RACE TALKS Events

The Wiz Presented by RACE TALKS

This is a Black History month cultural celebration as we show the movie The Wiz. Guests are encouraged to sing along if they know the words! There will be an introduction before the movie starts and a Q&A discussion to follow. 5:30pm doors, 6:15pm intro, 6:30pm movie start $5 adults, $3 kids 12 and under Minor with ... The Wiz Presented by RACE TALKS

Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts

McMenamins Kennedy School Theater 5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR, United States

McMenamins and Oregon Historical Society have teamed up for a Black History Month viewing of Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts-directed by Dru Holley of Vancouver, Washington. Holley will be at the event to answer questions after the presentation. The Buffalo Soldiers-a post-Civil War African American regiment in the United States Army-fought military conflicts abroad and ... Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts

$5.00

The Wiz Presented by RACE TALKS

Join us for a cultural celebration as we show the movie The Wiz. Guests are encouraged to sing along if they know the words! There will be an introduction before the movie starts and a Q&A discussion to follow. 5:30pm doors, 6:15pm intro, 6:30pm movie start$5 adults, $3 kids 12 and underMinor with parent or ... The Wiz Presented by RACE TALKS

$5

The Swimmers

McMenamins Kennedy School Theater 5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR, United States

The Swimmers is based on the true story of two sisters fleeing war-torn Syria. Guided discussion after the film, acknowledging April is Arab-American History Month and Sexual Assault Prevention Month. This film is PG-13 and includes some scenes of violence and SA. Minors under 18 with parent or guardian. 5:30pm Doors 6:15pm Newcomer Welcome 6:30pm ... The Swimmers

$5

Enter The Dragon

In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, join us for Bruce Lee's groundbreaking film which shattered stereotypes and kicked down the door for more Asian representation in Hollywood. Guided discussion after the movie. Their deadly mission: to crack the forbidden island of Han. Lee is a martial artist recruited by an intelligence agency to investigate a ... Enter The Dragon

$5

Event Series Opportunities for Dialogue

 Black as U R

McMenamins Kennedy School Theater 5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Tuesday, June 13th, doors 6p, film 7p, with panel discussion to follow Join RACE TALKS and Portland Drag icon Poison Waters for a screening and discussion of Micheal Rice's award-winning film BLACK AS U R: Confronting the Pain & Beauty of Black Queer Life. Do all black lives matter, or only heterosexual black lives? This is ...  Black as U R

Black Oregon Natives and Transplants Dinner (UNCUT)

The discourse around Black native Oregonians and transplants is often tense, evoking a history of anti-Black exclusion laws and gentrification, and the frustrations that arise in a small community where everyone knows each other. Are these tensions grounded in reality? Bruce Poinsette brings a group of Black lifelong Oregonians and transplants to the table to ... Black Oregon Natives and Transplants Dinner (UNCUT)