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Movies with a Mission
Movies with a Mission are designed to create a better awareness of the history of people of African descent and provide opportunities to engage in dialogue that enhances cultural diversity. Each screening will be followed by a discussion.
This series is presented in collaboration with Sankofa Spirit, a non-profit organization based in Atlanta dedicated to providing cultural and educational programs and services that focus on Africa and the Diaspora.
April 13
2:00 PM
Quilombo Country
(73 minutes)
This documentary provides a portrait of rural communities in Brazil that were either founded by runaway slaves or begun from abandoned plantations. Derived from an Angolan word which means “encampment” as many as 2,000 “quilombos” exist today. Largely unknown to the outside world, today these communities struggle to preserve a rich heritage born of resistance to oppression. Quilombo Country is narrated by Chuck D, the legendary poet, media commentator and leader of the iconic hip hop band, Public Enemy.”
May 11
2:00 PM
Four Short Films – This series of short films deals with racial issues.
Souls
(10 minutes)
Human blood has memory and flows through the soul. Set in 2006 and 1860, Lola (Yvonne Myers) shares a candid conversation about the hardships that make her the woman she is today, leading the other guests to reflect on their own traumatic pasts that color their present.
Sticks and Stones
(9 minutes)
This experimental fiction directly addresses the psychological repercussions of racial and class disparity in the American public educational system.
Steep
(6 minutes)
A simple Saturday shopping trip turns into an examination of character when an everyday experience becomes colored by a past event.
In Time
(19 minutes)
As a Nigerian-American, Bisi has lived her life balancing between the freedom of an American lifestyle and the beliefs of her Yoruba ancestors. On the eve of her wedding, tradition takes over but could cost her the man she loves.
June 8
2:00 PM
From Florida to Coahuila
(50 minutes)
In Spanish with English subtitles
A fascinating exploration of a cultural identity that transcends the constraints of political borders. Focused on Africans who escaped from slavery in the United States and made their way to Florida, inter-marrying the Seminoles (creating the group known as the Black Seminoles). They fought to preserve their freedom, eventually made their way into Mexico, and gradually integrated into that culture.
This second film by Rafael Rebollar Corona is a part of a series of films on the African Legacy in Mexico.
Journey to Little Rock:The Untold Story of Minnijean Brown Trickey
May 17
2:00 PM
Admission: $5.00
(52 minutes)
At 16 years old, Minnijean Brown Trickey became involved in one of the most significant acts in the history of the American civil rights movement – part of the The Little Rock Nine. As one of the nine Black American teenagers who defied death threats, hostile white demonstrators, and even the Arkansas National Guard, to at end the all-white Little Rock Central High in 1957, she took the first step in an amazing journey of the heart, mind and spirit.
Exclusive Screening – Honeydripper
April 27
3:00 PM
Admission: $5 per person
Special Rates Available for Groups of 20 or more. Please call 773-947-0600×228 for more information.
By popular demand, we’re adding another EXCLUSIVE Screening of HONEYDRIPPER starring Danny Glover and Charles S. Dutton.
HONEYDRIPPER is an uplifting and loving portrayal of Southern Life in the 1950’s. A story about the struggle to move on with life without giving up your dreams. Some movies lower the level of discourse, HONEYDRIPPER raises it to celebrate our humanity, our history and the power of music in our everyday lives.
Cinema Legacy Sundays: Celebrating Black Music Month
Free Admission
All films shown at 2:00 PM
Film screenings made possible through the courtesy of WTTW & PBS and Bank of America Free Sundays
June 1
Hip Hop Beyond Beats & Rhymes
HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats and Rhymes, a riveting documentary tackles issues of masculinity, sexism, violence and homophobia in today’s hip-hop culture.
June 15
A Great Day in Harlem
And what a day it was: nearly 60 jazz musicians, gathered on a Harlem street one morning in 1958 for what photographer Art Kane rightly, if immodestly, calls “the greatest picture of that era of musicians ever taken.”
June 22
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
Between 1959 and 1975, Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee released international chart-topping hits like Soul Man, Dock of the Bay, Green Onions, Midnight Hour, Respect Yourself, and the theme from SHAFT. Founded by a white conservative bank teller who played country fiddle music, Stax became the preeminent soul music label in America, and became identified with the civil rights movement of the 1960s and ‘70s. RESPECT YOURSELF documents the Stax label, its visionaries, and most of all, its music.
Lectures & Workshops
History Speaks
An Evening With Novelist Paula J. Giddings
June 6
6:00 – 9:00pm
A portion of the proceeds from this evening will support the Ida B. Wells Journalism Award
Paula J. Giddings is the Elizabeth A. Woodson 1922 Professor in Afro-American Studies at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. In her latest and eagerly awaited biography of Ida B. Wells, Ida: A Sword Among Us, Giddings traces the activist history of Ida B. Wells. With meticulous research and vivid rendering of her subject, Giddings also provides compelling portraits of twentieth-century progressive luminaries, black and white, with whom Wells worked during some of the most tumultuous periods in American history.
Admission: Reception: $100 (includes reception, program and book). Program Only: Non Members $75, DSM Members $50 (includes book). Advance purchase required! To confirm your attendance and prepurchase your book, call (773) 947-0600×236.
About the Ida B. Wells Journalism Award
Inaugurated in 2002 by The Ida B. Wells Memorial Foundation, the Ida B. Wells Journalism Award honors the work of exceptional journalists. Their work exposes uncomfortable truths about race in American society and they courageously confront these truths through sustained critical analysis. Such work continues the tradition of Wells’ uncompromising advocacy for justice and equality.
Save Our Sisters: Sharing Strategies for Survival
June 14
10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Cancer is not color blind. It affects African American women to a greater degree than white women. Join the University of Chicago Cancer Research Center and the DuSable Museum of African American History for a spirited discussion on women’s health and how African American men and women can work together to save our sisters from cancer. Rick Kittles, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Chicago,is gathering a team of community-focused experts to help you equip yourself with prevention strategies against cancer.
Please call Healthlink at 773-702-9200 for more information and to RSVP.
Sponsored by: The University of Chicago Cancer Research Center and its Community Engagement Centering on Solutions (CECOS) Program, the Medical Center Office of Community Affairs, and Exelon.
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