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Screening of ’13th’ at CHS for Middle and High School Students
November 7, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
13th, the Netflix documentary about race and mass incarceration, will be screened at Columbia High School on Monday evening, November 7 for local middle and high school students.
The documentary film, by Selma director Ava DuVernay, is generating Oscar buzz; at least one clip from the film (related to Donald Trump) has gone viral; and the film has a local connection: South Orange resident Khalil Muhammad (husband to South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education member Stephanie Lawson-Muhammad) is interviewed in the film.
The title “13th” refers to the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that abolished slavery in 1865.
All CHS, Maplewood Middle School and South Orange Middle School students are invited. The screening begins at 6 p.m. with a student/youth open mic to follow the film.
Monday, Nov. 7th
6-9pm (Doors Open at 5:30 p.m.)
Columbia High School Auditorium
17 Parker Ave.
Maplewood, N.J. 07040
According to a flier for the event, “Educators and members of law enforcement are encouraged to attend in a viewing and listening capacity only.’
The screening is sponsored by SOMSD Student Coalition: Black Student Union (BSU), MAC Scholars, M.L.K.Association, Diversity Rocks, P.O.W.E.R., and SOMS Social Action Club.
Adults 25 and over should RSVP to Twhitake@somsd.k12.nj.us.com.
