Name: Shades Of Black Film Showcase Presented by Afro Pride and Black Alphabet
Start: 2025-10-10T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-10T22:00:00-04:00
Location: 1409 NW Sistrunk Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311

Shades Of Black Film Showcase Presented by Afro Pride and Black Alphabet

✨ Shades of Black Film Showcase + Black Gay Table Talk
Presented by Afro Pride & Black Alphabet
📅 Friday, October 10, 2025 | 6–10 PM
📍 Victory Black Box Theatre – L.A. Lee YMCA/Mizell Community Center
409 NW 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
🎟️ Tickets & Info: southfloridablackpride.com
Celebrate National Coming Out Day with an unforgettable night of cinema, conversation, and community. Curated by Afro Pride and Black Alphabet, the Shades of Black Film Showcase uplifts Black LGBTQ+ voices through seven bold short films—ranging from poetic documentaries to sci-fi dramas and raw coming-of-age stories.
🎞️ Film Lineup:
- Sisters by the Water – Shenny de Los Angeles
- Jamaal – Taariq Muhammad & Philip Johnson
- Home – Donja R. Love
- Eden’s Garden: The Jungle Has No Face – Malachi King (Seven King)
- And We Rest on Giants – Kevin Anderson
- Breathing While Black & Trans – Jasmine McKenzie
- The Aunties – Charis Hillman & Yvonne Michelle Shirley
🗣️ Black Gay Table Talk
A powerful, live, and intergenerational conversation exploring Black queer identity, survival, healing, and storytelling beyond the screen.
Hosted by: Kenan Cooper, founder of Black Gay Table Talk.
Panelists include:
- Philip Johnson (Jamaal),
- Niki Lopez (Artist/Activist – Niki Lopez Creative & What’s Your Elephant?),
- Adam McMath (President, Black Alphabet),
- Tom Logan (Founder, Ebanman),
- Joshua Luke (Founder, Monarch International),
- Seven King (Eden’s Garden).
🍸 Local vendors | Cash bar | Community connections
This event is Black-led, Black-made, and Black-centered. Come for the films. Stay for the conversation. Celebrate the culture.
About the Presenters
Afro Pride Federation, Inc. advocates for the health, cultural equity, and human rights of the Black LGBTQ+ community in South Florida, centering mental, social, and economic wellness through healing, justice, and visibility.
Black Alphabet is a nationally recognized nonprofit that promotes Black LGBTQ+ voices through film and media, empowering community through storytelling, education, and the arts.