Film Talk: I Am Not Your Negro In-Person
Join us for a screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO (2016) written by James Baldwin, directed by Raoul Peck, and narrated by Samuel L. Jackson. The film explores the continued peril America faces from institutionalized racism. Sam Sorensen will facilitate a discussion following the film.
Registration is requested, but not required.
Sam Sorensen is a Ph.D. candidate in English at Lehigh University and Tredyffrin Public Library's Adult Programming Coordinator. Their research examines knowledge production, censorship, and youth, and they studied African American literature and Latino Studies. They helped found Lehigh's Institute for Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, trained at two oral history institutes, and worked as a Research Assistant for the Gloria Naylor Archive.
This program fulfills PA Forward's Civic and Social Literacy through "engaging in discourse while remaining respectful of other individuals of varying opinions; understanding the importance of community engagement which allows individuals to interact with one another, in a participatory manner; invoking societal change."
- Date:
- Saturday, February 3, 2024
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 4:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- TPL King Meeting Room
- Chester County Library System:
- Tredyffrin Library
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Adults Civic & Social