A Love Supreme: Film, Music, Performance and Conversation

Celebrate KQED’s Black History Heroes  Thu, Feb 12, 6:30pm CounterPulse, 1310 Mission Street, San Francisco     KQED presents a free screening of Thomas Allen Harris's Independent Lens film, Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People. After the film, join a conversation between Harris and Local Heroes Rev. Dr. Joseph Bryant and Eason Ransom.  FREE | RSVP   A Love Supreme: Film, Poetry, Jazz Fri, Feb 13, 7pm Impact Hub Oakland, 2323 Broadway, Oakland     Join us for a night of film, music, performance and conversation as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of John Coltrane's album A Love Supremetogether with a screening of Through A Lens Darkly. Join filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris in conversation with Rev. Dereca Blackmon, curator Ashara Ekundayo and writer Marvin K. White. Live jazz from the Angela Wellman Quartet and performance by Sonya Renee Taylor.  PURCHASE TICKETS   Digital Diaspora Family Reunion Community Valentine’s Day Celebration Sat, Feb 14, 2pm Word Assembly a family of churches, 2333 Harrison Street, Oakland     This special live Valentine's Day community event and performance asks, "What does love look like to you?". DDFR gathers family-photo collections from throughout the nation and maps images from across time, place, and genre. Please bring 3-5 family photos with you and share stories on love at this fun, multimedia participatory event.  FREE | RSVP   Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People Mon, Feb 16, 10pm on KQED 9     The first documentary to explore the role of photography in shaping the identity, aspirations, and social emergence of African Americans from slavery to the present, Through a Lens Darkly probes the recesses of American history through images that have been suppressed, forgotten, and lost. This powerful film shows how Black photographers helped their communities reclaim self-worth and humanity.  WATCH A PREVIEW