African American History Month

Films

13th 

Showing: February 14th, 12:00 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons

Registration required: https://bit.ly/AAHM-2-14-22 

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

“13th.” IMDb, IMDb.com, 7 Oct. 2016, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5895028/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1.

If you are unable to attend the in-person event you can watch the film on your own with a Netflix subscription.  Just click the film title above and sign in.    

When I Came Home

Showing: February 16th, 12:00 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons

Registration required: https://bit.ly/AAHM-2-16-22

Iraq War veteran Herold Noel suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and lives out of his car in Brooklyn. Using Noel's story as a fulcrum, this doc examines the wider issue of homeless U.S. military veterans-from Vietnam to Iraq-who have to fight tooth-and-nail to receive the benefits promised to them by their government.

“When I Came Home.” IMDb, IMDb.com, 28 Apr. 2006, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800266/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1.

If you are unable to attend the in-person event, please feel free to watch the film on your own.  Click on the film title above, then click the orange "Watch Now" button, then enter your LLCC email address and password to access the film.  If you have questions or need help, please email library.tech@llcc.edu for assistance. 

LLCC Book Club Selection

Dear Martin by Nic Stone.

Tuesdays, Feb. 8, 15 and 22, 11:00 a.m. via Zoom. 

Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seventeen-year-old college-bound Justyce McAllister struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping him.

Access the e-book version available from the Library via OverDrive. 

More Info

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