ECHOES OF RESILIENCE: African American experiences in the U.S.

Program Type:

Movie

Age Group:

Adults

Program Description

Program Details

Join us for a series of films centering the experiences of African Americans in the United States. Stay after the film for a facilitated conversation with community members.

  • June 24 -  Harriet Tubman: They Called Her Moses
    Presented in partnership with Ames Public Library, NAACP Ames Branch, Friendship Baptist Church, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames, Vision Video.
     
  • July 1 - The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
    Presented in partnership with Ames Public Library, NAACP Ames Branch, Friendship Baptist Church, and Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames.
     
  • July 8 - Selma, Lord, Selma
    Presented in partnership with Ames Public Library, NAACP Ames Branch, Friendship Baptist Church, and Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames.
     
  • July 15 - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
    Presented in partnership with Ames Public Library, NAACP Ames Branch, Friendship Baptist Church, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames, and CNN Films.
     
  • July 22 - 13th
    Presented in partnership with Ames Public Library, NAACP Ames Branch, Friendship Baptist Church, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames, and Netflix.
     
  • July 29 - I Am Not Your Negro
    Presented in partnership with Ames Public Library, NAACP Ames Branch, Friendship Baptist Church, and Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames.
     
  • August 5 - Brian Banks
    Presented in partnership with Ames Public Library, NAACP Ames Branch, Friendship Baptist Church, and Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames.
     
  • August 12 - A Woman In Motion
    Presented in partnership with Ames Public Library, NAACP Ames Branch, Friendship Baptist Church, and Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames.

Ames Public Library connects you to the world of ideas through diverse and inclusive resources and programs. We welcome proposals via our website for programs at www.amespubliclibrary.org/programproposal and exhibits at https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/exhibit-proposal.