The OLLI Diversity Committee is partnering with the YWCA and the Let's Talk Alliance to hold this event. Two documentary films, “Time: The Kalief Browder Story” and “The Obama Years: The Power of Words” will be shown on two separate nights. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is requested.
“The Kalief Browder Story” addresses systemic racism in the context of community policing and incarceration. “The Obama Years: The Power of Words,” an hour-long Smithsonian Channel documentary, tells the story of Barack Obama and takes viewers inside the defining moments of his political career through the prism of his most memorable speeches.
After viewing the film, there will be time for discussion led by members of YWCA and Let's Talk Alliance.
“Time: The Kalief Browder Story”
Day/Date: Thu, Oct 26
On May 15, 2010, 16-year-old Bronx native Kalief Browder was arrested for the alleged theft of a backpack. For this minor offense, Browder was imprisoned in New York’s notorious Rikers Island for three years, where he was physically and mentally brutalized. While Browder was offered countless plea deals that would result in an early release, he declined, unwilling to admit guilt for a crime he did not commit.
“The Obama Years: The Power of Words”
Day/Date: Thu, Nov 2
Barack Obama launched into our national consciousness at the 2004 Democratic National Convention and, ever since, he's delivered messages of patriotism, unity and hope through the power of words. But of all the speeches he's given, six in particular may define his legacy. Interviews with eminent historians and key figures in his writing process give rare insights into these iconic speeches.
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Cornhusker Bank Center, 8310 O St., Community Room. Park and enter on east side.
FREE
To Registration online: https://cehs25.unl.edu/wconnect/ace/quickpick.awp
Click on “PUBLIC”