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Podcast: Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
Episode: ‘Epicenter: The Struggle for Black Studies in the Bay Area’: Screening and Discussion
Description: Please join us for a special film documentary screening of Epicenter:The Struggle for Black Studies in the Bay Area, followed by an intimate conversation with filmmaker Doug Harris, Douglas Harris Jr. and cast members.Â
The film examines the early student activism of the 1960s and 1970s, which brought the first Black studies departments to higher education in the entire country. The film is very timely, as African American studies programs at institutions of higher education are currently being targeted for closure around the country.Â
In chronological order, the documentary will feature segments about Merritt Col...