Upcoming Events

"I'm Not Getting On Until Jim Crow Gets Off" Performance Part of LMC’s Black History Month Celebration

In celebration of Black History Month, Los Medanos College will host performance artist, Awele Makeba, as she performs "I'm Not

Getting On Until Jim Crow Gets Off".  This interactive performance and dialogue will take place on

Friday, February 22, from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall. 

Admission is free and parking permits are not required. Parking is in Lot C, which is the closest lot to the Recital Hall. Please consult our campus map.

"I'm Not Getting On Until Jim Crow Gets Off" is an interactive performance and dialogue on a watershed moment in U.S. History, the Montgomery Bus Boycott and its significance in advancing democracy in the United States. The oral histories of the women in the Montgomery movement are presented through a talking timeline that lets the audience reclaim this herstory in collective memory.

Different historical players’ voices and stories weave the historical narrative.  By interacting with the audience, Awele deconstructs (and the audience explores) the complexities of this layered her/ history and together they link it to contemporary themes and issues.

Awele Makeba is an actor, teacher, storyteller, and recording artist.  She researches, writes and performs less well-known African American history. She invites audiences to wrestle with complex and emotionally laden issues that teach us about our common humanity, potential, and our purpose for being in the world.  Awele has performed throughout the United States including the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Hawaii and Alaska; Canada; Russia; Australia; Taiwan, Austria and Suriname.

This performance is hosted by the Friends of the Los Medanos College Library, and is supported by grant from the Los Medanos College Foundation.  For more information, contact Cherry Li-Bugg at clibugg@losmedanos.edu or call 925-439-2181, ext. 3220.