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Our mission is to celebrate, cultivate, and advance the enrichment of the heritage and culture of the Black/African American community in Long Beach and beyond.

📣 We are excited to announce our 2026 Kwanzaa Celebration!❤️🖤💚 Save the Date: December 27 and plan to be in Long Beach c...
10/22/2026

📣 We are excited to announce our 2026 Kwanzaa Celebration!❤️🖤💚 Save the Date: December 27 and plan to be in Long Beach celebrating with us!

🌽We are reclaiming our connection to the land while honoring our African Agricultural Legacy, The Journey West, and Cultural Unity!

We will share more details soon.🗓️Lock in the date and stay tuned!

10/20/2026

📣 We've extended our exhibition through December 27th. Join us to learn this incredible history!

BLACK COWBOYS: More Than A Myth

Through compelling historical displays, photographs, artifacts, and educational panels, our exhibition explores the significant role African Americans played in shaping the American frontier and preserving the rich traditions of Western culture.

The full exhibition features:
• The origins and history of Black cowboys in the American West
• The legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers
• Black cowboys in film and popular culture
• The inspiring story of Southern California cowgirl, Chanel Rhodes
• The thriving tradition of today's urban cowboys

📍African American Cultural Center of Long Beach
4321 Atlantic Ave. LB 90807 (Inside EXPO Arts Center)

🕚 Gallery Hours:
Tues., Wed., Sat. 11am-4pm Thur., Fri. 2-7pm

🗓️ Exhibition Dates:
August 7 - December 27

See you there!

🚌 Another school complete! We had the pleasure of hosting the students of Longfellow Elementary for a tour of our gall...
10/15/2026

🚌 Another school complete! We had the pleasure of hosting the students of Longfellow Elementary for a tour of our gallery and exhibition,"BLACK COWBOYS: More Than A Myth" as part of the Longfellow Sankofa Parent Village.

"The tour had a profound impact on the students! The historical facts pertaining to the Black West provided a meaningful and enlightening understanding of our rich history and culture." — The Sankofa Team

We love to hear these sentiments! Thank you to the parents, students, teachers, chaperones, faculty, and staff who helped make this tour happen. Join us again soon!

Visit AACCLB.org or tap the link in our bio to schedule a group tour.👆🏾

We hope to see you tonight on Zoom! 💻 Join us for an engaging discussion and learn more than what you knew yesterday!👆🏾T...
10/14/2026

We hope to see you tonight on Zoom! 💻 Join us for an engaging discussion and learn more than what you knew yesterday!

👆🏾Tap the link in our bio for the meeting link at 6pm.

📣Community Announcement: City of Long Beach announced a new time capsule! The community is invited to submit items or ar...
10/13/2026

📣Community Announcement: City of Long Beach announced a new time capsule! The community is invited to submit items or artifacts within cultural, personal, historical, and miscellaneous categories. Not all will be chosen.

The submission portal closes December 1.

The capsule will be presented at the Mayor's State of the City in early 2027 before being sealed for the next 50 years!

👆🏾We've shared the submission link in our stories!

"I want to help show the world the diversity within the equestrian community and help encourage anyone I can to think ou...
10/09/2026

"I want to help show the world the diversity within the equestrian community and help encourage anyone I can to think outside of the box and live a life of passion. If you're not living with passion then you're not living at all."

— Chanel Rhodes aka Chanel Rhodes

🐎 Explore the inspiring story of our featured Southern California cowgirl. Join us today to learn more about Chanel's accomplished life and career including her leadership role at "the happiest place on earth" —Disneyland!🎠

📍African American Cultural Center of Long Beach
4321 Atlantic Ave. LB 90807 (Inside EXPO Arts Center)

🕚 Gallery Hours:
Tues., Wed., Sat. 11am-4pm
Thur., Fri. 2-7pm

🗓️ Exhibition Dates:
August 7 - October 24

🐎 Black Equestrian Legacies: In the twentieth century, communities in California sustained their cowboy culture and hi...
10/07/2026

🐎 Black Equestrian Legacies: In the twentieth century, communities in California sustained their cowboy culture and history in ways both old and new. Black rural migrants carried their love of ranching and horses with them as they moved to California during the Great Migration, a mass exodus of six million African Americans from the South to cities in the North and West from 1910 to 1970.

