MAY 7 CLASSIC & SPECIAL INTEREST MOVIES ARE SHOWN IN THE CINEMA FRIDAYS. 11 AM SHOWTIME IS CLOSED CAPTIONED. FEBRUARY 3 11 AM (NO 3 OR 7 PM SHOWINGS) HARRIET 2019 | PG-13 | 2H 5MIN Based on the thr i l l ing and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, Harriet tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Haunted by memories of those she left behind, Harriet ventures back into dangerous territory on a mission to lead others to freedom. With allies like abolitionist William Still and the entrepreneurial Marie Buchanon, Harriet risks capture and death to guide hundreds to safety as one of the most prominent conductors of the Underground Railroad. FEBRUARY 10 11 AM, 3 PM, 7 PM THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN 1995 | PG-13 | 1H 46MIN The true story of how a group of African American pilots overcame racist opposition to become one of the finest US fighter groups in World War II. Starring Laurence Fishburne, Malcolm Jamal Warner, and Allen Payne. FEBRUARY 17 11 AM (NO 3 OR 7 PM SHOWINGS) LOUIS ARMSTRONG BLACK & BLUES 2022 | R | 1H 46MIN Follow the life and legacy of the master and so-called founding father of jazz, America's first pop star, and cultural ambassador. 21 FEBRUARY 24 11 AM (NO 3 OR 7 PM SHOWINGS) BIGGER THAN AFRICA 2018 | NR | 1H 30MIN When the slave boats docked in the Americas, Cuba and the Caribbean, hundreds of cultures and religions came with the Africans but only one survived the plantations. To date, the most pronounced African Culture of the Diasporas remains the culture of the Yoruba. From Brazil to Trinidad, the United States to Cuba, Haiti and the entire Caribbean, this West African culture dominates all other Cultures of Africa and could be said to have survived the plantations for hundreds of years. Bigger Than Africa follows the trans-Atlantic slave trade route from West Africa to six different countries — USA, Nigeria, Brazil, Republic of Benin, Trinidad and Tobago and Cuba — to explore and find reasons for the survival of this particular West African Culture.
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