Af-Am History Docs ’25
A series of documentary film on Black history
Thursdays at 6:30 pm, Performing Arts Building 320

September 11
What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
Directed by Liz Garbus
The Academy Award–nominated chronicle of the life and career of musician and activist Nina Simone.
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September 25
My Name is Pauli Murray (2021)
Directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen
A timely revelation of the remarkable Pauli Murray, perhaps the most important twentieth-century figure you never heard of.
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October 9
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (2022)
Directed by Yoruba Richen
A documentary that recovers the full scope of the activism and vision of civil rights icon Rosa Parks.
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October 30
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019)
Directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
An intimate meditation on the life and works of storyteller and Nobel Prize–winner Toni Morrison.
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