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Upcoming Events:

We are the Roots:

During the early 1900s, many Black people from the United States answered the call from the Canadian government to come and farm land on the Prairies. Given the racial plight of African Americans in the States, many of them jumped at the opportunity for upward social mobility and financial security in a new land. The documentary, “We Are The Roots” tells this story but reveals a sad reality that their progress was, yet again, fraught with challenges of discrimination and racism. Dr. Tyran T. Laws interviews Deborah Dobbins, one of the film’s producers, on the implications of this forgotten part of Canadian history for today’s conversations on race and diversity.

Juneteenth:

Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation of Proclamation was formalized January 1,1863. This document held that anyone still holding slaves would be considered guilty of the act of treason against the government of the United States. Yet, in the state of Texas, there was a two year revolt against the Federal Government, in which the institution of slavery persisted as a garrison, a “last stand,” as it were, for the antebellum South. The commemoration of Juneteenth, then, is a reminder that combating systemic racism is not just about ensuring that we have equal protection under the law. It is about also recognizing that, sometimes, for African Americans (and others), the law proved itself to be powerless (or, at least, passive) against the culture of white supremacy. Come join Dr. Tyran T. Laws as he hosts the viewing and discussion around Daily Bread’s Junteenth film.

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