Celebrate African-American heritage during Black History Month, Feb. 1-29 – Daily News

Here is a sampling of Black History Month events and museum exhibits during February in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area.

Delta Authors on Tour: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.-Century City Alumnae Chapter presents the event that includes author readings and signings, meet-and-greets with authors, book sales and a question-and-answer session, 1-4 p.m. Feb. 1. Tickets $5; $10 at the door (if space available). Make a reservation online. Loyola Marymount University, Seaver Life Sciences Auditorium, One Loyola Marymount Drive, Los Angeles. bit.ly/2RLrsTe

Selma: A screening of the 2014 movie with the score performed live by the movie’s composer and jazz pianist Jason Moran, and with the New West Symphony, 8 p.m. Feb. 1. Tickets $36 and up. The Soraya at Cal State Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St. 818-677-3000. thesoraya.org; bit.ly/2RCOCuN

Unsung Sheroes: A play by Erika Cohen about African American women – Anarcha Westcott, Ellen Craft and Shirley Chisholm – and their inspirational stories, 8 p.m. Feb. 1. Tickets $10. The Bridge Theater at A Place Called Home, 2901 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles. 323-232-7653, Ext. 3225. tinyurl.com/apchsistahs

Sidney Poitier movie at Granada Hills Branch Library: “Lilies of the Field” (1963), 3:30 p.m. Feb. 3. 10640 Petit Ave. 818-368-5687. bit.ly/3aIPF4X

Aren’t I a Woman? The Story of Sojourner Truth: Actress-writer Anike Tourse performs and discusses her one-woman show, 4 p.m. Feb. 6. Minimum age: 10. Platt Branch Library, 23600 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills. 818-340-9386. bit.ly/2uu9uwn

Blackface in Modern Media – Author Talk and Historian Conversation: Tim Brooks, a film, radio and television historian and author, and African-American historian and performing arts producer Bill Doggett discuss how and why mocking African-Americans was acceptable in recorded entertainment in the 1950s, 6 p.m. Feb. 6. Minimum age: older teens and adults. Limited seating; obtain a free ticket from the website. Talk will be taped by C-SPAN for later broadcast. North Hollywood Regional Branch Library, 5211 Tujunga Ave. 818-766-7185. bit.ly/38C8ncL; bit.ly/38E2YSG

Harriet: A screening of the 2019 film, followed by a discussion, 2 p.m. Feb. 8. West Valley Regional Branch Library, meeting room A, 19036 Vanowen St., Reseda. 818-345-9806. bit.ly/38AAhWC

Sidney Poitier movie at Granada Hills Branch Library: “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), 3:30 p.m. Feb. 10. 10640 Petit Ave. 818-368-5687. bit.ly/37pL45D

Pan African Film + Arts Festival: Film festival includes documentaries, features and shorts from around the world, Feb. 11-23. Opening night movie “Hero” (2018), 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 (Directors Guild of America, 7920 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles). Closing night movie “Zulu Night” (2017), 7 p.m. Feb. 23 (Cinemark 15 BHC., 4020 Marlton Ave., Los Angeles). Check website for complete film schedule and special. Movie ticket prices vary; passes $70; $335; $725.  Movie venue: Cinemark 15 BHC, 4020 Marlton Ave., Los Angeles. The Arts Festival, during mall hours, Feb. 12-22 (Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, 3650 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Los Angeles). 310-337-4737. www.paff.org

A Celebration of Love: Reception, 6 p.m., followed by a program that includes comedy, music and spoken word, 7 p.m. Feb. 15. Keynote speaker is author and a recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal Terrence Roberts, one of the “Little Rock Nine,” black students who, in 1957, desegregated Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. Free admission and parking. Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills, Hall of Liberty, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles. 855-800-5296. forestlawn.com

Billie! Backstage with Lady Day: Synthia L. Hardy performs her one-woman show about singer Billie Holiday, accompanied by musicians Mark Allen Felton, Lanny Hartley, Michael Saucier and Bobby Wilkerson, 8 p.m. Feb. 15. Minimum age: 16. Show runs 8 p.m. Feb. 22 and 29 and March 7. Tickets $25. Whitefire Theatre, 13500 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. bit.ly/2RP0mKQ

Looking for Leroy: The Robey Theatre Co. presents a staged reading of a play by Larry Muhammad about activist-playwright Amiri Baraka, also known as LeRoi Jones, and a newly-hired intern discussing and debating what makes Black Theater, 3 p.m. Feb. 16. Question-and-answer with the audience following the reading. Tickets $10. Los Angeles Theatre Center, in the Luis Avalos Theatre, 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles. 213-489-7402. robeytheatrecompany.org

Book Club at Granada Hills Branch Library: Discusses “The Underground Railroad” by Colson Whitehead, 1:30-3 p.m. Feb. 19.  10640 Petit Ave. 818-368-5687. bit.ly/2GnezJG

Adult Book Club at San Fernando Library: Discusses “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Feb. 19. 217 N. Maclay Ave. 818-365-6928. bit.ly/2RrqjBb

Sidney Poitier movie at Granada Hills Branch Library: “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” 1967), 3:30 p.m. Feb. 24. 10640 Petit Ave. 818-368-5687. bit.ly/2GkrwUH

Classics Book Club at Granada Hills Branch Library: Discusses “Beloved” by Toni Morrison, 1:30-3 p.m. Feb. 26. 10640 Petit Ave. 818-368-5687. bit.ly/2RniJYm

VISIT

African American Firefighter Museum: Artifacts, fire apparatus, pictures and stories about African American Los Angeles firefighters. Hours: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Donation. 1401 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles. 213-744-1730. www.aaffmuseum.org

California African American Museum: Current exhibits: “LA Blacksmith,” a group show, through Feb. 16; “Making Mammy: A Caricature of Black Womanhood, 1840-1940,” through March 1; “Timothy Washington: Citizen/Ship,” through March 1; “Cross Colours: Black Fashion in the 20th Century,” through Aug. 23. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. Parking $12; $15 after 5 p.m. (cash only). 600 State Drive, Los Angeles (in Exposition Park). 213-744-7432. www.caamuseum.org

Museum of African American Art: Current exhibit: “No Crystal Stair: The Photography of John Simmons,” through March 29. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. Free admission. The museum is located at the Baldwin Hill Crenshaw Plaza, third floor of Macy’s, 4005 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles. 323-294-7071. www.maaala.org