Contact information
Name:
Kate Pitts
Phone:
6103305150
Email:
pittsk@lafayette.edu
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When:
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 - 4:15pm - 7:00pm
Where:
Hugel 103
Price:
Free
BlacKkKlansman is a 2018 American biographical black comedy crime thriller film directed by Spike Lee and written by Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Lee, based on the 2014 memoir Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth. 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.
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