Nov. 9, 2017: Free screening and discussion of 'I Am Not Your Negro'
by Michelle Saport |
Film and discussion: I Am Not Your Negro Thursday, Nov. 9, 7-9 p.m. Rasmuson Hall, Room 110
is a 2016 documentary film 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 reminiscences 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.
Free and open to the public. Presented by the UAA Multicultural Center in partnership with Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Public Media.