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08/09/2026

Hello CD Forum fam! HAPPENING TONIGHT!

*Repost* Sometimes You Need Your Lick Back‼️ So if you need that come out to the I Need That Aftermath Ball presented by Julian Everett Delon AJ Gorgeous Gucci at Q Nightclub on 8.9.26

All categories are just bring it.
Runway $1,000
Performance $1,000
Face $1,000
Realness $500
Best Dressed $500
S*x Siren $500
Foot and Eye $500
Sneaker vs Sneaker $250

Doors open at 9PM Ball Starts at 10PM
Ball Ends at 2AM

Dj: Deshawn Boyce Commentator: Jack Mizrahi Greg XLanvin KiNG JAMARi AMoUR$25.00

All Night Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Online tickets will have additional fees. 21+ Only and must have ID See you there🥊

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07/15/2026

📣📣📣 Hello CD Forum Fam! Join us THIS FRIDAY from 6-9pm for FOOD AS ART: Behind the Bite, a free community event where we’ll be hosting two of our favorite local chefs and restaurant owners in Midtown Square with offerings of small bites, music, and conversation in partnership with ARTE NOIR.

07/02/2026

Good morning CD Forum Fam! Join us THIS SUNDAY, July 5th at Langston for Community Soul Feeding. Free hair cuts, hygiene products, music, and resources will be available. We hope to see you on Sunday!

06/19/2026

CD Forum Fam, Happy Juneteenth!

Before freedom was recognized, it was imagined. It was whispered between generations, carried through art, community, resistance, and joy.

At CD Forum, we understand that liberation is not only something we fight for, it is something we practice.

It lives in the stories we tell. In the artists we nurture. In the safe, care spaces we create. In the conversations that challenge us. In the joy we make room for, even when the world insists otherwise.

Juneteenth reminds us that Blackness has never been a monolith. Our freedom songs, our movements, our art, our traditions, our identities, and our ways of imagining the future are vast, layered, and beautifully complex.

Today, we celebrate the ancestors who dreamed beyond their circumstances and the artists, organizers, culture bearers, and community members who continue that work now.

May we continue to cultivate spaces where our truths are held, our creativity is nurtured, and our collective liberation can be felt not only as a future promise, but as a living practice.

Happy Juneteenth. 

06/03/2026

Hello CD Forum fam! We’re having a FREE COOKOUT this Sunday, June 7th from 1-3 pm in connection with Langston’s ‘CAN I KICK IT?!’ happening from 1-6pm!

Free hair cuts, hygiene packets, music, and community resources provided!

Join us! We hope to see you soon ❤️

04/30/2026

Join us for the Community Soul Feeding May 3rd from 1-3pm. It’s free for all! Free food, and much more!

Taco Bar • BigDawgs Hotdogs • Cell Phones • Nacho Bar • All the Sides • Hygiene Packs • Taco Salads • Desserts • And More! • Burritos • Beverages • Rice & Beans • Chips • Corn • Hair Cuts & live performances.

04/24/2026

Ready to join Seattle Black Film Festival, but still deciding what tickets or passes to buy? Swipe through to see your options! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Seattle Black Film Festival 2026 is from April 30 to May 3. Visit sbff26.eventive.org (it’s in our bio) to be part of The Sound of Us. 🎺🎥 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

SBFF is presented by LANGSTON (), a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to strengthen and advance our community through Black arts and culture. 💜 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
In partnership with
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04/23/2026

LAST CALL! is looking for volunteers to make this year’s Seattle Black Film Festival an unforgettable experience!

From April 30 to May 3, those 18 or older who are committed to strengthening and advancing the Black community can apply for a fantastic opportunity to engage with the community, support diverse filmmakers, and enjoy an array of inspiring films. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Applications are due TODAY Thursday, April 23. Visit langstonseattle.org/sbff or our bio to learn more and sign up. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
SBFF 2026, from April 30 to May 3, is presented by LANGSTON, a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to strengthen and advance our community through Black arts and culture. 💜 With support from and

Onscreen text: Seattle Black Film Fest Volunteer Call. Support SBFF: April 30 to May 3.

Who Can Volunteer? Anyone 18 or older who’s committed to strengthening and advancing the Black community.

Why Volunteer? - Gain behind-the-scenes experience in the film festival industry. Meet passionate individuals and network with filmmakers and attendees - Receive a festival t-shirt and access to select screenings. Guaranteed one (1) ticket to a screening of your choice. - Be part of an empowering celebration of Black culture and storytelling!

Will There Be Orientation? There will be three (3) orientation dates: April 26, 28, and 29. Volunteers will only need to attend one.

Learn more and sign up: langstonseattle.org/sbff

04/22/2026

We are thrilled to partner with for their 2026 Seattle Black Film Festival! You will not want to miss this, and tickets are still on sale!!

We’re especially thrilled to be bringing New Orleans-based, multidisciplinary artist, Jalisa Danielle and her film “Daughter of a Nymph Divine” which will screen on May 1st at 7:45 pm and available online for streaming May 4th - May 10th 11:59 PST. We will also be hosting a talkback with Jalisa herself after the film screening so come check us out!

About Jalisa:

“I come from people who live by the water. New Orleans. Guyana. Ghana. I come from abundance and familial protection, summers full of morning tea turning into pantries of herbs and folk remedies. I use words and movement to explore the body as a sensual site of transformative healing. My work serves as testimony and activation.

I am a writer, educator, performing artist, and choreographer. I bring 30+ years of dance and movement training, degrees in Black Studies and Dance Composition, undefined ancestral intuitive practices, and more than 5 years of studying Afro-Diasporic herbal and traditional care practices. I bring Reiki and S*x Doula certifications, and a growing understanding of how movement can aid in our healing journeys. With a wide range of experiences, I explore how all of these different artistic interests live in one body and influence each other. “

🔗 to Seattle Black Film Festival in bio!

04/20/2026

This year’s Seattle Black Film Festival lineup consists of over 38 films from across the African diaspora, including several narrative features! Swipe through to see the featured-length movies within The Sound of Us. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Special shoutout and thank you to .seattle for providing headphones for the immersive Daughter of a Nymph Divine experience! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Join us in celebrating storytelling and Black brilliance on the big screen at SBFF 2026 from April 30 to May 3. Learn more and get your tickets and passes at langstonseattle.org/sbff.

SBFF 2026, from April 30 to May 3, is presented by LANGSTON, a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to strengthen and advance our community through Black arts and culture. 💜
With support from and ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Seattle Black Film Festival’s Featured films:
• TCB - The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing - April 30 at 6:45 PM
• All I’ve Got And Then Some - April 30 at 2:30 PM -
• Cellar George - May 1 at 11 AM Cycle (Stylized as CYCLE) - May 1 at 1:30 PM -
• Daughter of a Nymph Divine - May 1 at 7:15 PM
• Meta Take One - May 1 at 9:30 PM
• Deliver Us - May 2 at 5 PM
• How to Build a Library - May 3 at 7:15 PM
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