Movie Moles: Detroit

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Mon, 08/14/2017 - 9:00am to 10:00am
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Denise Morris and Jan Haaken review Kathryn Bigelow's "Detroit", which dramatizes events surrounding the 1967 12th Street Rebellion in Detroit. The consider what the film has to say about black life, black political movements, and the origins of social unrest. They also consider different reactions to the film and the way it portrays state violence against black communities.

Mentioned podcast on criminal justice issues in black communities, Against The Grain: https://kpfa.org/episode/against-the-grain-june-12-2017/

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