Finding Black Joy with Eddie Robinson of Houston Public Media.
It’s a first look at a new film by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Four-Part PBS Series Explores Black Americans’ Centuries-Long History of Establishing Communities and Attaining Social, Political and Economic Success in the Face of Racial Segregation
TEXAS PBS, KERA, HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA and KTSU today announced FINDING BLACK JOY, a virtual event to give Texans a first look at a new film called MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, a four-part series from executive producer, host and writer Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
The virtual screening will be at 7 pm September 27, 2022.
FINDING BLACK JOY: A TEXAS VIRTUAL SCREENING EVENT AND FIRST LOOK AT NEW FILM
Hosted by Eddie Robinson of Houston Public Media, the Texas screening event will include a 30-minte clip of the new film series and a panel discussion about black institutions and the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people beyond the reach of the “White gaze.” Viewers will be invited to join us virtually for the screening and panel discussion.
Panelists for the Texas screening will include Stacey L. Holman is a Harlem-based award-winning producer and director who has partnered on this film and several of Henry Louis Gates, Jr’s films. It will also include Pastor Dr. D. Z. Cofield currently serves as the Senior Pastor of the historic Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Houston and host of Real World, Real Talk, News and Public Affairs show on KTSU-FM at Texas Southern University. Dr. Ashley D. Farmer, who is featured in the film and is a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, joins the panel and is a historian of black women’s history, intellectual history, and radical politics.
To sign-up for the virtual screening go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/finding-black-joy-a-first-look-at-making-black-america-tickets-410143820207
