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DESCRIPTION:February is Black History Month  Black History Month, a holiday founded in 
 1926 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson as Negro History Week, celebrates the 
 achievements of the black community in the history of the USA.  Black 
 History Month is still celebrated in 2005 despite the fact that the black 
 community deals with state repression, mass incarceration, forced 
 sterilizations and poverty on a daily basis.  Black History Month continues 
 to essentialize blackness as it is experienced in the USA.   What are you 
 doing for the other 11 months?  Join the New College of California 
 Community for a critical look at Black History Month.  Film Showings:  
 February 8th:  Brown Bag Lunch 1-3pm, 766 Valencia, Rm 4  “USA, 
 Incarcerated” and “Visions of Freedom”  Produced by Critical 
 Resistance, “USA, Incarcerated” is a fast-paced exploration of the 
 Prison Industrial Complex, who profits from it, what we are giving up for 
 it, and what we can do about it. It includes dialogues with Angela Davis, 
 Geronimo ji Jaga, Mike Davis, and Ramona Africa as well as music by 
 Spearhead, Ani DiFranco, John Trudell, and the Welfare Poets.  Also 
 produced by Critical Resistance, “Visions of Freedom” shows highlights 
 from the Critical Resistance Conference held in Berkeley, California in 
 1998. Weaving music, poetry and speakers at the conference, this video 
 highlights the growing movement to end the lockdown.  6:30-9:30, 766 
 Valencia, Cultural Center  “Watermelon Woman”  Directed by Cheryl Dunye 
 and starring Dunye herself, the film uses documentary and 
 pseudo-documentary styles of filmmaking in the fictional story of a young 
 film director researching the life of Fea Richards, a 1930s black film 
 actress known as the "The Watermelon Woman."  Dunye displays her passion 
 for uncovering the hidden histories and continuities of black lesbian life 
 at the same time working towards cinematic representations of black women 
 that refute racist stereotypes  \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/02/06/57333.php
SUMMARY:Not Your Typical Apologist or Reactionary Black History Month Celebration
LOCATION:New College of California  766 Valencia  Cultural Center
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/02/06/57333.php
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