The Documentary Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement Will Be Discussed At Real Talk Thursdays

Newark, NJ - They are calling on the community to pack Weequahic high school’s auditorium at 279 Chancellor Avenue in Newark, New Jersey! On Thursday June 1, 2017, the Black History Month Committee of Weequahic high school will be sponsoring a free program called REAL TALK THURSDAYS for the students and the larger community in Newark, NJ. The event will begin at 7:00 pm. The focus of the forum is to provide free weekly spiritual, cultural and political education discussions to empower, inspire, and organize African /African Americans, Latino Americans, people of color, and the entire human family to become progressive change agents in America and in the world. This week’s forum topic will focus on PEABODY AND LAURENS GRANT’S STAY WOKE: THE RISE OF THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT. THIS DOCUMENTARY CHRONICLES THE EVOLUTION OF THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT THROUGH THE FIRST PERSON ACCOUNTS OF LOCAL ACTIVISTS, PROTESTERS, SCHOLARS, JOURNALISTS AND CELEBRITIES INCLUDING JESSE WILLIAMS, NELLY, DERAY MCKESSON, MICHAELA ANGELA-DAVIS, WESLEY LOWERY, ALICIA GARZA, PATRISSE CULLORS, KEEANGA-YAMAHUTTA TAYLOR, JOHNETTA ELZIE, BRITTANY PACKNETT AND OTHERS. REAL TALK THURSDAYS WILL EXAMINE HOW THIS MOVEMENT IS FIGHTING AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY, RACISM, AND ALL FORMS OF OPPRESSION IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. GUEST MODERATOR WILL BE NEW JERSEY BLACK LIVES MATTER LEADER ZELLIE IMAMI.

The community-based organizations helping to contribute to the weekly forums are the Newark Anti-Violence Coalition (N.A.V.C), New Jersey Communities United, Young & Successful Men’s Organization, and the Pan-Afrikan Muslim Association.

The Black History Month Committee was created by history teachers to organize programs and activities for February’s Black History Month and for the school year at Weequahic High School for students and the community.

Bashir Muhammad Akinyele, the Chairperson of the Black History Month Committee and a history teacher at Weequahic High School, says, “This program is an opportunity to discuss solutions to the problems affecting African Americans, Latino Americans, people of color, women, the youth, and humanity.”

For more information about the Real Talk Thursdays at Weequahic High School, contact (908) 956-3523 or (973) 705-3795.

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