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ASC Film Screening "America Street" by Idrissou Mora-Kpai: U-M African Studies Center
Join the African Studies Center for a film screening
of America Street, written, produced and directed
by Idrissou Mora-Kpai. This gripping documentary
follows the heroic efforts of Joe, the owner of a small
corner shop, to resist the rising tides of gentrification
in Charleston, South Carolina. Filmed over 3 months
in 2015, Joe’s daily struggles are brought into sharp
focus against the backdrop of racist violence in the
city, from the killing of Walter Scott by a police officer
to the Mother Emanuel Church massacre by a young
white supremacist. The screening will be followed by
a Q&A session moderated by Carina Ray, Professo
of History and interim Director of the African Studies
center. Meet-and-greet to follow in the State Theatre Lobby.
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