[Capdist-announce] African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region Film Series

[Karen Christina Jones]

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In Celebration of the African-American Experience
 for the month of February, the African-American Cultural Center of the
Capital Region presents films
of pivotal moments of our history.

*Saturday, February 9th at the Delaware Public Library 331 Delaware Ave,
Albany, NY 12209*

Dark Passages (1995)

Employes a mixture of interviews, slave narratives, and dramatization.
Tells the story of the impact of the Atlantic slave trade. Takes the viewer
from the House of Slaves on Goree Island off the coast of Dakar, Senegal,
to the village of Juffere on the Gambia River.

*Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Alice Green*


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*Saturday, February 16th at the Arbor Hill/West Hill Library, **148 Henry
Johnson Blvd. Albany*

Eyes of the Prize Part 1 "Awakenings" (1987)

describes the turbulent period of 1954-1956 and the growing strength of the
civil rights movement. Thanks to the formation of certain organizations and
the activism of local leaders and ordinary Americans alike, the cause was
gaining incredible steam, preparing to motor itself into the fiery 1960s.
Viewers learn about the historic Emmett Till murder trial, a significant
moment in the civil rights chronicle, and the role of the media in the
overall movement.



*Saturday, February 23rd at the Arbor Hill/West Hill Library, 148 Henry
Johnson Blvd. Albany*


Black is....Black Ain't (1994)

The film tells the story that the African experience comes in as many
varieties and voices as the imagination allows, and that African Americans,
instead of reaching for the narrowness of a single identity, should
celebrate their diversity. It intermixes poetry and dance with analysis by
leading voices in culture, race, education and media.

All screenings will be at 2.00pm and free and open to the public.
For information e-mail statestreet2424 at gmail.com
or call 518.227.0154
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