Contact information
Name:
Kate Pitts
Phone:
6103305150
Email:
pittsk@lafayette.edu
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When:
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 - 4:15pm - 7:00pm
Where:
Hugel 103
Price:
Free
I Am Not Your Negro is a 2016 documentary film and social critique film essay directed by Raoul Peck, based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript Remember This House. Narrated by actor Samuel L. Jackson, the film explores the history of racism in the United States through Baldwin's recollections of civil rights leaders Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as his personal observations of American history. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 89th Academy Awards and won the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary.
At the end of the screening, Dr. Wendy Wilson-Fall will speak to the topics of recent police killings of black men and the ongoing debates about AP African American studies in the context of James Baldwins' legacy.
Throughout the month of February, a series of six films will be shown in Hugel 103 in recognition of Black History Month. Sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Development, the Lafayette College Libraries, Film and Media Studies, Africana Studies and the Association of Black Collegians, the film screenings will also offer free popcorn and discussion opportunities. The complete list of films and their screenings is included below. For more information, please contact library-outreach.group@lafayette.edu.
Get Out - Thursday, 02/02 at 4:15 PM in Hugel 103
The Darker Side of Black - Tuesday, 02/07 at 4:15 PM in Hugel 103
Unmarked - Thursday, 02/09 at 4:15PM in Hugel 103
I Am Not Your Negro - Wednesday, 02/15 at 4:15PM in Hugel 103
Is That Black Enough For You?!? - Monday, 02/20 at 4:15 PM in Hugel 103
BlacKkKlansman - Tuesday, 02/28 at 4:15PM in Hugel 103
Sponsored by:
Office of Intercultural Development, the Lafayette College Libraries, Film and Media Studies, Africana Studies and the Association of Black Collegians