In the wake of the 2024 presidential election, and drawing on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s powerful assertion that “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice,” Dr. Artel Great presents an engaging and thought-provoking new program, Fight the Power: The Cultural Politics of Art & Activism. Using cinema as a tool to explore Black freedom movements in the United States and the enduring struggle for social justice, this program will explore the social, political, and cultural contexts underpinning the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements of the 1960s and contemporary movements for social justice that most certainly lie ahead. By examining the intersections of protest and Black cultural expression, Dr. Great’s insightful lecture will provide a compelling look at how Black artists and activists have used film, music, and visual art to convey messages of resistance, resilience, and hope, while fighting for political and economic equality.

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