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The extraordinary tale of  Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history

Black History Month Program

Features Senator Cory Booker, President Barak Obama, By the end of 1917 a regiment of African-American soldiers had entered the trenches in France. They were the 15th regiment of the New York National Guard and exclusively made up of black soldiers, nicknamed the "Harlem Hellfighters." Under French command, these me discovered both the horrors of war and a world where racial segregation did not exist. Their unit became one of the most decorated of World War I.

Join us for a viewing of the Toni Morrison documentary “The Pieces I Am” an artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller as it examines her life, her works and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career.

Join us for a viewing of the Toni Morrison documentary “The Pieces Of Me” an artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller as it examines her life, her works and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career.

Join us for a viewing of Aretha Franklin’s transformational 1972 live recording concert of her best selling gospel album “Amazing Grace” recorded at Los Angeles’s New Temple Baptist Church accompanied by the Southern California Community Choir.

A black detective sets out to infiltrate the Colorado chapter of the Ku Klux Klan with the help of his Jewish colleague. In the midst of the 1970s civil rights movement, they risk their lives to obtain insider information on the violent organization.

In "The Public" an unusually bitter Arctic blast has made its way to downtown Cincinnati and the front doors of the public library where the action of the film takes place. At odds with library officials over how to handle the extreme weather event, some homeless patrons turn the building into a shelter for the night by staging an "Occupy" sit in. What begins as an act of civil disobedience becomes a stand-off with police and a rush-to-judgment media constantly speculating about what's really happening.

Director Reginald Hudlin's Marshall, is based on an early trial in the career of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. It follows the young lawyer (Chadwick Boseman) to conservative Connecticut to defend a black chauffeur (Sterling K. Brown) charged with sexual assault and attempted murder of his white socialite employer (Kate Hudson). Muzzled by a segregationist court, Marshall partners with a courageous young Jewish lawyer, Samuel Friedman (Josh Gad). Together they mount the defense in an environment of racism and Anti-Semitism.

Join us as we host a roundtable panel with the filmmaker and others. Local filmmaker Shirah Dedman will be here screening her film You a Nomad. There will be a panel after the screening to discuss the film and issues.

In a single generation, Oakland, California's black population has dwindled from 44% to an estimated 26%. Using a unique cross-section voices, short film YOU A NOMAD reveals the systematic roots of gentrification and depopulation of African-American from cities nationwide.