family Center and Broader Urban Involvement and Leadership Development (BUILD) to help the Austin community. This community event will happen on Friday (April 20) at 4 pm is open for all-ages. Guests can play a variety of activities such as basketball tournaments, dance contests, bingo, and more. Hope to see you there.
Where: 5100 W. Harrison St.
When: April 20, 2018
Time: 4: 00 pm
Check out True School Music and Classics
Attention movie lovers and fellow pop culture fans!
Are you looking for those classic sounds and movies of your youth? Or perhaps you need a bit of that nostalgia? Don’t worry True School Music and Classics has just what you need.
You can choose from the classic cartoons, mini-series show, documentaries, black cinemas, and more.
A few of the classics that will be available to you include Super Friends, Hidden Colors, The Real Ghostbusters, Afro Samurai, and much more!
If you’re interested please contact gatgdwconsultant@gmail.com.
Liberation Imagined at Chicago State University 4/9
Check out tonight’s Liberation Imagined event at Chicago State University. This free event will happen on Monday (April 9) at 6 pm. Since the movie Black Panther was released there has been a lot of talk about the genre that is Afrofuturism as well as what it means to be a black superhero in modern times. Panelist for the event includes Ashley Woods, illustrator for the Niobe series and Dark Horse Tomb Raider, Ytasha Womack, author of the Rayla 2212 series and book Post Black, Stacey Robinson, and Jiba Anderson. Hope to see you there!
Where: Gwendolyn Brooks Library, 9501 S. King Drive
When: April 9, 2018
Time: 6: 00 pm – 8: 00 pm
Check out Shadow of Destiny on March 13th
Do you enjoy reading diverse stories? Or maybe you’re looking for a new story to add to your archives. Check out Kevin Sorrell‘s latest project Shadow of Destiny on Amazon here.
Sorrell is a full-time writer and creator based in Houston, Texas who’s known for “The Life and Times of Abigail Walker” which is a 2017 Glyph Comics Award nominated webcomic. The comic is updated on Wednesdays and Fridays and you can read the comic here.
Heritage to Hustle, March 11th
Guess who’s back? Let’s kick off the new month the right way and check out a Danta Williams latest event. Heritage to Hustle is open to all ages and will teach guests about history, the breakthroughs, achievements, and accomplishments of people from the African Diaspora. We hope to see you there and bring a friend and your smartphones.
Where: Harvey Public Library 15441 Turlington Ave.
When: March 11th
Time: 1:00 pm
