Juneteenth Spotlight: FARMING WHILE BLACK
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Join Shreveport Green and Slow Food North Louisiana for a Juneteenth Screening and Q&A with inspiring documentary FARMING WHILE BLACK on the big screen!
About the film:
Leah Penniman, co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, reflects on the plight of Black farmers in the United States. From the height of Black-owned farms at 14% in 1910 to less than 2% today. Leah and her Soul Fire Farm cohorts help propel a rising generation finding strength in the deep historical knowledge of African agrarianism - and its potential to save the planet. Documentary, 2024, 1h 15m, NR.
The screening will be held in Theater 1, RFC’s 124-seat capacity theater, followed by a Q&A with Shreveport Green and Slow Food North Louisiana.
Presented in partnership with Shreveport Green, Slow Food North Louisiana, Louisiana Small Scale Agriculture Commission, Shreveport Green Urban Farm
About the film:
Leah Penniman, co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, reflects on the plight of Black farmers in the United States. From the height of Black-owned farms at 14% in 1910 to less than 2% today. Leah and her Soul Fire Farm cohorts help propel a rising generation finding strength in the deep historical knowledge of African agrarianism - and its potential to save the planet. Documentary, 2024, 1h 15m, NR.
The screening will be held in Theater 1, RFC’s 124-seat capacity theater, followed by a Q&A with Shreveport Green and Slow Food North Louisiana.
Presented in partnership with Shreveport Green, Slow Food North Louisiana, Louisiana Small Scale Agriculture Commission, Shreveport Green Urban Farm
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Where is it happening?
617 Texas St, Shreveport, LA, United States, Louisiana 71101
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Host or PublisherRobinson Film Center
