Being Black in America: Discussion & Collective Action
Thursday, December 11, 2025, 18:30 -
Thursday, December 11, 2025, 20:30
Event duration 2 hours
General Admission:
USD 0.00
About Being Black in America: Discussion & Collective Action
Film, panel + action: rethinking Black economic empowerment beyond capitalism
What is it to YOU to be Black in America? This is a question we posed to seven Black Americans in our award-winning documentary, Being Black in America.
Filmed in 2024, Being Black in America shows an array of different thoughts and attitudes behind Blackness and what it means to everyone on a personal level by asking one central question, What does being Black in America mean to you? It’s a question that’s asked in so many ways on screen indirectly and never seen as a conversation amongst ourselves but directly at the camera to a general audience. This film, however, turns that on its head and makes the audience a bystander, not a participant.
This is not your ordinary screening. This is a bridge-building, thought-provoking, and an organizing event using film as a catalyst for change. Immediately following our screening, we'll hear from storytellers featured in the film, followed by a Q&A as well as community-engaged entrepreneurs, community leaders, and educators to participate as a collective in an action item of our choosing.
This event is free and open to the public. ASL Interpretation will be provided.
Be sure to arrive early at 6pm to participate in a one-question survey that will be a part of our discussion after the film. Our main area of focus of discussion will be on Black Capitalism--how we uplift Black businesses while reimagining economic systems beyond capitalism.
Join us for our screening of Being Black in America and in these important discussions!
Events Schedule
Thursday, December 11, 2025, 18:30
Thursday, December 11, 2025, 20:30
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Our Voices Project
https://www.ourvoicesproject.com/
The Our Voices Project provides a safe space and platform for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) to share experiences that have shaped them into the people they are today through visual and aural storytelling. Our goal is to dismantle destructive stereotypes of BIPOC perpetuated in the media. We also connect our storytellers to each other, provide educational resources across marginalized groups brought on by the stories we collect to support growth and lay a foundation for healing through community. We are a team of 2, Jackie McGriff: Founder, Director, & Producer and Deborah Alvarez: Cinematographer and Editor. We are asking BIPOC the following question: What are 3 experiences that have shaped you into the person that you are today? We work with each storyteller to bring to life the vision that they have for sharing their story. The Our Voices Project is committed to collecting stories each month from anyone who identifies as a person from one or more of the groups specified above that has expressed interest.