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Amber Sellers said that she wants to share the power of probability with her community. This inspired him to plan film screening and talkback in the library later this week.
Lawrence City Commissioner, Sellers, said that she wanted to find her personal way to elevate black voices and black issues during the black history month, and is a valuable resource in a creative medium to share what she believes.
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The film is a small documentary of New Yorker called “The Barber of Little Rock”. The film “follows Arlo Washington as he helps his community members to avoid black -time hazards,” its summary.
Washington shows the possibilities available to their community people, “even when they are closest to power and influence, they often do not invest in them, or do not see the need to invest in various individuals or communities,” the vendors said.
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He said that the film speaks on a lot of issues, with which we are working in Lawrence, including access to capital for entrepreneurs, mutual assistance and unnecessary.
“(Film) encourages me and encourages the work I do, and I think it can work as a catalyst for those in our community who are working or wonder where they can fit in this work,” the vendors said.
“… This is really a will of someone’s love for the community and someone’s incredible belief and hope, and is passing on it.”
After the screening, the speaker Michelle L. Watley and Jeezi EU are Osiabe.
Watley is the founder of the Kitchen Cabinet of Shirley, who is a non -profit organization dedicated to increase the voice and power of black women through education and advocacy. She played an important role in becoming the first city in the state to pass the Crown Act in Lawrence, which protects people from racial discrimination based on hair. OsioBe is an assistant professor of economics at Baker University and is the founder of Ane OsioBe International Foundation.
The event will be welcomed on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 pm, with reception and refreshments at the auditorium of Lawrence Public Library on 24 February, 707 Warmont St. Film Screening after 4:30 pm, with talkback at 4:30 pm, and they will wrap it with an action page at 5 pm, according to an online event page.
“Film, Food and Fellowship. I want to make sure that we cover all the locations, ”the vendors said.
Registration is not required, but is preferred so the organizers can try to ensure that they have enough refreshments so that everyone can be given a chance to participate, the sellers said. Those who plan to participate can register on this link.
Amber Sellers, in partnership with the Canasus Black Leadership Council, will host a screening of a small documentary of “The Barber of Little Rock” on 24 February 2024 in the Lawrence Public Library. (Contribution image)
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