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FREE Movie Screening of ~ “Street Fight”

February 11 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Street Fight covers the turbulent campaign of Cory Booker, a 32-year old Rhodes Scholar/Yale Law graduate running for mayor of Newark, N.J., against Sharpe James, the four-term incumbent twice his age. An urban David and Goliath story, the film chronicles the young man’s struggle against the city’s entrenched political machine, which routinely uses strong-arm tactics to hold onto power. The battle sheds light on important questions about democracy, power, poverty and race. When the mayor accuses the Ivy League-educated challenger of not being “really black,” the campaign forces voters to examine how we define race in America.

Details

Date:
February 11
Time:
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Website:
https://www.peaceaction.org/who-we-are/find-a-local-affiliate/

Venue

Bay Ridge United Methodist church
7420 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11209
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