Two evenings of screenings and discussion on the legacy of black politics, its buried history, unmet challenges, and lingering problems for the Left.

Platypus, OMSA, LGBT Programming &
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) present

THE POLITICS OF BLACK HISTORY

BROTHER OUTSIDER (2003):
THE LIFE OF BAYARD RUSTIN

A film screening and discussion on the legacy of identity politics, its buried history,
unmet challenges, and the lingering problems on the Left.

Wednesday, February 17 2010 | 6:30PM to 8:30PM
Community Lounge | 5710 S. Woodlawn Ave.

Since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and its national broadcast on PBS’ P.O.V. series,
Brother Outsider has introduced millions of viewers around the world to the life and work of Bayard Rustin—
a visionary strategist and activist who has been called “the unknown hero” of the civil rights movement.

Suggested reading: Bayard Rustin (1970), “The Failure of Black Separatism”

Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin (2003): 7:00pm Thursday, February 25 Room 1009, East 16th street

Recommended readings from the Platypus Review,

1. An unmet challenge: Race and the Left in America

2. Book review: Jeffrey B. Perry, Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1882-1918

This event is co-organized with our friends at Union Docs,

The mission of Union Docs is to present a broad range of innovative and thought-provoking non-fiction projects to the general public, while also cultivating specialized opportunities for learning, critical discourse, and creative collaboration for emerging media-makers, theorists, and curators.
http://www.uniondocs.org/

Thanks Union Docs!