Africana Futurisms Conference 2026
Four days of Afrofuturism, Black speculative arts and ancestral intelligence across Cerritos, Long Beach and Leimert Park.
BSAM LA (the Black Speculative Arts Movement) brings four days of Black Studies, Afrofuturism, speculative arts and emerging technology to Los Angeles, under the theme Being Ourselves, Freeing Ourselves, and Building Our Future Grounded in Ancestral Intelligence. Co-hosted with the Black/Africana Studies departments at Cerritos College and CSU Long Beach and the African American Cultural Center-Los Angeles.
Thu, Nov 5, 6–8 PM: Book signing and author talk, Cerritos Public Library. Reynaldo Anderson, John Jennings, Sheree Reneé Thomas, Ben Caldwell.
Fri, Nov 6, 9 AM–6:30 PM: Academic conference, CSU Long Beach, Lecture Hall 151. Plenaries with Maulana Karenga and Reynaldo Anderson.
Sat, Nov 7, 10 AM–12 PM: Panel with Maulana Karenga and Melina Abdullah, African American Cultural Center, 3018 W 48th St.
Sat, Nov 7, 1:30–5:45 PM: Interactive workshops, Center for Black Power, Leimert Park.
Sun, Nov 8, 10 AM–1:45 PM: Arts and action panel and closing ceremony, Vision Theater.
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Event info and tickets from the host: Eventbrite.