"Sharing Legacies" Film Screening and Conversation

WHAT: Morehouse College will host a free public screening of Shared Legacies: The African American-Jewish Civil Rights Alliance on the anniversary of MLK Jr’s death on Tuesday evening, April 4, 2023, at Morehouse College’s Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel and will be moderated by Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence, Executive Director, Spill the Honey and hosted by Lawrence Edward Carter, Sr. Ph.D., Dean of the Chapel, Morehouse College. Doors open at 6 p.m., the screening starts at 7 p.m.

With divisive seeds of hate taking root in our American landscape, a new generation affirms their pledge to actively promote the values of social justice. This potent, inspiring story of unity, empathy and partnership validates the ubiquity of the human experience, and how freedom and equality for all can be achieved only when people come together.

To attend, guests can register for free tickets at https://morehousefilmfestival.eventive.org/schedule/shared-legacies-film-screening-conversation-640f4299d32b7300714afa4a

WHO:

Host: Lawrence Edward Carter, Sr. Ph.D., Dean of Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, Morehouse College

Panelists:

• Terrence L. Johnson, Ph.D., Professor of African American Religious Studies, Harvard Divinity School
• Jacques Berlinerblau, Ph.D., Professor of Jewish Civilization, Georgetown University
• Sherry Frank, Former Southeast Area Executive Director, American Jewish Committee
• Shari Rogers, Ph.D., Director, Shared Legacies
• Clarence B. Jones, J.D., Attorney & Draft Speechwriter for Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Rev. Dr. Gerald L. Durley, Pastor Emeritus of historic Providence Missionary Baptist Church, psychologist, educator, and longtime civil/human rights activist, who marched with Dr. King, will be giving closing remarks at the event.

Event Partners:

· The Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College

· Martin Luther King Jr. Chapel Assistants Program

· Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival

· Covenant

· Spill the Honey Foundation

· American Jewish Committee

· Philos Black

· Hillels of Georgia