Bridging The Divide: Tom Bradley and the Politics of Race

Join us for a free documentary screening of:
Bridging The Divide: Tom Bradley and the Politics of Race
Reception beginning at 6:30pm
Film screening beginning between 6:45 pm and 7:00 pm
Q&A after the screening

Moderator: Susan Freudenheim, executive Editor Jewish Journal
Panelists: Lyn Goldfarb (Director, Producer, Writer), Alison Sotomayor (Producer/Research Director/Writer), Bill Boyarsky (former LA Times reporter who covered Tom Bradley when he was mayor), Lorraine Bradley (Tom Bradley’s daughter)

BRIDGING THE DIVIDE tells the story of Tom Bradley, the first African American mayor elected in a major U.S. city with an overwhelmingly white majority. In 1973, his extraordinary coalition of African Americans, Jews, white liberals, Mexican Americans and Asian Americans redefined Los Angeles, transformed the national dialogue on race, and encouraged elections of minority candidates nationwide, most notably President Barack Obama. Tom Bradley’s story gives us a glimpse of what is possible in America: coalitions, police reform, justice, and raises the question, what remains to be done to bridge the racial divide?

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