These individuals sought social and economic opportunities for themselves and their children away from the racism and terrorism of the Ku Klux Klan and segregationist Jim Crow laws.

During the twentieth century, many of these migrants and their families also became part of the urban Black communities of California. They established a Black middle class, creating businesses and building social, civic, and economic networks.

But their connection with the land and their horsemanship skills remained. Today, Oakland and Los Angeles celebrate their contemporary Black cowboy legacy built on agriculture and ranching.

Learn more at our exhibition:
BLACK COWBOYS: More Than A Myth open now!

🗓️ Check this out! This week at :🐎 We open at 11am today and welcome you! Come see one of our most talked about exhibit...
10/06/2026

🗓️ Check this out! This week at :

🐎 We open at 11am today and welcome you! Come see one of our most talked about exhibitions, "BLACK COWBOYS: More Than A Myth," inside the south gallery at EXPO Arts Center. Learn more about Bass Reeves, Johanna July, Bill Pickett, Buffalo Soldiers, and more.

💻 On Wednesdays, we offer Pan Afrikan Study Group. The class is held on Zoom at 6pm and is open to everyone. (Tap the link in bio to join).🔗

🙌🏾 Second Thursdays bring rhythm to the center gallery space with West African Drum Class. Join us at 5pm!

👏🏾On Friday, we will be open from 2-7pm. Second Fridays offer West African Dance Class at 5:30.

🕚On Saturdays, enjoy your weekend by exploring all that has to offer. We're open from 11am-4pm.

Everyday, we are happy to answer questions about your membership, donations, volunteer opportunities, our mailing list, and more.

See Patrick, our staff member onsite or tap the link in our bio to contact us.🔗

Have a great day and we hope to see you this week! 🤠

Bose Ikard (1843-1929)Trailblazer of the Chisholm TrailBose Ikard was born into slavery in 1843 in Mississippi. After th...
10/06/2026

Bose Ikard (1843-1929)
Trailblazer of the Chisholm Trail

Bose Ikard was born into slavery in 1843 in Mississippi. After the Civil War, he gained his freedom and headed west, where he became one of the most respected African American cowboys of the cattle-drive era.

Ikard found work with legendary cattleman Charles Goodnight, cofounder of the famous Goodnight-Loving Trail, one of the most important cattle routes in the American West. Serving as Goodnight's trusted trail driver, bookkeeper, and banker, Ikard was responsible not only for moving thousands of cattle across Texas and the Great Plains but also for safeguarding the outfit's money and supplies. Goodnight often remarked that Ikard's honesty, intelligence, and dependability were beyond question.

During countless cattle drives, Ikard demonstrated exceptional horsemanship, courage, and leadership while helping guide herds through dangerous river crossings, harsh weather, and conflicts on the open range. His calm judgment and unwavering reliability earned him the respect of fellow cowboys and ranch owners alike.

October is Arts Month! 🎨 We invite you to hang out with us in Bixby Knolls for First Fridays Art Walk! Enjoy live music,...
10/02/2026

October is Arts Month! 🎨 We invite you to hang out with us in Bixby Knolls for First Fridays Art Walk! Enjoy live music, art, entertainment, and extended hours from local businesses. Come to the gallery for our exhibition then stay for the First Fridays fun! 🎉

🗓️ Friday, October 2
📍 EXPO Arts Center 4321 Atlantic Ave. LB 90807
🕕 AACCLB Late Hours: 2pm - 9:30pm

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P. O. Box 17459
Long Beach, CA
99807

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+15622760818

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