So We Want to Talk About Race

RJI is beginning a monthly discussion group. Our first topic is the PBS POV presentation of The Neutral Ground, (streaming thought August 2) which documents New Orleans’ fight over monuments and America’s troubled romance with the Lost Cause. In 2015, director CJ Hunt was filming the New Orleans City Council’s vote to remove four confederate monuments. But when that removal is halted by death threats, CJ sets out to understand why a losing army from 1865 still holds so much power in America. A co-production of POV and ITVS, in association with the Center for Asian American Media. A co-presentation of Black Public Media and the Center for Asian American Media. Official Selection, Tribeca Film Festival.  You are welcome to join us even if you have not seen the film.

The Racial Justice Initiative will continue to meet on the first Wednesday of the month, 7 to 8:30 PM.