![]() ![]() The documentary also brings to life 20th century Jersey City, the poster child for the era’s urban political corruption. It takes the viewer inside Helene’s struggle to confront her family legacy and invent a new identity – without losing where she comes from and the people she loves. Sponsored by Bergen County (NJ) Chapter of the Links, Inc.ĭescription: Based on Helene Stapinski’s blockbuster memoir, the film relates Helene’s saga of growing up in Jersey City, New Jersey, in a family nearly overrun with crooks, corrupt politicians, mobster wannabes and murderers. Links: Official Site - IMDb - Facebook - Trailer Talkback: Sonia Sanchez, poet/playwright/activist moderated by Mikaela Angela Davis, CNN Contributor Deemed "a lion in literature's forest" by poet Maya Angelou and winner of major literary awards including the American Book Award, Sonia Sanchez is best known for 17 books of poetry that explore a wide range of global and humanist themes, particularly the struggles and triumphs of women and people of color. She is among the earliest poets to have incorporated urban black English into her poetry she was one of the first activists to secure the inclusion of African American studies in university curricula. She emerged as a seminal figure in the 1960s Black Arts Movement, raising her voice in the name of black culture, civil rights, women's liberation, and peace as a poet, playwright, teacher, activist and early champion of the spoken word. Directed by Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater and Sabrina Schmidt Gordonĭescription: For 81-year-old Sonia Sanchez, writing is both a personal and political act. ![]()
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