Shawn Dunwoody’s “Unfinished Business” depicts civil rights uprisings in Rochester’s history to show what hasn’t changed.
Race
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Two quintessentially American stories on film open virtually on Friday
Powerful awards season contenders ‘Minari’ and ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ are moving tributes to less-visible American experiences.
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Virtual talk presents ‘Stories of the Disabled’ featuring Luticha Doucette
Thursday night kicks off a series of virtual talks highlighting participants of the “In This Moment” project about Black leaders.
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Full-hearted hip-hop
As Skitzo LuvHartd, Tyshawn Pettway makes vivid hip-hop that boldly addresses the Black experience and his diagnosis of schizophrenia.
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Racial equity commission names new co-chair, seeks applicants
The commission has six months from its first meeting to deliver a report on what structural changes need to take place in the county.
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BlackOut Summer Series focuses on the fight for full freedom
Kicking off on Juneteenth, a trilogy of community conversations presented by At The Crossroads tackles enduring, systemic racism.
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Calendar preview: Getting schooled
This week’s preview highlights some local opportunities to learn, expand perspectives, and engage meaningfully in important conversations.
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Tackling race in film
CITY has compiled a spotlight of 25 films and miniseries focusing on race in America.
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The Pride Divide
Feeling excluded from the Rochester Pride festival, queer and trans people of color create their own spaces.
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Film review: ‘Sorry to Bother You’
“Sorry to Bother You” is an outrageous, wholly original, and dementedly weird feature directorial debut from hip-hop artist and activist Boots Riley. With a swaggering, anti-establishment, punk rock attitude, and fueled by a righteous anger, Riley’s film is an excoriation of late-stage capitalism and greed that plays like a fever dream.
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Intersectionality-focused series continues with Jahmal B. Golden
At the Crossroads: Activating the Intersection of Art and Justice continued on March 23, featuring artwork and a poetry reading by trans femme artist of color Jahmal B. Golden, screenings, and a Long Table Conversation.
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‘And, Ain’t I a Woman’ conversation focuses on intersectionality
While there are a limited (but important) amount of concrete things we can do to challenge racist and sexist national policies, our ability to creatively tackle inequity on local levels is just about boundless. Arts community organizer Rachel DeGuzman is continuing her series of creative forums, “At the Crossroads: Activating the Intersection of Art and […]
