Louisville Free Public Library – Black History Month Film Series
Louisville Free Public Library, York Street, Louisville, KY, USA
Overview
The Black History Month Film Series returns to the Main Library every Sunday in February 2024. This free series is presented in partnership with UofL Health Sciences Center Office of Diversity and Inclusion and features a panel discussion led by UofL faculty following each film.
Parking and Accessibility
On-street and Library parking is free on Sundays. Limited handicapped parking is available on the York Street side next to the stairs (no ramp access), with more handicapped parking available on the 3rd & 4th Street sides of the library (ramps available).
Hearing loop technology is available for the hearing impaired. Sign language translators may be available by advanced reservation. Please call (502) 574-1623 to request.
What to Expect
Date: Sun, Feb 4th
Time: 1:30pm - 4:00pm EST
Maya Angelou - And Still I Rise
A full-length biographical documentary on American icon, writer, poet, actress, and activist Maya Angelou.
Rated NR (1h 56m) | ©2016 Thirteen Productions LLC
Date: Sun, Feb 11th
Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
Documentary about how Medicare was formed as a way to desegregate American hospitals and enforce civil rights.
Rated NR (56m) | ©2018 American Public Television
Date: Sun, Feb 11th
Time: 2:30pm - 4:00pm EST
The Deadliest Disease in America
This documentary traces the history of racism and current disparities in the quality of healthcare minority populations receive.
Rated NR (1hr 6m) | ©2010 The URU Right to Be
Date: Sun, Feb 18th
Time: 1:30pm - 4:00pm EST
Rustin
Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
Rated PG-13 (1h 46m) | ©2023 Higher Ground/Bold Choices
Date: Sun, Feb 25th
Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm EST
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M'Baku, Okoye, and the Dora Milaje fight to protect the Wakanda from intervening world powers in the wake of King T'Challa's death.
Rated PG-13 (2h 41m) | ©2022 Marvel Studios
Where you will be
Main Library, Louisville Free Public Library
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Where: Main Library, Louisville Free Public Library
Sun, Feb 4th
1:30PM - 4:00PM EST
Maya Angelou - And Still I Rise
Sun, Feb 11th
1:30PM - 2:30PM EST
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
Sun, Feb 11th
2:30PM - 4:00PM EST
The Deadliest Disease in America
Sun, Feb 18th
1:30PM - 4:00PM EST
Rustin
Sun, Feb 25th
1:30PM - 4:30PM EST
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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Louisville Free Public Library – Black History Month Film Series
