The first week of Black history month has come to an end and we are beginning another week.
We are sharing our favorite movies to watch during this month!
Movie to watch and Resources:
One Night In Miami ( Amazon Prime) - On the night of Feb. 25, 1964, in Miami, Cassius Clay joins Jim Brown, Sam Cooke, and Malcolm X, and they discuss the responsibility of being successful black men during the civil rights movement.
Hidden Figures ( Disney Plus ) - Three brilliant African-American women at NASA - Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson - serve as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation's confidence, turned around the Space Race and galvanized the world.
Judas and the Black Messiah ( HBO Max) - Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton.
I Am Not Your Negro (Netflix)- Based on James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript Remember This House and narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, I Am Not Your Negro acts as part documentary, part social commentary on the history of race and racism in the United States. Baldwin’s observations on Black identity examine the public perception and portrayal of Black people and America’s “need” to give a sector of society for the classification of “n*gger.”
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (HBO Max) - Centering on the true story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cells were used to create the first immortal human cell line, this film is told through the eyes of Lack’s daughter Deborah and a journalist. It chronicles Deborah’s search to learn about the mother she never knew, and how the unauthorized harvesting of Lacks’ cancerous cells in 1951 led to medical breakthroughs that last to this day.
Resources
MasterClass - As part of the $2 million commitment at MasterClass to make content that inspires and educates on social justice and against systemic racism, for the first time ever an entire class will be available to stream for free. The three-part class, Black History, Black Freedom, and Black Love will be freely available on MasterClass.com during Black History Month. MasterClass has also teamed up with Amazon to make the class available to stream for free on IMDb TV and available for all U.S. Prime Members on Prime Video. The entire class can be viewed at the following link: https://learn.masterclass.com/blackhistorymonth.
In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the global movement driven by Black Lives Matter, the Los Angeles City Council introduced a motion in June of 2020 directing the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), in consultation with community stakeholders, to “report on alternative models and methods that do not rely on armed law enforcement to achieve transportation policy objectives.” The motion has finally passed this month, and people can now apply to be part of the task force. You can find more information about the task force on the LADOT website here, and the link to the Google form application is here. The application period closes on February 25, 2022.