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Rep. Shirley Chisholm of New York presents her views in Washington on June 24, 1972, before the panel drafting the platform for the Democratic National Convention. Chisholm is one of the subjects of a special Black History Month episode of NPR's Throughline which airs February 26 on WPSU-FM. Credit James Palmer / Associated Press WPSU-FM will celebrate Black History Month with a series of special programs airing during the month of February, highlighting African American history and culture.  Here's the list: LIFT EVERY VOICE: A MUSICAL STORY FROM SORROW TO JUSTICE Thursday, February 4, 8:00...

Today, we have an exciting announcement here at Rotoscopers. This Thursday, January 28th, begins the annual Sundance Film Festival, which normally takes place in Park City, Utah. However, this year, the festival is taking place virtually via an online festival. To celebrate the festival, we are interviewing as many of the animators, both for shorts and features, as we possibly can. This year, at the festiva,l there are nine shorts and two features, e.g., one documentary and one dramatic feature. Features Cryptozoo – directed by Dash Shaw who previously created My Entire High School is Sin...

Racism, Land & The American Farming Landscape Presenters: Lydia Clemmons, President of Clemmons Family Farm, VT Jarrad Nwameme, Moderator: Meghan Howey, Professor in Anthropology, University of New Hampshire  In 1920, there were 949,889 Black farmers. A century later, according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture, only 35,470 remained. This panel will investigate the contributing factors to this enormous land loss including discriminatory practices, such as the denial of USDA loans. and slow handling of civil rights complaints. Presenters will also share the innovative ways Black New England ...

long racial reckoning in America. At the ugly end of a presidency that seemed to embrace white supremacy. And just days after a violent insurrection on Capitol Hill that saw the Confederate battle flag waved in the halls of Congress.  “For me, it makes MLK Day feel like more than just our annual celebration,” says Katherine Kennedy, director of the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground, which is hosting the event. “It’s a true remembrance of what MLK stood for, fought for, died for. And, especially for those of us who have lived long enough to have been a part of that, it’s a pre...

Juxtaposing the author's 1963 work with Raoul Peck's I Am Not Your Negro by Abdullah Washington Allan Warren Renowned Civil Rights-era author and thinker James Baldwin stands in front of the Albert Memorial in London, which features prolific 16th century poet and playwright William Shakespeare. James Baldwin, author and intellectual icon of the Civil Rights era, is the subject of "Paperclips #2," an Erie Arts and Culture presentation featuring the 2016 documentary I Am Not Your Negro by filmmaker Raoul Peck (based on an unfinished autobiogra...