Mon, Jan 29
|Mitchell Branch Library
I Am Not Your Negro Screening & Discussion
In partnership with the Mitchell Branch Library, the Year of Baldwin presents a screening of "I am Not Your Negro" followed by a panel discussion.
Time & Location
Jan 29, 2024, 5:00 PM
Mitchell Branch Library, 37 Harrison St, New Haven, CT 06515, USA
Guests
About the event
James Baldwin, writer, scholar, and activist. was born on August 2, 1924, His various works, including essays, speeches, plays, poetry, short stories, and novels, pushed boundaries by addressing racial and social issues and provided insightful political and social commentaries on the Black American experience. Kulturally LIT’s The Year of Baldwin celebrates the centennial anniversay of Baldwin’s life. In partnership with the NHFPL Mitchell Branch, Kulturally LIT is screening the film: I Am Not Your Negro, directed by Raoul Peck and based on Baldwin's unfinished manuscript, Remember This House. Local Business Leader Erik Clemmons will lead a talk-back follow the film screening.