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Take an improbable real-life event, add a few history lessons, throw in an inspirational sermon or two, season it with a dollop of satire and romance and pour the whole concoction into a crime-drama mold. Then, for good measure, top it all off with an impassioned plea for decency.
What do you get? With Spike Lee as the director, you get the messy, magnificent and moving BlacKkKlansman.
John David Washington (Denzel’s son) stars as Ron Stallworth, who in the early 1970s becomes the first black cop in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Though at first relegated to serving in the records room, Ron is eager to try undercover work and jumps at the chance to infiltrate a student-sponsored event featuring Kwame Ture, the civil rights activist formerly known as Stokely Carmichael. There Ron proves his worth by taking to subterfuge like Trump to hyperbole. As a reward, he’s reassigned to the department’s intelligence unit.
Friday, July 27 through August 2 at 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
LOCATION: Gateway Film Center, 1550 N High St, Columbus, OH 43201
FACEBOOK EVENT LINK: https://www.facebook.com/events/462558880872450/
Hosted by Move to Amend - Central Ohio and Gateway Film Center
Thursday, July 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Franklinton Branch Library, 1061 W. Town St.
An open meeting of the Anna Hass Morgan Club of the Communist Party USA with updates about Mexico and Cuba by comrades who have recently returned from those two countries.
Hosted by Columbus Club, Communist Party USA, The Anna Hass Morgan Club and Communist Party of Ohio, CPUSA.
Discover music from some of Central Ohio’s best indie artists through Listen Columbus, a free local music streaming service available 24/7 to anyone with an Internet connection. The Upper Arlington Public Library offers this service at www.listencolumbus.org.
The Upper Arlington Public Library launched Listen Columbus in 2016 as a way to highlight the local music scene, give exposure to Columbus-area musicians, and provide music fans with a free entertainment option. The Listen Columbus collection currently features over 35 albums from musicians recording, living and touring in Central Ohio.
Listencolumbus.org also includes a local music news blog. The Listen Columbus Facebook page shares news and events from local musicians of all kinds.
The Upper Arlington Public Library is currently seeking additional musicians to add to Listen Columbus. Bands and individuals can visit www.listencolumbus.org about to learn how to apply.
I know that there as many tales of the atrocities committed by whites against African Americans in the United States as there are stars in the sky, but discovering this particular story blew me away. The fire at the Boys Industrial School (BIS) in Writghtsville, Arkansas, was an especially horrific tragedy that could have been averted were it not for the pathological white supremacy, naked racism, and pure hatred for blacks found in the South throughout virtually the entire history of this country. (I’m sure there are books out there that will allow me to focus on white supremacy and racism in the North; just be patient.)
Sunday, July 22, 2-4pm
Northside Branch Columbus Metro Library, 1423 N. High
Climate change is the greatest existential threat to humanity. Even though we’ve understood the effects of human activity on the environment since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, our political and economic structure, fueled by capitalist greed, only exacerbates our planetary crisis. While heads of state gather occasionally to promise, but never fulfill, a reduction in CO2 emissions, the poorest among us bear the most dire consequences of climate change. People who can’t afford proper shelter, or even air conditioning, suffer in record-breaking heat. Super-storms level entire cities and regions, and private companies reap the rewards at the expense of the neediest. Drying lakes and rivers spark competition for corporate control of fresh water. Refugees flee climate-ravaged areas, and agents of wealthy, polluting countries round them into camps and call them criminals.
For delivery to: The Columbus City Council
Created by Dream Activist
We are calling on the Columbus City Council to immediately pass a city resolution calling on our elected officials to support the case of Edith Espinal.
Edith has been living in sanctuary at the Columbus Mennonite Church since September 5th. We need to stand in solidarity with Edith and passing this resolution would mean just that.
Rep. Beatty has refused to take action so far, however has called on the Mayor's office for guidance. As a community we have stood by Edith, it is now time to show that the entire city of Columbus stands with Edith too.
I ask that you immediately pass the resolution in support of stopping the deportation of Edith Espinal.
Concerned citizens, politicians and activists participated in a rally and march July 19 to defend reproductive rights by raising awareness of the dangers that Trump’s Global and Domestic Gag Rules pose to women and families. The rally was sponsored by the Population Connection Action Fund.
In addition, they delivered to Sen. Rob Portman’s office more than 1,300 petitions, 12 local business endorsements, 200 photo petitions and 4 local elected official endorsements calling on the senator to protect reproductive health and rights.
The event was organized by #Fight4HER, a national campaign focused on mobilizing action against Trump’s Global Gag Rule and in support of the bill to block it, the Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights (HER) Act.