Where do Black women activists fit into the epochal struggles for equality and liberation during the 1960s and 1970s?

The Center for Multicultural Education and Ethnic Studies Program invites you to screen the documentary "Reflections Unheard: Black Women in Civil Rights" on Monday, March 27th at 10am in the Washburn Heritage Room.

This feature-length documentary unearths the story of Black women's political marginalization - between the male-dominated Black Power movement and second wave feminism, which was largely white and middle class - showing how each failed to recognize black women's overlapping racial and gender identities. Archival footage and in-dept interviews with Black feminist leaders and activists reveal how black women mobilized, fought for recognition, and raised awareness of how sexism and class issues affected women of color within and out the Black Power Movement and mainstream feminism. Prominently featured activists include Frances Beale, Angela Davis, Nikki Giovanni, Rosemari Mealy, Gwendolyn Simmons, Deborah Singletary, and Eugenia Wiltshire.

Refreshments and light snacks will be provided!