Black Cinema Collective

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The RiZe Up   CLOSES TONIGHT at 11:45pm Pacific Standard Time!!!

🙏🏾Our RiZe Up Art Auction is hosted on Give Butter, and we’re excited to see art works closing + SOLD!
🤩 We also love seeing all our new registered bidders!

🔗 You still have a few hours to win a  powerful artwork by one of our incredible artist collaborators for this cause.

Note: The auction is open to US-based bidders & collectors for ease of shipping, in and out of Washington State!

✅️ links in bio > Register + Learn more about each artist + artwork, and Place Your Bid!

✨Adama Delphine Fawundu (), 1, 2
✨Ania Freer (), 3
✨Barbara Earl Thomas (), 4
✨David Gumbs (), 5
✨Deborah Jack (), 6
✨Elisheba Wokoma (), 7
✨Inye Wokoma (), 8
✨Kamari Bright (), 9
✨Jennifer Baez (), 10
✨Jo Cosme (.cosme), 11
✨Laylah Amatullah Barrayn (), 12
✨Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes (), 13
✨Mel Isidor (.studio), 14
✨Nahom Ghirmay (), 15, 16
✨Nathan Abia Lawer-Yolar (), 17
✨Robert Wade (), 18
✨Rubin Quarcoopome (), 19

Art Auction curated by and facilitated by Avery Barnes Gallery +

Remember what this is all for! We are ready to spring it forward for on-the-ground relief + rebuilding in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa.Together we are supporting the work of founder of .to__ and DonRoy of 🖤💫

 for Jamaica fundraiser is organized by  with collaborative actions by .freeman Zari Warden   and the immense generosity of our Seattle friends and communities!!

 is a project of .e.volve and is fiscally sponsored by 

 

🚨The RiZe Up art auction has been extended through Sunday, March 15th! 

🙏🏾Ya’ll really brought the energy last week, and we’re eager to carry it forward to support on-the-ground hurricane relief and rebuilding in Jamaica. We’re extending our online art auction – If you weren’t able to make it out to the event or bid last week, there’s still a chance to take home an artwork and support the cause! 

🔗 Check out the links in our bio to register and access the page! The auction is open to in state and out of state bidders alike.


Register and bid now to pick up works from our incredible contributing artists:  
✨Adama Delphine Fawundu ()
✨Ania Freer ()
✨Barbara Earl Thomas ()
✨Berette S Macaulay ()
✨David Gumbs ()
✨Deborah Jack ()
✨Elisheba Wokoma ()
✨Inye Wokoma ()
✨Kamari Bright ()
✨Jennifer Baez ()
✨Jo Cosme (.cosme) 
✨Laylah Amatullah Barrayn ()
✨Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes ()
✨Mel Isidor (.studio)
✨Nahom Ghirmay ()
✨Nathan Abia Lawer-Yolar ()
✨Robert Wade ()
✨Rubin Quarcoopome ()


Art Auction Exhibition supported by Avery Barnes Gallery ( .gallery) and curated by Berette S Macaulay 

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RiZe Up for Jamaica is organized by with collaborative actions by .freeman Zari Warden   and the immense generosity of our Seattle communities!! Media design by .danae
is a project of .e.volve and is fiscally sponsored by

⭐️THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who came out and supported us for RiZe Up last week! It was an incredible and fulsome convening and a really special night ⭐️


🙏🏾To everyone who bought tickets, donated, attended, and spread the word - your support means the world to us and has made such an impactful contribution to on-the-ground relief in Jamaica through .to__ and


🙏🏾To our superstar partners and event contributors – it’s been such an honor to collaborate and work in community with you on this event! 


We are so grateful for the turnout last week, and excited to keep up the support and energy for Jamaica!



We are also pleased to announce that we are extending the online art auction through Sunday, March 15th. If you weren’t able to make it out to the event or bid last week, there’s still a chance to take home an artwork and support the cause! 


🔗 The auction is open to in state and out of state bidders alike - check out the links in our bio to register and access the page!


Slide 1 📸 .cosme
Slide 2 📸 Jordan Monlaire
Slide 3 📸


RiZe Up for Jamaica is organized by with collaborative actions by .freeman Zari Warden   and the immense generosity of our Seattle communities!! Media design by .danae
is a project of .e.volve and is fiscally sponsored by

⭐RiZe Up for Jamaica is TONIGHT! Are YOU ready for an evening of energizing purpose, with art, film, food, music, and fun?

🔗Follow the links in our bio to access our GiveButter page, where you can donate directly or register to participate in our hybrid art auction! Bidding for the auction begins at 6:00pm.

❓ Can’t make it but still want to support? Our donation and auction structure is hybrid, so you can still send love and funds through GiveButter!

RiZe Up for Jamaica
Presented by &
🗓️Thursday, February 26, 2026 |
Begins 6:00pm
Afterparty 10:00pm

📍LANGSTON Seattle

💚All funds benefit .to_ and

🔗Tickets & event info in bio!

