TAG: Discussion
Discover World War I during its centennial at the library
Posted in Explore and Discover, News on October 18, 2018 at 6:00 am
By Gwendolyn Haley One hundred years ago, on the 11th day of the 11th month at 11am, the guns ceased and World War I, the “war to end all wars,” was over. During the four years of the war, an estimated 13 million people (combatants and civilians) died during one of the deadliest conflicts in […]
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Watch, discuss: Documentary explores the history of race and the US criminal justice system
Posted in News on October 26, 2017 at 6:00 am
13TH DOCUMENTARY VIEWING & DISCUSSION The United States leads the world in incarceration. In this thought-provoking documentary, scholars, activists, and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom. This piercing documentary film, from Netflix and directed by Ava DuVernay, earned an Oscar nomination and […]
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