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Friday, January 14, 2005
Documenting the Black Experience
The Social Action & Leadership School for Activists invites you to two free films with discussion, at 733 15th St. NW, Suite 1020:
Monday, Jan. 17, 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. – An Amazing Grace Using newsreel and television footage, this documentary traces the development of the career of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his growth toward political and ideological maturity. It focuses on the racism and violence of America that King faced throughout his life. After the screening, the Rev. Osageyfo Sekou, author of "Urbansouls," will lead a discussion around the aspects of King's life that are generally overlooked or misrepresented in contemporary portrayals.
Wednesday, Jan. 19, 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. – MOVE! This new documentary on the history of the radical and controversial movement, MOVE – created by John Africa in Philadelphia in the 1970s – documents the 1978 shootout that left one police officer dead and nine MOVE members in jail and the 1985 bombing of the group's headquarters that killed five children and six adults. The screening will be followed by a discussion with a member of MOVE.
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