Event organized by with collaborative actions by .freeman Zari Warden and the immense generosity of our Seattle communities!! Infinite gratitude ❤️

Media design by .danae

is a project of .e.volve and is fiscally sponsored by

So much gratitude to our RiZe Up beneficiaries, who are on the ground Jamaica doing the work to rebuild and provide relief ♥️

⭐️Donisha Prendergast (), Humanity Ova Vanity founder carries the spirit of her grandparents Bob and Rita Marley as a thought-provoking, multi-dimensional creator and social impact consultant across various projects. Through .to__, she creates space for art as intervention, as healing, as resistance. Donisha has been organizing relief efforts in Petersfield, Westmoreland since Hurricane Melissa hit last Nov, connecting with local organizers and community leaders to strategize and support rebuilding and recovery efforts. 

⭐️Don-Roy Graham is founder of Such n Such Homestead (), an independent homestead farm dedicated to learning and teaching others how to sustainably create food + land sovereignty. Don-Roy, who also lost his home in Hurricane Melissa with severe damage to his farm, immediately got to work helping others. He canvasses rural areas by car, foot, and bike, using posts to amplify community needs. His appeals for assistance went viral, inspiring thousands of people in Jamaica to follow and support what many believe is the work of a true humanitarian.

RiZe Up is TOMORROW! Get your tickets to support these two incredible organizations and the work they are doing!


🇯🇲RiZe Up for Jamaica 
Presented by & 

🗓️Thursday, February 26, 2026 
Begins 6:00pm 
Afterparty 10:00pm

📍LANGSTON Seattle 

💚All funds benefit .to_ and

🔗Tickets & event info in bio! 

Event organized by with collaborative actions by .freeman Zari Warden   and the immense generosity of our Seattle communities!! Infinite gratitude ♥️

Media design by .danae

is a project of .e.volve and is fiscally sponsored by

Have you gotten your ticket yet for this Thursday? Hurry so you don’t miss out!

In addition to our art exhibition, film screening + community talk, we have many other offerings to nourish your soul and your stomach! 

🍴Grab delicious catered bites of African, Caribbean, and Soul food from our local food sponsors Gold Coast Kitchen (), Taste of the Caribbean (), and Marjorie (), and connect through food across the diaspora.

👜Browse a custom merch market for the event and pick up some swag from local artists and partnering orgs (shoutout to .danae for designing our RiZe Up merch + for merch printing support!)

🎵Enjoy Marjorie’s delicious bar cocktail “The Trenchtown”, groove to music by DJ TOPSPIN (), and connect with fellow folks in the Seattle arts & culture community!

🇯🇲RiZe Up for Jamaica 
Presented by &

🗓️Thursday, February 26, 2026 
Begins 6:00pm 
Afterparty 10:00pm

📍LANGSTON Seattle 

💚All funds benefit .to_ and

🔗Tickets & event info in bio! 

Event organized by with collaborative actions by .freeman Zari Warden   and the immense generosity of our Seattle communities!! Infinite gratitude ♥️

Media design by .danae

is a project of .e.volve and is fiscally sponsored by

🎵Don’t miss DJ TOPSPIN () at , spinning energizing tracks from across the diaspora!

DJ TOPSPIN [aka BLENDIANA JONES] is established as a musical pillar in the Northwest and across the world. He [seemingly] easily weaves a complex blend of hits & unearthed genre-spanning gems from both past & present eras, creating a musical tapestry all his own. He’s particularly renowned for his harmonic ear, showcased by his signature blends / remixes, selection & timing; as evidenced by the “a.k.a. BLENDIANA JONES” addition to his moniker. The nickname says it all, as he’s left his sonic imprint on Seattle’s cultural nightlife scene throughout the span of his 30+ year career & has plans to continue taking his talents far & wide globally. His ability to read a room & sonically satisfy the various cultures within, are unmatched. Born from a Jamaican father & Panamanian mother, the pulse of the diaspora [in the form of dancehall / reggae / soca / afrobeat] is always present in his musical displays. ‘Harmony-heavy flavor for those that love to dance’ is the envelope he pushes via the records [he pushes & pulls]. Make no mistake; you “need it from the TOP!”


🇯🇲RiZe Up for Jamaica 
Presented by &
🗓️February 26, 2026 | 6:00pm - midnight 
📍LANGSTON Seattle 
💚All funds benefit .to_ and


🔗Tickets & event info in bio! 


Event organized by with collaborative actions by .freeman Zari Warden   and the immense generosity of our Seattle communities!! Infinite gratitude

Media design by .danae

is a project of .e.volve and is fiscally sponsored by



🤎Our art auction features works by emerging and established artists from Seattle and the diaspora. They make work to imagine worlds woven by careful witnessing while challenging assumptions of Black identity.

