Category: Lecture / Discussion
The Bombing of Osage Avenue @ The Brecht Forum
Synopsis: On Mother’s Day, 1985, a virtual army of city and state police converged on a quiet block in historic Cobb’s Creek, a blossoming neighborhood of parks and children, aluminum siding and basketball stars nestled in the heart of Philadelphia’s African American community. By the next day, 61 homes were destroyed and 11 people were [...]
W.E.B. Du Bois — A Biography in Four Voices @ The Brecht Forum
Synopsis: The long and remarkable life of Dr. William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B) Du Bois (1868-1963) offers unique insights into an eventful century in African American history. Born three years after the end of the Civil War, Du Bois witnessed the imposition of Jim Crow, its defeat by the Civil Rights Movement and the triumph of [...]
Trouble the Water @ The Faison Firehouse Theatre in Harlem and Around NYC
Synopsis: Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, this astonishingly powerful documentary is at once horrifying and exhilarating. Directed and produced by Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine producers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, Trouble the Water takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen.
Haiti: The Fight Against Imperialism @ The Brecht Forum
Neal Gettinger / A sewage-filled ditch in Cité Soleil, a sprawling slum on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Copyright 2005 The New York Times Company. Lecture/Discussion: From its inception as the first black republic to the current struggles against US imperialism, Haiti is steeped in revolutionary history. Tonight’s panel will examine the current conditions of [...]
Disappearing Voices — The Decline of Black Radio @ The Brecht Forum
Synopsis: In the controversial, original and provocative documentary Disappearing Voices – The Decline of Black Radio, director U-Savior Washington takes an unprecedented look at the rise and fall of an art form unique to America – Black radio. The film is written and narrated by radio personality and historian Bob Law (Night Talk) and offers [...]
American Revolution 2 @ The Brecht Forum
Synopsis: A heady time of change and chains the 1960s was defined by a common effort to fight against injustice. And Chicago filmmaker Mike Gray was there using his camera to document the politics of the streets. AMERICAN REVOLUTION 2 is a rare cinematic treasure that captures the social upheaval that followed the 1968 Democratic [...]
Times Talks — Race and the Race
Tuesday, Sep 09, 2008 6:00 PM at Times Center Stage Don’t miss this discussion about the impact of race on the presidential campaign, Henry Louis Gates Jr, director of Harvard’s W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research and Times Op-Ed columnist Gail Collins. Moderated by Marcus Mabry, Times international business editor and [...]
Harlem 4 Obama Voter Registration Planning Meeting
Harlem 4 Obama will be holding a Voter Registration Planning Meeting next Wednesday, August 20th from 7:00pm-8:00pm at Tribal Spears Cafe & Gallery between 116th and 117th & Fredrick Douglass in Harlem. The purpose of the one-hour meeting is to lay out the post-Labor Day Voter Registration plan for Harlem as we lead up to [...]
The Coalition for the Development of the Black Family 2nd Annual Conference —
The Time is Now
August 16, 2008 Adam Clayton Powell, JR State Office Building 163 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027
Literacy and Leadership Through Debate
Medgar Evers College, The School of Professional and Community Development, Sankofa Community Empowerment, Inc., The Black and Latino Film Makers Coalition and Breaking the Cycle Consulting Group Proudly Present The Literacy and Leadership Through Debate Campaign!
