AAACC's Black Family Reunion : Day 1

Join us for live music, vending and more celebrating Black liberation in San Francisco.
About this Event

Black Family Reunion: Day 1

Day 1 of our 3-Day celebration is all about celebrating the artistic community of the AAACC! The evening will feature:

1. A bar and light bites
2. Jamming in the Open Air Gallery with Trinity Sax and Ernest East and the SF Rainfall Band
3. Evening access to the Emory Douglas: In Our Lifetime exhibit
4. A cross-movement storytelling circle with Emory Douglas, Nancy Hom, Roberto Martinez and Lara Kiswani facilitated by Tree of Change
5. Celebrating our four artists in residence: Latiece Brown, Isaiah Williams, Gustavo Castillo and Chibuzor Darl Uzu
6. The kickoff celebration for the San Francisco Black Film Festival

Register for the Cross-Movement Storyelling

Register for the SF Black Film Festival

Agenda

🕑: 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Mix and Mingle
Host: Trinity Sax

Info: Mix and mingle with the AAACC's artists in residence and the artists/filmmakers of the San Francisco Black Film Festival as we jam to the sounds of Trinity Sax and Ernest East/The SF Rainfall Band.

🕑: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
We All Have Stories To Tell with Tree of Change
Host: Emory Douglas

Info: On June 18, 2026, the African American Art & Culture Complex gathers a circle of storytellers, culture keepers, and movement leaders inspired by Emory Douglas: In Our Lifetime to share their answer to the question, “What values are guiding (and should / could guide) our struggles through transition(s) into futures of sustainable intergenerational solidarity?” We will touch on beliefs, attitudes, behaviors, and actions that strengthen cross-movement organizing. The circle will open with our featured storytellers: Nancy Hom, Roberto Martinez, Lara Kiswani, and Emory Douglas. We will then open it up for others to share their stories. This Storytelling Circle is part of both the exhibition and. astrategic planning process aimed at exploring the values that will guide the AAACC into the future. Notes from the event will help inform deeper articulation of the AAACC's guiding values and ensure a broad, intersectional view for the years to come.

🕑: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
AAACC Artists in Residence Celebration
Host: Latiece Brown

Info: Celebrate the culmination of the AAACC Spring residency with our four artists in residence.

🕑: 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
San Francisco Black Film Festival

Info: Come out and be a part of the kickoff celebration for the San Francisco Black Film Festival!