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"I am Not Your Negro" film screening followed by discussion. Light refreshments will be served. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
I Am Not Your Negro is a 2016 documentary film directed by Raoul Peck, based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript Remember This House. Narrated by actor Samuel L. Jackson, the film explores the history of racism in the United States through Baldwin's reminiscences of civil rights leaders Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as his personal observations of American history.
AGE GROUP: | Teens | Children | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Movies | History/Preservation | Community | Author Events |
TAGS: | Movies | History/Preservation | Black History Month | Author Events |
Mon, Apr 15 | 10:00AM to 7:00PM |
Tue, Apr 16 | 10:00AM to 7:00PM |
Wed, Apr 17 | 10:00AM to 7:00PM |
Thu, Apr 18 | 10:00AM to 7:00PM |
Fri, Apr 19 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
Sat, Apr 20 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
Sun, Apr 21 | Closed |
Nora Navra Library, originally called Branch Nine, opened in two temporary locations during 1946. The original permanent 2,500-square-foot building, located at 1902 St. Bernard Avenue, was dedicated as the Nora Navra Library on May 2, 1954. Branch Nine and Nora Navra Library served the people of the Seventh Ward continuously for 69 years until it was destroyed by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The destroyed building was demolished in 2017, and construction began on a new one. The celebration of the new 7,800 square foot building, held on Friday, August 24 and Saturday, August 25, 2018, marked the official reopening of all six of the Libraries that were damaged beyond repair by Hurricane Katrina.