Rock the Block
July 27 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
🎉 Mark your calendars! On Sunday, July 27th from 12PM–4PM, White Hall Arts Academy (WHAA) will be rocking 54th Street from 3rd to 7th Aves for our 3rd annual Rock the Block festival — a vibrant, family-friendly celebration of music, culture, creativity, and community!
📝 Register today for free groceries, community resources, and a chance to test-drive electric cars!
👉 https://www.rocktheblockla.com
This year’s event will feature:
💡 Resource and grocery giveaways from It’s Bigger Than Us, Vallarta Supermarket, Plug In America (EV test drives!), and other amazing community partners
✨ Live music from DJ Bad, Boomer the Clown, a high-energy HBCU Step Show, a special appearance by KJLH’s Ricky Ruckus, local artists including LA hip hop legends Project Blowed, and Nira (Amor Prohibido Tribute), and the Lifetime Changemaker Award presentation to Grammy-winning artist & producer James Fauntleroy
🗣️ A powerful Changemaker panel discussion hosted by Tina “Slauson Girl” Sampay, featuring James Fauntleroy, Judge Songhai Armstead (JCOD), Tyrone Nance (It’s Bigger Than Us), Candace Newman (Live Out L!ve), and Jonathan Kirkland (Hamilton)
🎤 Youth performances from WHAA Music Creators Camp and Children of Production youth drumline
🎨 A large-scale interactive mural curated in partnership with Destination Crenshaw
🧠 STEM activities, arts & crafts, and games for kids, powered by Learning by Design Charter School, The Colored Art Studio, Wise Up, Royal Divazz Kidz Mobile Spa, STEM 54, and more
🩺 Health screenings by Charles Drew Medical Center
📄 Expungement services provided by the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office
🎚️ Explore your inner rock star at the Mobile Sessions mobile recording studio — and enter to win free musical instruments from The Guitar Center Foundation
🍽️ Food trucks and refreshments
💪 A high-energy Fitness Zone with yoga, dance, and wellness programming led by Crenshaw Yoga & Dance, Hands On Fitness, Funstation LA, Soca Jam Fit, and others
This is our biggest event of the year — bringing together over 3,000 neighbors to celebrate the strength, talent, and joy of South LA.
