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Disappearing Acts;Mass Incarceration and the Systemic Impact on Black Women

5818 Germantown Ave 5818 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

This hybrid forum looks at ways of healing the soul wounding that has occured to black women/girls from centuries of systemic separation."A deeply American story/film documentary about the legacy of mass incarceration. Kristal Bush, who has watched nearly every man in her life disappear into prison, channels her struggle into reuniting other Philadelphia families divided by the correctional system."A Woman on the OutsideDirected by Zara Katz & Lisa Riordan SevilleProducer(s): Kiara C. Jones, Zara Katz, Lisa Riordan SevilleThis second forum is a part of a yearlong series building pathways from the trauma of plantation to prisons to the ultimate building

Kwanzaa Celebration; Protecting Heritage and Memory

5818 Germantown Ave 5818 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Come and join us for our 2nd Annual Kwanzaa celebration featuring the best of people of African descent.Families, community, and children are invited to the showing of Philadelphia's iconic film maker MK Asante's documentary 'The Black Candle'. Come and join us for eats, treats, dance, music, free children's books, and winter children's clothing give away."Children are important within the Kwanzaa value framework, then, first of all because they are key to the physical survival of the community. But equally important, they are key to the cultural survival and development of the community." Dr. Maulana Karenga