✨Adama Delphine Fawundu ()
✨Ania Freer ()
✨Barbara Earl Thomas ()
✨Berette S Macaulay ()
✨David Gumbs ()
✨Deborah Jack ()
✨Elisheba Wokoma ()
✨Inye Wokoma ()
✨Kamari Bright ()
✨Jennifer Baez ()
✨Jo Cosme (.cosme) 
✨Laylah Amatullah Barrayn ()
✨Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes ()
✨Mel Isidor (.studio)
✨Nahom Ghirmay ()
✨Nathan Abia Lawer-Yolar ()
✨Robert Wade ()
✨Rubin Quarcoopome ()

Art Auction Exhibition supported by Avery Barnes Gallery ( .gallery) and curated by Berette S Macaulay. Printing support provided by

Stop by next week to view their works, place your bids, (and if you’re lucky, take one home for yourself!)

🇯🇲RiZe Up for Jamaica 
Presented by &
🗓️February 26, 2026 | 6:00pm - midnight 
📍LANGSTON Seattle 
💚All funds benefit .to_ and


🔗Tickets & event info in bio! 

Event organized by with collaborative actions by .freeman Zari Warden   and the immense generosity of our Seattle communities!!

Media design by .danae

is a project of .e.volve and is fiscally sponsored by

⭐ LIFE + DEBT (2001) serves as the critical anchor of our evening, a film that continues to hold a timely relevance to our world, and to the reasons for our fundraiser.  

We are honored + excited introduce our our incredible speakers for the community talk that follows the screening:

Moderator: 
🎙️Negarra A. Kudumu (), an independent scholar, curator, and art writer with a focus on contemporary art from the Pacific Northwest, Africa, South Asia, and their respective diasporas.

Guest Speakers: 
🎤Donisha Prendergast (), granddaughter of iconic reggae singer Bob Marley, is an actress, producer, writer, director, social impact consultant, and founder of Humanity Ova Vanity (.to_)

🎤Inye Wokoma (), photographer, filmmaker, visual artist, and co-founder and executive co-director of Wa Na Wari ()

🎤Raymond Connell, the Honorary Jamaica Consul for Seattle 


You’re not going to want to miss this talk, along with all of the other incredible offerings we have during our festive night of connection and good feelz. 


🔗Tickets & event info in bio! 


🇯🇲RiZe Up for Jamaica 
Presented by &
🗓️February 26, 2026 | 6:00pm - midnight 
📍LANGSTON Seattle 
💚All funds benefit .to_ and

Event organized by with collaborative actions by .freeman Zari Warden   and the immense generosity of our Seattle communities!! Infinite gratitude ♥️

Media design by .danae

is a project of .e.volve and is fiscally sponsored by

⭐ Event schedule & offerings for ! 

RiZe Up is no ordinary fundraiser - it’s a festive night of connection and good feelz.  When you know you’re doing something meaningful with and for others, it feels good. When we eat, dance, see and hear art, it feels good.  When we connect, learn, expand into new communities, networks, and horizons, it feels so good. 
We’ll have African, Caribbean, and Soul food, an art auction exhibition featuring established and emerging artists from Seattle and the diaspora, a vendor market, a mixer networking space with open bar, and a DJ dance after-party!
Join us for an evening of art, film, food, music, and just hanging out, keeping it real and having fun in the whole building!.


🇯🇲RiZe Up for Jamaica 
Presented by &

🗓️Thursday, FEBRUARY 26, 2026 | 6:00pm - midnight 
📍LANGSTON Seattle 

💚All funds benefit .to_ and

🎟️ Tickets & event info 🔗in bio! 

Event organized by with collaborative actions by .freeman

Media design by .danae

is a project of .e.volve and is fiscally sponsored by

LANGSTONSeattle Jamaica Seattle

🚨Upcoming Film Screening & Fundraiser!

🎬LIFE + DEBT (2001)
87 minutes 
🎥Dir. Stephanie Black ()

As a part of the upcoming RiZe Up for Jamaica Fundraiser, we are honored to present the first of many 25-year Anniversary screenings of the award-winning film, LIFE + DEBT (2001). Utilizing excerpts from the award-winning non-fiction text “A Small Place” by Jamaica Kincaid, LIFE + DEBT is a woven tapestry of sequences focusing on the stories of individual Jamaicans whose strategies for survival and parameters of day-to-day existence are determined by the U.S. and other foreign economic agendas. Known as a tropical destiny of sea, sand, and sun - Jamaica is also a prime example of the complexities of economic globalization. Using conventional and unconventional documentary techniques, this searing film dissects the “mechanism of debt” by addressing the impact of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and current globalization policies on trade on developing regions. With voice-over narration written by Jamaica Kincaid and performed by Belinda Becker, LIFE + DEBT is an unapologetic look at the “new world order” and the reality of globalization we live with today.
Catch LIFE + DEBT, followed by a community talkback, as one of the many offerings part of our upcoming fundraiser event, RiZe Up for Jamaica

🇯🇲RiZe Up for Jamaica 
Presented by &
🗓️Thursday, February 26, 2026 | 6:00pm - midnight 
📍LANGSTON Seattle 

🔗Tickets & event info in bio! 


Media design by .danae
Event organized by