Upcoming Events.
From intimate story circles to fun celebrations, our events create sacred space where culture is not only preserved but felt in real time. Each gathering honors the beauty of the Black diaspora through connection, conversation, and shared experience.
Stories in the Wind: A Chicago Diaspora Storytelling Open Mic
A free evening of live storytelling and memory-sharing on Black identity, ancestry, migration, and belonging in Chicago.
The Harder They Come with Alfreda’s Cinema
Join us for a showing of Perry Henzell’s THE HARDER THEY COME (1972) starring Jimmy Cliff with Alfreda’s Cinema!
7:30pm, FRIDAY, Sept. 19th
🎟 FREE w/ RSVP 🔗 in BIO
at The Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church
📍890 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11226
Enter on Church & E. 21st
w/ Pre-show shorts:
Aliyah Blackmore’s A Protection, a Calling (2023)
& Orbit (2019) by Ashleigh Alexandria & Carleen Shankle.
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Alfreda’s Cinema 2025 Open Air Film Sessions
This summer, we’re gathering under the stars to celebrate Black stories with Alfreda’s Cinema Open Air Film Series, happening June through October in Brooklyn’s parks and sacred green spaces.
We The Diaspora is proud to be a community sponsor for this series, uplifting Black- and POC-centered stories in public parks across Brooklyn. Alfreda’s Cinema offers free, accessible screenings of films about Black and POC experiences, a mission deeply aligned with our own commitment to preserving and amplifying Black stories.
If you’re in NYC, make sure to join us for a season of film and community!
Want to host an event with us?
Whether you're looking for an intimate family gathering or a larger community celebration, we'd love to help bring your vision to life.