'Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space' Screening Event
Monday, February 13, 2023 at 3:30 PM
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"Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space" was called a "beautifully crafted documentary" by the New York Amsterdam News. Join the conversation with this exclusive screening and discussion on Monday, February 13 at 3:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. EST). The event will feature an extended clip from the film and a panel discussion with film participants.
Featured guests include:
- Lee D. Baker, Professor of Cultural Anthropology and African & African American Studies, Duke University
- Cameo George, Executive Producer of AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
- Tracy Heather Strain: Writer, Director and Producer of "Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space"
- The discussion will be moderated by Glory Edim, Founder and Executive Director of "Well-Read Black Girl."
Meet the influential author and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Also a trained anthropologist, Hurston collected folklore throughout the South and Caribbean — reclaiming, honoring and celebrating Black life on its own terms.