From staff reports
A screening and discussion of the powerful documentary film Who We Are, will be hosted ay 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 4 at USCB Center for the Arts. The audience engagement and panel discussion will be facilitated by Gloria Graves- Holmes, Professor emerita of The School of Education at Quinnipiac University in Camden, Conn., and Adjunct professor at USCB where she also serves on the committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
The panel, selected to represent diverse perspectives and experiences, includes, Margaret Seidler, Davis Folsom, Heaven Allah-Davis and Christopher Thompson.
The film is a stark examination of racism in America seen through the eyes of activist Jeffrey Robinson and informed by his body of work as a civil rights and criminal defense attorney. In the film, Robinson explores the origins of racism in America and the link between systemic white supremacy, Jim Crow era ideology and the dilution and erosion of civil rights and social justice reform.
Robinson reveals some not-so-convenient-truths about the evolution and presence of systemic injustice and racial disenfranchisement that exists in the country and the great divide between races that is slow to shrink and, in some ways, widening.
“It was important for us to present this opportunity to the public,” USCB Center for the Arts Director Bonnie Hargrove said in a release. “In Beaufort, we are creating safe spaces, having these difficult conversations, and talking together with respect and civility as we try to understand one another and work to improve how we relate.”
Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend. Tickets for the film and discussion are $5 and available for purchase in advance online and at the USCB box office and available the evening of the event. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit our website: https://www.uscbcenterforthearts.com/.
WANT TO GO?
What: Who We Are, a documentary
Where: USCB Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret Street, Beaufort
When: 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 4; film discussion after the film
Tickets: $5 for all seats, available online (https://www. uscbcenterforthearts.com/), at the USCB box office and the evening of the event.
