Join the Barnard Media Center for a special screening to celebrate Juneteenth, followed by a discussion led by Dr. Linda Hazel Humes, an Assistant Professor in the Africana Studies Department at John Jay College in New York City.
Miss Juneteenth (2020), directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples – Friday, June 17th at 12pm in Altschul 202.
Set in Texas, the film portrays the love and resilience between a Black mother and her daughter, as they overcome racist challenges in their everyday lives and find the freedom for self expression and independence while participating in a local beauty pageant.