Fit the Description: Conversations between Black Men, Civilians and Officers, November 1, 2017

by lindaoppenheim | Oct 29, 2017 | Events

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017, 6:30PM Join the special screening of Fit the Description with the filmmakers on Wednesday, November 1st at the 1867 Sanctuary at Ewing.   Videos from the film series will be shown, with activities and group discussions exploring...

Thanks to Issa Rae and Ava Duvernay, I See Black People

by lindaoppenheim | Sep 12, 2017 | Article, Video

Ellen McGirt gives a brief history of racism in film processing.  The article includes videos discussing the industry’s use of “Shirley Cards” and an interview with director Ava Duvernay.  To read the entire blog, click here.

Film: Incarcerating US, Saturday, December 10, 2016, 1-4 pm

by lindaoppenheim | Dec 8, 2016 | Events

Princeton High School senior is this year’s winner of Princeton University’s Prize in Race Relations

by lindaoppenheim | Apr 4, 2015 | Awards

Tatianna Sims’ documentary about the hurdles minorities face daily earned her this year’s Princeton University’s Prize in Race Relations.

Harry Belafonte receives the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2014 Governors Awards

by lindaoppenheim | Nov 17, 2014 | Awards, Events

On November 8, 2014, the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences awarded Harry Belafonte the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Oscar for 2014.  In his acceptance speech, Belafonte reviewed for the audience some of the more shameful...