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Black on Screen: Debt, Dependency, and City Stories

Join the Schomburg Center for Program 4: Debt, Dependency, and City Stories, as part of their October and November Black on Screen series. The screening includes Djibril Diop Mambéty’s Le Franc (1994), and Sara Gómez’s De cierta manera (One Way or Another) 1974/1977, followed by a Q&A with Yasmina Price and Dr. Nzingha Kendall.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

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Free Film & Photography Workshops for Youth!

Maysles Documentary Center in Harlem is now accepting applications for their FREE (no-cost) Fall-Spring Education Programs for youth (ages 13-18) and the paid stipend Vanguard DocMakers program for young adults (18-24 years). Whether you have film or photography experience or not this program is for you! Applicants from Harlem, Upper Manhattan and the Bronx encouraged to apply.

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Lumumba: Death of a Prophet Screening

Investigating revolutionary Patrice Lumumba’s brief tenure as the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as his shocking assassination, Maysles Documentary Center and Friends of the Congo present legendary Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck’s film Lumumba: Death of a Prophet.

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Wretched of the Earth Online Reading Group

Join Community Liberation Programs to collectively study and discuss the revolutionary theory of Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth! This reading group is for people in all stages of their political education journey and is online only every Sunday 10/5-11/23.

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Black August Solidarity Teach-in and Letter Writing

Join Black Alliance for Peace-NYC/NJ for a teach-in on Black August and letter writing to political prisoners, including Reverend Joy Powell, a Black faith leader imprisoned for fighting police terror.

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Palestinian and Japanese Solidarity Workshop

Join Workshops4Gaza and Dr. Jeremy Randall for an online workshop on Palestinian and Japanese solidarity!

This workshop will explore the rise of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine as the premier Marxist-Leninist faction within the Palestine liberation movement during the 1960s and 1970s, particularly their alliance with the Japanese Red Army.

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Register now for the People’s General Assembly Lecture Series!

Register now for the People’s General Assembly Lecture Series! The series will feature lectures on different topics related to Black Studies from Drs. Akinyele Umoja, Joshua Myers, Ashley Smith-Purviance, Chrystel Oloukoï, Jamil Abdul-Qaadir, and Orisanmi Burton.

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Harlem Public Hearing on Reparations

As part of a statewide effort, the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies (NYSCRR) is gathering testimony from New Yorkers to examine the enduring legacy of slavery and systemic discrimination. Come share your story, offer recommendations, and listen as community voices help shape the future of New York.

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Pack the Courts for the CUNY 8!

PACK THE COURTS FOR THE CUNY 8 ON MAY 7!

On April 30, 2024, hundreds across the city were arrested at protests and Gaza solidarity encampments. While the charges have been dropped for most, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, CUNY, and the NYPD continue to pursue felony charges for the CUNY 8…

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All Out Against ICE!

Join Tsuru for Solidarity for a rally to demand that ICE halt the plan to detain hundreds of immigrants in Northern California at the infamous, abuse-ridden FCI Dublin federal prison!

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