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YMCA'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT

YWCA of Brooklyn Black History Month Event

Celebrating More than a Century of Progressive Change

What: Screening of The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 and Panel Discussion
Date: February 28, 2014
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: YWCA of Brooklyn - 30 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217

Expert Panel Discussion Moderated By:
Dr. Brenda Greene
Chair English Department and Executive Director of the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College
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The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 mobilizes a treasure trove of 16mm material shot by Swedish journalists who came to the US drawn by stories of urban unrest and revolution. Gaining access to many of the leaders of the Black Power Movement-Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis and Eldridge Cleaver among them, the filmmakers captured them in intimate moments and remarkably unguarded interviews. Thirty years later, this lush collection was found languishing in the basement of Swedish Television. Director Göran Olsson and co-producer Danny Glover bring this footage to light in a mosaic of images, music and narration chronicling the evolution one of our nation's most indelible turning points, the Black Power movement. Commentary from prominent African-American artists and activists who were influenced by the struggle - including Erykah Badu, Harry Belafonte, Talib Kweli, and Melvin Van Peebles - give the historical footage a fresh, contemporary resonance and makes the film an exhilarating, unprecedented account of an American revolution.


For more information, contact Michele Davis at the YWCA of Brooklyn at
718-875-1190, ext. 213 or
mdavis@ywcabklyn.org

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