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I Am Not Your Negro envisions the book James Baldwin never finished, a radical narration about race in America, using the writer’s original words as read by actor Samuel L. Jackson. Alongside a flood of rich archival material, the film draws upon Baldwin’s notes on the lives and assassinations of his close friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm […]
Blackfeet warrior and tribal Treasurer Elouise Cobell started asking questions about missing money from government-managed Indian trust accounts, and ended up filing the largest class action lawsuit ever filed against the US Government. 6:30 pm | free reception open to the public 7:00 - 8:15 | film showing 8:15 - 9:00 | community discussion about […]
The short films, which include "4.1 Miles," "Mother's Day," "Bias" and more, will be followed by a conversation with film critic and OLLI legend Michael Fox about the power of documentaries.
Critics give a thumbs-up to this film, a love letter to science geeks.
Jan 16 screening features an uncompromising look at slavery, America’s original sin, and how politics and policy have extended its effect to the present day.